Philosophy audiobooks

Four Thousand Weeks

By: Oliver Burkeman

Narrated by: Oliver Burkeman

Length: 6 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

This program is read by the author.

"Burkeman and his irresistible British accent shifted my paradigm a couple centimeters . . . 'The day will never arrive when you have everything under control,' he calmly whispered in my ear, and I think I believed him." - Vulture

"The philosophical tone of his delivery is... Read more

Sapiens

By: Yuval Noah Harari

Narrated by: Derek Perkins

Length: 15 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

#1 New York Times Bestseller • New York Times Readers’ Pick: Top 100 Books of the 21st Century • The Summer Reading Pick for President Barack Obama and Bill GatesOfficial U.S. edition From renowned historian Yuval Noah Harari comes a groundbreaking narrative of humanity’s creation and evolution—a #1 international bestseller—that explores the... Read more

How to Be Perfect

By: Michael Schur

Narrated by: Michael Schur, Kristen Bell, D'Arcy Carden, Ted...

Length: 9 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

From the creator of The Good Place and the cocreator of Parks and Recreation, a hilarious, thought-provoking guide to living an ethical life, drawing on 2,500 years of deep thinking from around the world. Read by the author, this one-of-a-kind audio production features guest appearances by members of the cast of The Good Place.

Most people think... Read more

How to Know a Person

By: David Brooks

Narrated by: David Brooks

Length: 7 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A practical, heartfelt guide to the art of truly knowing another person in order to foster deeper connections at home, at work, and throughout our lives—from the author of The Road to Character and The Second Mountain

“More than a guide to better conversations, it’s a blueprint for a more connected and humane way of... Read more

When Breath Becomes Air

By: Paul Kalanithi

Narrated by: Sunil Malhotra & Cassandra Campbell

Length: 5 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST • This inspiring, exquisitely observed memoir finds hope and beauty in the face of insurmountable odds as an idealistic young neurosurgeon attempts to answer the question, What makes a life worth living?

“Unmissable . . . Finishing this book and then forgetting about it is simply not an... Read more

The Courage to Be Disliked

By: Ichiro Kishimi & Fumitake Koga

Narrated by: Noah Galvin, Graeme Malcolm & January LaVoy

Length: 6 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

An international bestseller and TikTok sensation with more than 10 million copies sold worldwide, The Courage to Be Disliked is a transformative and practical guide to personal happiness and self-fulfillment.

Now you can unlock your full potential and free yourself from the shackles of past traumas and societal expectations to find true personal... Read more

How Fascism Works

By: Jason Stanley

Narrated by: MacLeod Andrews

Length: 5 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

“With unsettling insight and disturbing clarity, How Fascism Works is an essential guidebook to our current national dilemma of democracy vs. authoritarianism.”—Jelani Cobb, New Yorker staff writer

“No single book is as relevant to the present moment.”—Claudia Rankine, author of Citizen

NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS’ CHOICE • A Yale... Read more

On Freedom

By: Timothy Snyder

Narrated by: Timothy Snyder

Length: 10 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A “visionary” (The Guardian) exploration of freedom—what it is, how it’s been misunderstood, and why it’s our only chance for survival—by the acclaimed Yale historian and author of On Tyranny

“[Snyder’s] deep political and philosophical examination of how to . . . create and sustain freedom provides a hopeful view for... Read more

The Ideological Brain

By: Leor Zmigrod

Narrated by: Tania Rodrigues

Length: 9 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

Named a best book of the year by The Guardian and The Telegraph

Why do some people become radicalized?
How do ideologies shape the human brain?
And how can we unchain our minds from toxic dogmas?

In The Ideological Brain, Leor Zmigrod reveals the deep connection between political beliefs and the biology of the brain. Drawing on her own pioneering... Read more

What's Left

By: Malcolm Harris

Narrated by: Patrick Harrison

Length: 10 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

A vital guide for collective political action against the climate apocalypse, from bestselling progressive intellectual Malcolm Harris—“a brilliant thinker and writer capable of making the intricacies of economic conditions supremely readable” (Vulture).

Climate change is the unifying crisis of our time. But the scale of the problem can be... Read more

The Bright Ages

By: Matthew Gabriele & David M. Perry

Narrated by: Jim Meskimen

Length: 9 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

""Traveling easily through a thousand years of history, The Bright Ages reminds us society never collapsed when the Roman Empire fell, nor did the modern world did wake civilization from a thousand year hibernation. Thoroughly enjoyable, thoughtful and accessible; a fresh look on an age full of light, color, and illumination."" —Mike Duncan,... Read more

Meditations

By: Marcus Aurelius

Narrated by: Roger Davis & Ryan Holiday

Length: 4 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Timeless insights into what it takes to lead a meaningful life—still profoundly relevant nearly two thousand years later.

Now featuring a brand-new foreword from Ryan Holiday, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Obstacle Is the Way!

“Meditations offers a glimpse into [Marcus Aurelius’s] mind, his habits, and his... Read more

The Tyranny of Merit

By: Michael J. Sandel

Narrated by: Michael J. Sandel

Length: 11 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

This program is read by the author.

The world-renowned philosopher and author of the bestselling Justice explores the central question of our time: What has become of the common good?

These are dangerous times for democracy. We live in an age of winners and losers, where the odds are stacked in favor of the already fortunate. Stalled social... Read more

Determined

By: Robert M. Sapolsky

Narrated by: Kaleo Griffith

Length: 13 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

The instant New York Times bestseller

“Excellent…Outstanding for its breadth of research, the liveliness of the writing, and the depth of humanity it conveys.” – Wall Street Journal

One of our great behavioral scientists, the bestselling author of Behave, plumbs the depths of the science and philosophy of decision-making to mount a devastating... Read more

The Socrates Express

By: Eric Weiner

Narrated by: Eric Weiner

Length: 11 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

The New York Times bestselling author of The Geography of Bliss embarks on a rollicking intellectual journey, following in the footsteps of history’s greatest thinkers and showing us how each—from Epicurus to Gandhi, Thoreau to Beauvoir—offers practical and spiritual lessons for today’s unsettled times.

We turn to philosophy for the same reasons... Read more

Hospicing Modernity

By: Vanessa Machado de Oliveira

Narrated by: Dougald Hine & Vanessa Machado de Oliveira

Length: 11 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

For fans of Everything Is F*cked and Against Purity: Living Ethically in Compromised Times, a book about facing the multiple crises of modernity--and hospicing modernity--with maturity, humility, and integrity.

This book is not easy: it contains no quick-fix plan for a better, brighter tomorrow, and gives no ready-made answers. Instead, Vanessa... Read more

How to Think Like a Roman Emperor

By: Donald J. Robertson

Narrated by: Donald J. Robertson

Length: 8 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

"This book is a wonderful introduction to one of history's greatest figures: Marcus Aurelius. His life and this book are a clear guide for those facing adversity, seeking tranquility and pursuing excellence." — Ryan Holiday, bestselling author of The Obstacle is the Way and The Daily Stoic

The life-changing principles of Stoicism taught through... Read more

The Persuaders

By: Anand Giridharadas

Narrated by: Anand Giridharadas

Length: 12 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • An insider account of activists, politicians, educators, and everyday citizens working to change minds, bridge divisions, and fight for democracy—from disinformation fighters to a leader of Black Lives Matter to Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and more—by the best-selling author of Winners Take All and... Read more

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse

By: Charlie Mackesy

Narrated by: Charlie Mackesy

Length: 58 minutes

Abridged: No

Charlie Mackesy’s beloved The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse has been adapted into an animated short film, now available to stream on Apple TV+
“A surprise bestseller about kindness and vulnerability is bringing people together.” – Washington Post
“What do you want to be when you grow up?” asked the mole.
“Kind,” said the boy.

Charlie Mackesy... Read more

The Second Mountain

By: David Brooks

Narrated by: Arthur Morey

Length: 12 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Everybody tells you to live for a cause larger than yourself, but how exactly do you do it? The author of The Road to Character explores what it takes to lead a meaningful life in a self-centered world.

“Deeply moving, frequently eloquent and extraordinarily incisive.”—The Washington Post

Every so often, you meet... Read more

Why Buddhism is True

By: Robert Wright

Narrated by: Fred Sanders

Length: 10 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

From one of America’s most brilliant writers, a New York Times bestselling journey through psychology, philosophy, and lots of meditation to show how Buddhism holds the key to moral clarity and enduring happiness.

At the heart of Buddhism is a simple claim: The reason we suffer—and the reason we make other people suffer—is that we don’t see the... Read more

Many Lives, Many Masters

By: Brian L. Weiss

Narrated by: Fred Sanders

Length: 5 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

From author and psychotherapist Dr. Brian Weiss comes the classic New York Times bestseller on the true case of the past-life therapy that changed the lives of both the prominent psychiatrist and young patient involved—now featuring a new afterword by the author.

As a traditional psychotherapist, Dr. Brian Weiss was astonished and skeptical when... Read more

Believe

By: Ross Douthat

Narrated by: Ross Douthat

Length: 7 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

An Instant New York Times Bestseller"Truly a Mere Christianity for the 21st century"--World magazineRead by the author.Do you ever wish you had more faith? Here is a blueprint for thinking your way from doubt to belief.As a columnist for the New York Times who writes often about spiritual topics for a skeptical audience, Ross Douthat understands... Read more

The Art of Living

By: Thich Nhat Hanh

Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini & Gabra Zackman

Length: 5 hours

Abridged: No

In troubled times, there is an urgency to understand ourselves and our world. We have so many questions, and they tug at us night and day, consciously and unconsciously. In this important volume Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh—one of the most revered spiritual leaders in the world today—reveals an art of living in mindfulness that helps us answer... Read more