Old and dusty books

This is an occasional series of books that are long out of print, but might still hold some relevance in making sense of our galumphing world. Their copyright has expired.

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The Philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche by Henry Louis Mencken

Published 1908

  1. Introduction

NIETZSCHE THE MAN

  1. Boyhood And Youth
  2. The Beginnings Of The Philosopher
  3. Blazing A New Path
  4. The Prophet Of The Superman
  5. The Philosopher And The Man


NIETZSCHE THE PHILOSOPHER

  1. Dionysus Vs. Apollo
  2. The Origin Of Morality
  3. Beyond Good And Evil
  4. The Superman
  5. Eternal Recurrence
  6. Christianity
  7. Truth
  8. Civilization
  9. Women And Marriage
  10. Government
  11. Crime And Punishment
  12. Education
  13. Sundry Ideas
  14. Nietzsche Vs. Wagner


NIETZSCHE THE PROPHET

  1. Nietzsche's Origins
  2. Nietzsche As A Teacher
  3. Nietzsche And His Critics


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The Behavior of Crowds by Everett Dean Martin

Published 1920

  1. Foreword
  2. The Crowd and the Social Problem of To-Day
  3. How Crowds Are Formed
  4. The Crowd And The Unconscious
  5. The Egoism Of The Crowd-Mind
  6. The Crowd A Creature Of Hate
  7. The Absolutism of the Crowd-Mind
  8. The Psychology of Revolutionary Crowds
  9. The Fruits Of Revolution - New Crowd-Tyrannies For Old
  10. Freedom and Government by Crowds
  11. Education as a Possible Cure For Crowd-Thinking