Philosophy audiobooks

Finding An Antidote to the Attention Economy

By: Jenny Odell

Narrated by: Justine Willis Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

More and more of us spend enormous spans of our time captured, optimized, or appropriated as a financial resource by the technologies we use daily. We are caught in a dynamic where our value is determined by our productivity. Odell encourages us to contemplate the attention economy and notice how it is dominating cultures worldwide and how to... Read more

Can Biotechnology Abolish Suffering?

By: David Pearce & Magnus Vinding

Narrated by: Brandon Woodall

Length: 17 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

Can Biotechnology Abolish Suffering? is a collection of essays by utilitarian philosopher David Pearce. The essays deal with a variety of subjects, including the abolition of suffering through biotechnology, negative utilitarianism, our obligations toward non-human animals, the nature of consciousness, and the future of intelligent life. Read more

Nearly There...

By: Zoë Beaty

Narrated by: Zoë Beaty

Length: 59 minutes

Abridged: No

We all obsess about worrying less, but worrying can actually be good for you. Similarly we strive to be proactive and fast - but aren't there hidden benefits to procrastinating? The last thing a parent is meant to do is neglect their offspring, but children do amazing things when you just leave them alone. And at work we spend hours frantically... Read more

Comme toutes les étoiles dans la Voie Lactée

By: Sandra Friedrich

Narrated by: Sandra Friedrich

Length: 5 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

Quand on a développé une relation exceptionnelle avec un animal, que devient la vie quand ce dernier part ? Ce livre aborde la douloureuse question du deuil de l’animal de compagnie. Il documente, par une série d’entrevues, les histoires bouleversantes de personnes en relation avec les animaux de compagnie qui ont chamboulé leur parcours.... Read more

Post-Liberalism

By: Fred Dallmayr

Narrated by: Sean Runnette

Length: 7 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

Liberal democracy is the dominant political ideology in the West today. Taken at face value it suggests an equivalency between its two central components—liberalism and democracy—but as Fred Dallmayr argues here, the two operate in very different registers. The two frequently conflict, endangering our public life. This is evident in the rise of... Read more

Naming Names

By: Victor S. Navasky

Narrated by: Eric Michael Summerer

Length: 19 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

Winner of the National Book Award: The definitive history of Joe McCarthy, the Hollywood blacklist, and HUAC explores the events behind the hit film Trumbo.

Drawing on interviews with over one hundred and fifty people who were called to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee—including Elia Kazan, Ring Lardner Jr., and Arthur... Read more

Philosophie du hip-hop : des origines à Lauryn Hill

By: Jérémie McEwen

Narrated by: Jérémie McEwen

Length: 5 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

Qui aurait pensé faire appel aux grands noms de la philosophie occidentale pour analyser les oeuvres artistiques du hip-hop, décortiquer les textes de chansons, les graffitis au mur, le travail des DJ et l'art des danseurs urbains? Le professeur de philosophie et spécialiste du rap Jérémie McEwen, bien sûr. Dans ce livre, il bâtit des ponts... Read more

مشكلات الفلسفة

By: برتراند راسل

Narrated by: محمد محمود

Length: 5 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

في أحد أهم كتب الفلسفة التي دوّنت بداية القرن العشرين يلخّص برتراند راسل الفلسفة الغربية ويحلِّل أهم ما جاء به فلاسفتها مع الحديث عن كلِّ واحدٍ فيهم باعتبارهم أوائل من ساهموا في هذا المجال ليبني بذلك أساسًا تقوم عليه مباديْ الفلسفة من بعده، وقد اعتمد في ذلك على النقد الفاحص والتمحيص الدقيق لكل ما يعتمل في العقل من تناقضات. لقد طرح الكتاب بأسلوبٍ... Read more

Zen Body-Being

By: Peter Ralston & Laura Ralston

Narrated by: Toby Sheets

Length: 6 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

A Zen-inspired “physical education” program for martial arts practitioners and anyone interested in mind-body transformation

Using simple, clear language to demystify the Zen mindset, Ralston draws on more than three decades of experience teaching students and apprentices worldwide who have applied his body-being approach.

More of a... Read more

Custom Reality and You

By: Peter Coffin

Narrated by: Eric Jason Martin

Length: 8 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

Nothing has changed more in the last few decades than our concept and perception of reality. The effects have manifested in our news, entertainment, and Google searches; we're finding that a lot of things we thought were objective aren't automatically so.



Reality is not a concept we want to flush down the toilet with yesterday's food, though.... Read more

The Impossible Will Take a Little While

By: Paul Rogat Loeb

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

More relevant than ever, this seminal collection of essays encourages us to believe in the power of ordinary citizens to change the world

In today's turbulent world it's hard not to feel like we're going backwards; after decades of striving, justice and equality still seem like far off goals. What keeps us going when times get tough? How have... Read more

Tao Te King

By: Lao Tse

Narrated by: Artur Mas

Length: 1 hour 19 minutes

Abridged: No

El Tao Te King de Lao Tse "Viejo Maestro', es un texto clásico chino. Su nombre procede de las palabras con las que empiezan cada una de sus dos partes: Tao 'el camino', la primera del Capítulo 1, y 'Virtud', la primera del Capítulo 38, con el añadido King, 'libro clásico'. Según la tradición, fue escrito alrededor del siglo VI A. C. Este texto... Read more

Crazy, Strange, and Disruptive Ideas

By: Martin K. Ettington

Narrated by: Martin K. Ettington

Length: 1 hour 44 minutes

Abridged: No

What are the bounds of thought? And how do we know if an idea is completely insane, or just a paradigm change?In this book we explore Insanity, Crazy, Strange, and Disruptive ideas, and just some thoughts and stories.And what are disruptive ideas or ideas which break currently accepted paradigms?My goal is for you the reader to expand your minds... Read more

Zen Bender

By: Stephanie Krikorian

Narrated by: Tiffany Morgan

Length: 6 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

Forty, chronically single, and up an extra twenty pounds, TV news producer Stephanie Krikorian fell victim to The Great Recession, finding herself suddenly unemployed. One unwanted pregnancy away from being a Lifetime Original Movie, Stephanie had to reinvent herself . . . and fast. So, to keep her head above water, she started ghostwriting... Read more

Know-It-All Society

By: Michael P. Lynch

Narrated by: William Sarris

Length: 4 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

Taking stock of our fragmented political landscape, Michael Patrick Lynch delivers a trenchant philosophical take on digital culture and its tendency to make us into dogmatic know-it-alls. The internet—where most shared news stories are not even read by the person posting them—has contributed to the rampant spread of "intellectual arrogance." In... Read more

El Anticristo

By: Friedrich Nietzsche

Narrated by: Artur Mas

Length: 4 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

El Anticristo, es una de las últimas obras de Friedrich Nietzsche. Publicado en 1895, el libro es una crítica del cristianismo en conjunto, y de conceptos modernos como el igualitarismo y la democracia, a los cuales ve como consecuencia persistente de los ideales cristianos. Nietzsche identifica en el cristianismo todo el mal social, por cuya... Read more

La vida de las abejas

By: Maurice Maeterlink

Narrated by: Alex Ortega

Length: 6 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

Esta obra aparece reeditada después de muchos años en un terreno tan difícil como la realidad colombiana que vivimos. Es una invitación a volver a las raíces de la naturaleza y a la concordia que tanto necesita nuestro país. Read more

La vida de las hormigas

By: Maurice Maeterlink

Narrated by: Antonio Raluy

Length: 4 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

Las hormigas se nos muestran en este libro como seres capaces de extraordinarias proezas. como el hombre, también ellas cuentan con ejercicios organizados. algunas se han especializado en una suerte de ganadería y otras parecen hacer aprendido a cultivar sus alimentos. su sistema de comunicación también despierta el asombro y nos recuerda a la... Read more

Philosophy

By: Ferdinand Jives

Narrated by: Alasdair Cunningham & Zach Loving

Length: 5 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

Philosophy: 4 books in 1 presents:Book 1: David Hume - David Hume was a Scottish philosopher and historian. He was also known for his essays and economic analyses. He supported empiricism, skepticism, and naturalism in his own little way, which shed light on life and reasoning in a distinct manner he has propagated in various, ethical ways.Book... Read more

What Am I Doing with My Life?

By: Stephen Law

Narrated by: Anthony Howell

Length: 5 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

Brought to you by Penguin.

Life philosophy based on Google searches


Have I kissed too many people?
Am I a psychopath?
Should I be allowed to say whatever I want?

Millions of people ask Google all sorts of questions, everything from the big and small.

Responding to the biggest, existential questions asked online and using the wisdom of Plato, Kant,... Read more

La Guerra Contra El Ocultismo, La Brujería Y La Falsa Religión

By: Gabriel Agbo

Narrated by: Kudy Kennedy

Length: 1 hour 4 minutes

Abridged: No

Este libro es un trabajo sobre lo que yo llamo la trinidad del mal-el ocultismo, la brujería y la falsa religión. Estas son las agencias a través de las cuales Satanás lleva a cabo sus planes malvados contra el avance del reino de Dios y contra la humanidad. Estas tres ramas del reino de las tinieblas funcionan en armonía para lograr los... Read more

Buddhism For Dummies

By: Stephan Bodian, Gudrun Buhnemann & Jonathan Landaw

Narrated by: Sean Runnette

Length: 13 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

Your hands-on guide to this widely practiced and ancient religion.

Buddhism, one of the world's most widely practiced religions, is a fascinating yet complex eastern religion that is rapidly spreading throughout western civilization. What does it mean to be a Buddhist? What are the fundamental beliefs and history behind this religion? Buddhism... Read more

Hua Hu Ching

By: Lao Tse

Narrated by: Artur Mas

Length: 2 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

El Hua Hu Ching son una serie de enseñanzas o meditaciones Taoístas del maestro Lao Tse transmitidas de manera oral a lo largo de los siglos y recogidas por el maestro Hua Ching Ni para su redacción y traducción. Estas meditaciones constituyen un libro imprescindible para los practicantes y seguidores del Tao. Lao-Tsé canaliza la ancestral... Read more

Irrational Man

By: William Barrett

Narrated by: Paul Boehmer

Length: 13 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

Widely recognized as the finest definition of existentialist philosophy ever written, this book introduced existentialism to America in 1958. Barrett speaks eloquently and directly to concerns of the 1990s: a period when the irrational and the absurd are no better integrated than before and when humankind is in even greater danger of destroying... Read more