Philosophy audiobooks

Lao Zi's Dao De Jing

By: Laozi

Narrated by: Albert A. Anderson

Length: 1 hour 25 minutes

Abridged: No

The "Dao De Jing" exists on the border between poetry and philosophy, embracing both mythos and logos. Its poetic form can stand alone, but it is enriched when its timeless ideas are analyzed and explained through careful scholarship. For example: "He who knows others is knowledgeable. He who knows himself is wise." These words resemble... Read more

Descartes' Meditations on First Philosophy

By: René Descartes

Narrated by: Albert A. Anderson

Length: 3 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

René Descartes is often described as the first modern philosopher, but much of the content of his "Meditations on First Philosophy" can be found in the medieval period that had already existed for more than a thousand years. Does God exist? If so, what is his nature? Is the human soul immortal? How does it differ from the body? What role do... Read more

Anderson's Reality and the Arts

By: Albert A. Anderson

Narrated by: Albert A. Anderson

Length: 4 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

Art is the creative manifestation of essences. In order to understand the relation between art and reality, we need a philosophical guide. The best way to comprehend how the creative act of imagining enables the mind to seek reality is to employ the kind of dialectical thinking that Plato used in his dialogues. Beginning with the shadows on the... Read more

Plato's Ion

By: Platon

Narrated by: William Sigalis & Donald Lyons

Length: 35 minutes

Abridged: No

Socrates questions Ion, an actor who just won a major prize, about his ability to interpret the epic poetry of Homer. How does an actor, a poet, or any other artist create? Is it by knowing? Is it by inspiration? As the dialogue proceeds, the nature of human creativity emerges as a mysterious process and an unsolved puzzle.  Read more

Plato's Laches

By: Platon

Narrated by: William Sigalis, Al Anderson, Ray Munro, Joe Fi...

Length: 59 minutes

Abridged: No

Laches, a general in the Athenian army, saw Socrates fight bravely in the battle of Delium. When he and Nicias, another general, are asked to explain the idea of courage, they are at a loss and words fail them. How does courage differ from thoughtless and reckless audacity? Can a lion be said to be courageous? What about small children who have... Read more

Plato's Republic

By: Platon

Narrated by: William Sigalis, Neil Schroeder, Henry Akona, A...

Length: 11 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

The "Republic" poses questions that endure: What is justice? What form of community fosters the best possible life for human beings? What is the nature and destiny of the soul? What form of education provides the best leaders for a good republic? What are the various forms of poetry and the other arts, which ones should be fostered, and which... Read more

Berkeley's Three Dialogues between Hylas and Philonous

By: George Berkeley

Narrated by: Albert A. Anderson & William Schuller

Length: 4 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

Berkeley uses the Socratic mode of inquiry in "Three Dialogues between Hylas and Philonous" to question fundamental beliefs about knowledge and reality. These dialogues are between Hylas (whose name is derived from the ancient Greek word for matter) and Philonous, whose name means "lover of mind." The new physical sciences developed in the... Read more

Plato's Symposium

By: Platon

Narrated by: William Sigalis, Neil Schroeder, Al Anderson, R...

Length: 2 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

The dramatic nature of Plato's dialogues is delightfully evident in the "Symposium." The marriage between character and thought bursts forth as the guests gather at Agathon's house to celebrate the success of his first tragedy. With wit and insight, they each present their ideas about love — from Erixymachus's scientific naturalism to... Read more

Whitehead's The Function of Reason

By: Alfred North Whitehead

Narrated by: Albert A. Anderson

Length: 2 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

Whitehead presented these three lectures at Princeton University in 1929. Although 85 years have passed, his central thesis and his analysis remain remarkably current. The scientific materialism that Whitehead opposed with such vigor continues to dominate in academic circles, and even now those who question that worldview are often accused of... Read more

Aristotle's Poetics

By: Aristotle

Narrated by: Albert A. Anderson

Length: 1 hour 25 minutes

Abridged: No

Aristotle's Poetics is best known for its definition and analysis of tragedy and comedy, but it also applies to truth and beauty as they are manifested in the other arts. In our age, when the natural and social sciences have dominated the quest for truth, it is helpful to consider why Aristotle claimed: "poetry is more philosophical and more... Read more

Plato's Greater Hippias

By: Platon

Narrated by: William Sigalis & Ray Childs

Length: 1 hour 8 minutes

Abridged: No

Hippias of Elis travels throughout the Greek world practicing and teaching the art of making beautiful speeches. On a rare visit to Athens, he meets Socrates who questions him about the nature of his art. Socrates is especially curious about how Hippias would define beauty. They agree that "beauty makes all beautiful things beautiful," but when... Read more

An Introduction to Metaphysics

By: Henri Bergson

Narrated by: Albert A. Anderson

Length: 2 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

The basic principles that Bergson articulates, especially his way of thinking about reality as a dynamic process and his view of human beings as creative and evolving, should be helpful to anyone who seeks to go beyond simply dealing with the practical demands of daily life and consider the nature of things. Of special importance is Bergson's... Read more

The Third Harmony

By: Michael N Nagler

Narrated by: Michael N. Nagler & Pramila Jayapal

Length: 6 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

In the latest fruit of a brilliant career, Michael Nagler argues that nonviolence-not just as a tactic but as a way of being-is the only way to unite deeply divided people and enable progressive movements and leaders of all stripes to fulfil their promise and potential.

That the world needs to take a substantially new direction, and quickly, is... Read more

The Third Harmony

By: Michael N Nagler , Ph.D.

Narrated by: Michael N. Nagler

Length: 6 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

In the latest fruit of a brilliant career, Michael Nagler argues that nonviolence—not just as a tactic but as a way of being—is the only way to unite deeply divided people and enable progressive movements and leaders of all stripes to fulfil their promise and potential.

So many of the problems that beset us—war, poverty, isolation, and the... Read more

La Tabla Esmeralda

By: Hermes Trismegisto

Narrated by: Artur Mas

Length: 1 hour 17 minutes

Abridged: No

La Tabla de Esmeralda es un texto breve, de carácter críptico, atribuido al mítico Hermes Trismegisto, cuyo propósito es revelar el secreto de la sustancia primordial y sus transmutaciones.En la Tabla de Esmeralda está condensado todo el arte de la Gran Obra, objetivo principal de la alquimia. La alquimia es el arte del perfeccionamiento y la... Read more

Lives of the Buddha with Sarah Shaw

By: Sarah Shaw

Narrated by: Sarah Shaw

Length: 4 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

DescriptionIn this ten part lecture series Sarah Shaw explores several stories from the Jatakas, stories of the previous lives of the Gautama Buddha both in human and animal form. The stories are entertaining and allegorical. Sarah connects these tales from 4th and 5th century B.C.E. with their relevance for our lives today. Session 1: Sarah... Read more

تنهيدة

By: يوسف الدموكي

Narrated by: حنان عقاب

Length: 3 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

"على السرير حيث أغمض عينيّ لأراني من الأعلى من سحابة في السماء الأولى ، فأجد طفلًا يجري منذ سنوات و المسافات تخدعه كأن الأرض من تحته هي التي تجري أما هو فواقف مكانه رغم أن قدميه تتحركان. أرى طفلًا أحب فحلم أو أحب لأنه حلم ثم استيقظ ففوجئ بالكابوس أراه طفلًا من الداخل و إن كانت تقاسيم وجهه تحكي عن شبابه ..طفلًا ما زال منذ سنوات طويلة ينتظر وراء... Read more

100% Me: Mentally

By: Speak Audibly

Narrated by: Mike Wilson

Length: 2 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

How do we live positively in a world where negativity sells? How do we control our own thoughts when we're programmed by the media? How do we believe in ourselves when the world tells us we aren't good enough? With all of these unanswered questions, how do we speak light into the darkness?
In this book we learn how to crush these mental blocks.... Read more

غسيل الدماغ علم التحكم بالتفكير

By: كاثلين تيلر

Narrated by: تيماء علالي

Length: 15 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

منذ بدء استخدام كلمة غسيل الدماغ brainwashing بعد الحرب الكورية، أصبح هذا المصطلح جزءًا من الثقافة الشعبية، وصار موضوعًا للتندر والعناوين المثيرة، ومع ذلك لاتزال الطبيعة الحقيقية لهذه الظاهرة الشريرة غير مفهومة حتى الآن. في كتاب غسيل الدماغ Brainwashing تكشف المؤلفة كاثلين تيلر العلم الكامن وراء هذه الممارسة، حيث جمعت آخر ما توصلت إليه البحوث... Read more

How Does Intuition Work?

By: Introbooks Team

Narrated by: Tracy Tupman

Length: 48 minutes

Abridged: No

Intuition is a phenomenon that offers people the ability to know something instinctively without adopting analytical thought, striking a balance between human mind's conscious and unconscious components, as well as between intuition and intent. Human disconcert is founded on centuries of social bias with the notion of focusing on intuition. In... Read more

Onkarachi Rekha Jana

By: Manjushree Gokhale

Narrated by: Rujuta Deshmukh

Length: 16 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

स्त्री आणि शूद्र असूनही युगप्रवर्तक अभंग रचना करणाऱ्या संत जनाबाई यांची जीवन यात्रा Read more

The Birth and Death of Meaning

By: Ernest Becker

Narrated by: Chris Sorensen

Length: 8 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

The Birth and Death of Meaning uses the disciplines of psychology, anthropology, sociology, and psychiatry to explain what makes people act the way they do. Read more

Self-Reliance

By: Ralph Waldo Emerson

Narrated by: Kevin Thies

Length: 1 hour 9 minutes

Abridged: No

Self-Reliance is an 1841 essay written by American transcendentalist philosopher and essayist Ralph Waldo Emerson. It contains the most thorough statement of one of Emerson's recurrent themes: the need for each individual to avoid conformity and false consistency, and follow his own instincts and ideas. It is the source of one of Emerson's most... Read more

Dharma Wheels

By: Daniel Mintie

Narrated by: Daniel Mintie

Length: 12 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

Dharma Wheels is an examination of human happiness through the triple lenses of Zen Buddhism, cognitive-behavioral therapy [CBT] and the art of motorcycling. Each lens resolves particular details of one and the same picture - the great process of human living and dying. Zen addresses first questions of life’s meaning and death’s certainty. CBT... Read more