The Library of Freethought

 

The library contains a collection of writings*, essays, books, recordings, or articles of anything pertaining to religion, science, media, government, church & state issues, and any opinion piece relevant to freethought.

You can find articles related to specific branches of freethought in our "assorted writings" section.

*Note: This page contains links to external pages. Some pages may no longer be active. Please note that these external pages are not maintained by the Birmingham Freethought Society and we apologize for any inconvenience caused thereby.

Aristotle philosopher (384 BCE-322 BCE)   Overview of work, biography, and significance   Aristotle: Life, Writings, Logic, Metaphysics, Philosophy of Nature, The Soul & Psychology, Ethics, Politics, Art   Jean Baudrillard philosopher, cultural theorist (1929-?) Biography Simulacra and Simulations* The Violence of the Global* Welcome to the World*   Edmund Burke political philosopher, author (1729-1797) Biography A Philosophical Inquiry Into the Origin of Our- Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful* A Vindication of Natural Society* Reflections on Revolution in France*   Clarence Darrow lawyer, civil libertarian (1857-1938)   Biography and Overview Evolution Controversy: The Scopes Trial Why I am An Agnostic* Facing Life Fearlessly* Absurdities of the Bible*   Richard Dawkins scientist, ethologist, writer (1941-?) Biography Science, Delusion, and the Appetite for Wonder* What Use is Religion?* The Improbability of God * Religion's Misguided Missiles* Time To Stand Up* The Joy of Living Dangerously* Rene Descartes philosopher, mathematician (1596-1650)  Biography Descartes' Meditations Ontological Argument Discourse On The Method* Meditations On First Philosophy* Frank Drake astrophysicist (1930-?) Biography Overview of Drake's Equation The Drake Equation and Extraterrestrial Life: A Brief Overview   Albert Einstein physicist, theorist (1879-1955)     Biography & Overview of Work The Special & General Theory* Science & Religion* On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies* Prayer; Purpose In Nature; Meaning of Life; the Soul; a Personal God* A Century of Einstein Benjamin Franklin statesman, inventor, scientist, author (1706-1790)     Biography The Silence Dogood Letters* The Way To Wealth* Information To Those Who Would Remove To America* Experiments With Balloons* A DISSERTATION ON Liberty and Necessity* Disapproving and Accepting the Constitution* The Last Will and Testament of Benjamin Franklin* Sigmund Freud neurologist, psychologist (1856-1939) Biography & Overview The Interpretation of Dreams* Totem & Taboo* On Narcissism* The Ego & The Id* Overview of The Future of an Illusion Overview of Civilization & Its Discontents Overview of Moses & Monotheism Galileo Galilei astronomer, physicist, philosopher (1564-1642) Biography & Overview The Warfare With Science & Theology Galileo's Battle for the Heavens Galileo: The Telescope & the Laws of Dynamics Galileo: Scientist Who Changed the World Thomas Hobbes political philosopher (1588-1679) Biography The Elements of Law Natural & Politic* The Leviathan* De Cive: Liberty* De Cive: Religion* David Hume philosopher, historian (1711-1776) Biography & Overview of Work An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding* Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion* Metaphysics & Epistemology Moral Theory Moral, Political, and Literary Dissection of Hume Thomas H. Huxley biologist (1825-1895) Biography & Overview On Agnosticism* Collected Essays* Huxley's Significance   Robert G. Ingersoll lawyer, orator, political philosopher (1833-1899) Biography & Overview Complete Works* Why I Am an Agnostic* Thomas Jefferson statesman, politician, political philosopher, architect, author (1743-1826) Biography & Overview The Jefferson Bible* 1786 Virginia Act For Establishing Religious Freedom * The Danbury Baptist Letters * Letter to James Madison *  The different religions received into that state?* Notes on the State of Virginia* Declaration of Independence*   Immanuel Kant philosopher (1724-1804) Biography & Overview Critique of Pure Reason* Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics* Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysics of Morals* Universal Natural History & Theory of Heaven* Critique of Judgment* Religion Within the Limits of Reason Alone* John Locke philosopher (1632-1704) Biography & Overview An Essay Concerning Human Understanding* A Letter Concerning Toleration* Second Treatise on Government*   Niccolò Machiavelli statesman, political philosopher, theorist (1469-1527)     Biography & Overview The Prince* Discourses on Livy* The Seven Books on the Art of War* Reform of Florence*   James Madison politician, political philosopher, writer (1751-1836) Biography of James Madison Memorial and Remonstrance Against Religious Assessments* Letter to Jefferson on the Bill Concerning Religious Freedom* Speech to Virginia Assembly Regarding Religious Freedom* The Civil and Religious Functions of Government* James Madison "Father of the Constitution"  Within a Secular University*  Letter to Beasley Regarding Proofs of God* John Stuart Mill philosopher, political economist (1806-1873) Biography & Overview A System of Logic Utilitarianism Principles of Political Economy On Liberty Friedrich Nietzsche philosopher, psychologist (1844-1900) Biography & Overview The Birth of Tragedy* Beyond Good & Evil* On Genealogy of Morals* Thus Spake Zarathustra* The Antichrist* The Will to Power* Thomas Paine writer, political philosopher (1737-1809) Biography & Overview Common Sense* The American Crisis* The Rights of Man* The Age of Reason* Correspondence With Samuel Adams on Religion* Letter to a friend regarding The Age of Reason*    Plato philosopher (427 BCE-347 BCE) Biography & Overview The Relationship Between Plato & Socrates Plato's Political Philosophy Karl Popper philosopher of science (1902-1994) Biography & Overview Main Works in English Popper, Hayek, & Classic Liberalism Excerpts from "The Open Societies and Its Enemies"* Jean-Jacques Rousseau philosopher, political theorist, writer (1712-1778) Biography & Overview Discourses on the Arts & Sciences* Discourse on the Origin and Basis of the Inequality Among Men* Discourse on Political Economy* The Social Contract, or Principles of Political Right* Bertrand Russell philosopher, mathematician (1872-1970) Biography The Analysis Of Mind* In Praise of Idleness* The Problems of Philosophy* Am I An Atheist Or An Agnostic?* Why I Am Not A Christian* Has Christianity Made Any Useful Contributions to Civilization?* Carl Sagan astronomer, author (1934-1996) Biography & Overview The Pale Blue Dot* In Memory of Carl Sagan Jean-Paul Sartre philosopher, novelist (1905-1980) Biography & Overview Existentialism Is A Humanism* On The Psychoanalytic Theory of Emotions* Excerpts From Critique of Dialectal Reason* Overview of Being & Nothingness Socrates philosopher (470 BCE-399 BCE) Biography & Overview The Last Days of Socrates Socrates & Democracy The Trial of Socrates in Plato's Apology The Seductions of Socrates   Voltaire philosopher, writer (1694-1778) Biography & Overview The Philosophical Dictionary - A Collection of Writings*