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History of the Florentine People
Leonardo BruniA history of Florence written in Latin that treats the city as a republic with civic duties.
Platonic Theology
Marsilio FicinoArgues that Plato and other ancient thinkers agreed with Christian doctrine on the immortality of the soul.
Oration on the Dignity of Man
Giovanni Francesco Pico della MirandolaA short speech in which God gives humans no fixed place, so they can shape their own nature.
In Praise of Folly
Desiderius ErasmusA satirical speech by Folly that mocks theologians, rulers and religious practice.
Utopia
Thomas MoreA traveller describes an imagined island with shared property and a system of public reason and debate.
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The Book of the CourtierConte Baldassarre Castiglione - Homo Deus
Homo DeusYuval Noah Harari2015 - Enlightenment now
Enlightenment nowSteven Pinker2018 - The Abolition of Man
The Abolition of ManC. S. Lewis1943 - The End of Faith
The End of FaithSam Harris2004 - The humanistic tradition
The humanistic traditionGloria K. Fiero1981 - Man for Him self
Man for Him selfErich Fromm1947 - Carl Rogers on personal power
Carl Rogers on personal powerRogers, Carl R.1977 - A Short history of decay
A Short history of decayEmil Cioran1949 - Community and privacy
Community and privacySerge Chermayeff1963 - Selections from the poetical works of Robert Browning
Selections from the poetical works of Robert BrowningRobert Browning1800 - Studies in iconology
Studies in iconologyErwin Panofsky1939