Thus spoke zarathustra
http://thepiratebay.org/torrent/4747144/Friedrich_Nietzsche_-_Thus_Spoke_Zarathustra_(Unabridged)
discussing multiple things, namely the death of the concept of god and how it pertains to the ideology of inherent purpose.
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the belief that nothing has any importance and that life lacks purpose. As Heidegger put the problem, "If God as the suprasensory ground and goal of all reality is dead, if the suprasensory world of the Ideas has suffered the loss of its obligatory and above it its vitalizing and upbuilding power, then nothing more remains to which man can cling and by which he can orient himself"
The rest of his accumulative works that hit on this subject are in here.
http://btjunkie.org/torrent/Will-to.../443232e28ae7a90891cda534d6fdcedbfcd5ac66d0ca
It's Existential nihilism you're after when discussing purpose or meaning within inherent value.
Also, Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev: Fathers and Sons - I only have this in paper copy, it's hard to find. Try scouring the internet for it. It's pretty interesting.
John Locke - On the Nature of Human Understanding
http://www.torrentdownloads.net/tor...oncerning+human+understanding+-+by+John+Locke
Adam smith - utility and value - an economical explanation and outlook onto value. we as humans tend to 'intrinsically' misunderstand what value is. Discusses the apparent contradiction, or paradox, that although water is on the whole more useful, in terms of survival, than diamonds, diamonds command a higher price in the market. The economist Adam Smith is often considered to be the classic presenter of this paradox. Nicolaus Copernicus and John locke, hume tried to touch on this as well.
The Works of Adam Smith - Tomo 01 - Theory of Moral Sentiments
http://rapidshare.com/files/230732120/The_Works_of_Adam_Smith_-_Tomo_01.pdf
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The Works of Adam Smith - Tomo 02 - The Wealth of Nations - Volume 01
http://rapidshare.com/files/230737360/The_Works_of_Adam_Smith_-_Tomo_02.pdf
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The Works of Adam Smith - Tomo 03 - The Wealth of Nations - Volume 02
http://rapidshare.com/files/230745130/The_Works_of_Adam_Smith_-_Tomo_03.pdf
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The Works of Adam Smith - Tomo 04 - Essay on Philosophical Subjects
http://rapidshare.com/files/230752336/The_Works_of_Adam_Smith_-_Tomo_04.pdf
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The Works of Adam Smith - Tomo 05 - Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres
http://rapidshare.com/files/230756704/The_Works_of_Adam_Smith_-_Tomo_05.pdf
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The Works of Adam Smith - Tomo 06 - Lectures on Jurisprudence
http://rapidshare.com/files/230759581/The_Works_of_Adam_Smith_-_Tomo_06.pdf
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The Works of Adam Smith - Tomo 07 - The Correspondence of Adam Smith
http://rapidshare.com/files/230766529/The_Works_of_Adam_Smith_-_Tomo_07.pdf
Hope you find it interesting!