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408 resources for “reason”

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Nature

Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882

Explore Nature through a focused reading session. Project Gutenberg’s catalogue records this English-language edition under “Nature”. Begin with a short se...

NaturePhilosophy, American
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Neither Dorking nor the Abbey

Barrie, J. M. (James Matthew), 1860-1937; Hardy, Thomas, 1840-1928 [Contributor]

Explore Neither Dorking nor the Abbey through a focused reading session. Project Gutenberg’s catalogue records this English-language edition under “Meredit...

Meredith, George, 1828-1909
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Note-Book of Anton Chekhov

Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich, 1860-1904; Koteliansky, S. S. (Samuel Solomonovitch), 1880-1955 [Translator]; Woolf, Leonard, 1880-1969 [Translator]

Explore Note-Book of Anton Chekhov through a focused reading session. Project Gutenberg’s catalogue records this English-language edition under “Chekhov, A...

Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich, 1860-1904 -- Notebooks, sketchbooks, etc.
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NRICH Mathematical Thinking

University of Cambridge

Problem-solving tasks invite learners to investigate rather than simply copy a method. Select primary or secondary material as appropriate, record unsucces...

mathematicsreasoningpatterns
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Of Gardens: An essay

Bacon, Francis, 1561-1626; Pissarro, Esther, 1870-1951 [Illustrator]; Pissarro, Lucien, 1863-1944 [Illustrator]

Explore Of Gardens: An essay through a focused reading session. Project Gutenberg’s catalogue records this English-language edition under “Gardens”. Begin...

Gardens
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On Liberty

John Stuart Mill

An argument about freedom asks when social pressure or state power can legitimately constrain a person. Distinguish disagreement from a reason to restrict...

freedomargumentsociety
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On the Advisableness of Improving Natural Knowledge

Huxley, Thomas Henry, 1825-1895

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Science
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On the Choice of Books

Carlyle, Thomas, 1795-1881; Shepherd, Richard Herne, 1842-1895 [Author of introduction, etc.]

Explore On the Choice of Books through a focused reading session. Project Gutenberg’s catalogue records this English-language edition under “Books and read...

Books and reading -- Great Britain
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On the Significance of Science and Art

Tolstoy, Leo, graf, 1828-1910; Hapgood, Isabel Florence, 1850-1928 [Translator]

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PhilosophyLiteratureArt and science
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On the Study of Zoology

Huxley, Thomas Henry, 1825-1895

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Science
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Oration on Voltaire

Hugo, Victor, 1802-1885; Moritzen, Julius, 1863-1946; Haldeman-Julius, E. (Emanuel), 1888-1951 [Editor]; Parton, James, 1822-1891 [Translator]

Explore Oration on Voltaire through a focused reading session. Project Gutenberg’s catalogue records this English-language edition under “Voltaire, 1694-17...

Voltaire, 1694-1778
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