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Desires, Right & Wrong: The Ethics of Enough

by Mortimer J. Adler

Recommended for anyone interested in the problem of ethics in the modern world—especially parents hoping to help their children make wise decisions.

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Waiting for the Moon: Poems of Bo Juyi

The celebrated translation of one of China's greatest poets by Arthur Waley

Recommended for lovers of great poetry and students of classic Asian literature. Bo Juyi’s poems are beautiful in their simplicity—the romance of everyday life, of friendship, of work, of nature.

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Now Available in Paperback

“…[An] impassioned…and…much needed book.”

—Gene Epstein (Barron's)

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Jane Addams

1860–1935, American

Jane Addams was one of the first American public intellectuals, and a hugely successful activist and reformer as well. In 1931, she became the first American woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize. She may have been the most influential woman in American history. She founded Hull House, a "settlement house" intended to serve the poor of Chicago, in 1897, and lived there the rest of her life.

As time passed, she became a spokesperson for the poor, for women, for children, for families, for sanitation, for public health, for social and political reform, first in Chicago, then nationally, and finally throughout the world. Concern for the poor and minorities led her gradually into active politics. This included, in addition to municipal reform, winning voting rights for women and also a pacifist approach to world affairs.

In her time, Addams was as famous as a president, and her books were read everywhere.

Axios Institute is dedicated to the study of human values, both the valuations that we make and the ways that we go about making them.

In addition to the study of values, our field includes what is commonly referred to as ethics, moral philosophy, and philosophy of life.

We are an independent research institute, and are not affiliated with, nor do we propound or express the views of, any particular religion, philosophy, or organized system of thought. On the contrary, our aim is to study a great variety of approaches, and to do so as objectively as possible.

The mission of Axios Press, the publishing division of Axios Institute, is to publish books that provide readers with a great variety of approaches to the study of human choices and values.