Philosophy audiobooks

Twilight of the Idols and The Antichrist

By: Friedrich Nietzsche

Narrated by: Barnaby Edwards

Length: 7 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

The last works completed before Nietzsche’s final years of insanity, Twilight of the Idols and The Anti-Christ contain some of his most passionate and polemical writing. Both display his profound understanding of human nature and continue themes developed in The Genealogy of Morals, as the philosopher lashes out at the deceptiveness of modern... Read more

The Dream of Reason, New Edition

By: Anthony Gottlieb

Narrated by: Anthony Gottlieb

Length: 19 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

Already a classic, this landmark study of early Western thought now appears in a new edition with expanded coverage of the Middle Ages.In The Dream of Reason, Anthony Gottlieb looks afresh at the writings of the great thinkers, questions much of conventional wisdom, and explains his findings with unbridled brilliance and clarity. From the... Read more

The Communist Manifesto

By: Karl Marx & Friedrich Engels

Narrated by: Roberto Scarlato

Length: 1 hour 31 minutes

Abridged: No

The Communist Manifesto is an 1848 political pamphlet by the German philosophers Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels.Commissioned by the Communist League and originally published in London just as the Revolutions of 1848 began to erupt, the Manifesto was later recognized as one of the world's most influential political documents. It presents an... Read more

The Magical Approach

By: Jane Roberts

Narrated by: Braden Wright, Donna Postel, Mel Foster & Dara ...

Length: 6 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

The Seth books are world-renowned for comprising one of the most profound bodies of work ever written on the true nature of reality. In this brand new volume of original material, Seth invites us to look at the world through another lens—a magical one. Seth reveals the true, magical nature of our deepest levels of being, and explains how we have... Read more

أنا تتحدث عن نفسها

By: عمرو شريف

Narrated by: فاطمة جيرودية

Length: 17 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

هل الإنسانُ حيوانٌ مسيَّر تحركه غرائزه ولا يملك إرادة التصرُّف خلافًا لجيناته وبيئته؟ هل كانت العشوائية وراء نشاة الإنسان بالتطوّر الدارويني؟ ما حقيقة عقل الإنسان الذي جعله يسود الكوكب على الرَّغم من أنَّ الكائنات التي تفوقه حجمًا وشراسة قد انقرضت؟ كيف بنى الإنسان البدائي الأول الحضارة المعاصرة التي صمدت وتطوَّرت حتى يومنا الحالي؟ هل تتفوَّق... Read more

كيف بدأ الخلق

By: عمرو شريف

Narrated by: فاطمة جيرودية

Length: 12 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

هل صحيح بأنَّ الإنسان قد تطوَّر من كائنٍ حي لا يشبه صورته التي هو عليها اليوم؟ إذا ما كانت نظرية التطوّر صحيحة فلماذا نرى العلماء اليوم يحاربون دارون ويتهمونه بالجنون و الإلحاد؟ ماذا تعرف عن نظرية الإنفجار الأعظم وما علاقتها ببدء الخلق؟ وما هي المعالم الخارقة التي ارتكزت عليها هذه النظرية؟ إجاباتٌ كثيرة يحويها كتاب "كيف بدأ الخلق" بأسلوبٍ علميٍّ... Read more

La imaginación conservadora

By: Gregorio Luri

Narrated by: Miguel Coll

Length: 11 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

La fidelidad a la transmisión de una tradición no tiene que estar reñida con el fomento de la innovación y el cambio. Sobre esta afirmación descansa La imaginación conservadora, una defensa, y al mismo tiempo un tributo, al conservadurismo, entendido como una forma de vivir y de hacer política reivindicando el legado de nuestras costumbres,... Read more

Trip To India

By: Renzo Samaritani

Narrated by: Subhash Chander

Length: 4 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

The fragile but strong friend next door, in search of Love, inner Beauty and whatever else the life and a trip to India will dedicate her. Stefania through the latter will explore costumes, customs, traditions and the different religions that coexist with related Divinity, ascetics and celebrations. Finally she will know the Essence. It will be... Read more

Politics

By: Aristotle

Narrated by: Andrew Cullum

Length: 10 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

The title Politics literally means ‘the things concerning the city'. Here, Aristotle considers the important role that politics plays in the life of the community and its contribution to harmonious and virtuous existence.

It is divided into eight books and was a cornerstone in political philosophy for centuries despite certain features -... Read more

Braucht Gott denn Helfer?

By: Friedrich Treber

Narrated by: Friedrich Treber

Length: 11 minutes

Abridged: No

Das Hörspiel wurde von mir verfaßt und gesprochen. Es ist ein innerer Dialog. Ein Ex-Boxer und nun Besitzer einer Boxschule findet sich zusammengeschlagen auf der Straße wieder. Es wird ihm klar, daß man ihm seinen Musterschüler wegnehmen will und daß er sich nur noch mit willenskraft am Lebenerhält. Er entschlißt sich, dieses bittere Leben... Read more

Rameras y esposas

By: Antonio Escohotado Espinosa

Narrated by: Jose Luís Molina

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Cuatro mitos sobre sexo y deber. Los ensayos manejan ideas, las novelas personajes. Los mitos describen ánimos, sentimientos recurrentes de la vida. En contraste con prosas que prescinden de imágenes y música, el discurso mítico cuenta nuestra historia desde la historia de otros, con un procedimiento parecido al juego de las muñecas rusas.... Read more

Meditaciones (Serie Great Ideas)

By: Marco Aurelio

Narrated by: Ricardo Joven

Length: 5 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

Ideas que han cambiado el mundo. Por primera vez en audiolibro A lo largo de la historia, algunos libros han cambiado el mundo. Han transformado la manera en que nos vemos a nosotros mismos y a los demás. Han inspirado el debate, la discordia, la guerra y la revolución. Han iluminado, indignado, provocado y consolado. Han enriquecido vidas, y... Read more

Psychotherapy East and West

By: Alan Watts

Narrated by: Jeremy Arthur

Length: 5 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

Before he became a counterculture hero, Alan Watts was known as an incisive scholar of Eastern and Western psychology and philosophy. In this 1961 classic, Watts demonstrates his deep understanding of both Western psychotherapy and the Eastern spiritual philosophies of Buddhism, Taoism, Vedanta, and Yoga.

He examines the problem of humans in a... Read more

Pause, Breathe, Smile

By: Gary Gach

Narrated by: Gary Gach

Length: 6 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

AudioFile Earphones Award Winner



Spirituality & Practice Best Spiritual Books of 2018



Pause . . . breathe . . . smile. Three small words, yet each contains a universe of wisdom. Let the title be your guide in this inspiring book on awakening to the full depths of mindful living. The Pause is about setting our intention before we think, speak,... Read more

The Four Horsemen

By: Christopher Hitchens, Richard Dawkins, Sam Harr...

Narrated by: Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, Daniel C. Dennett,...

Length: 3 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

In 2007, Christopher Hitchens, Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, and Daniel Dennett filmed a landmark discussion about modern atheism. The video went viral. Now in print for the first time, the transcript of their conversation is illuminated by new essays from three of the original participants and an introduction by Stephen Fry.

At the dawn of the... Read more

The Conquest of Happiness

By: Bertrand Russell

Narrated by: Chris Lutkin

Length: 6 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

This metaphysical self-help classic instills happiness within and urges individuals to pursue a content life without sin, boredom, or contempt. Written decades ago with post-war depression in mind, this text has transcended time and continues to give applicable advice for modern-day individuals. Read more

The Power of Cute

By: Simon May

Narrated by: Anthony Head

Length: 3 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

This audiobook narrated by acclaimed British actor Anthony Head explores cuteness and its immense hold on us, from emojis and fluffy puppies to its more uncanny, subversive expressionsCuteness has taken the planet by storm. Global sensations Hello Kitty and Pokémon, the works of artists Takashi Murakami and Jeff Koons, Heidi the cross-eyed... Read more

Walden

By: Henry David Thoreau

Narrated by: John York

Length: 11 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

Walden is a work by noted transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau. The text is a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings. The work is part personal declaration of independence, social experiment, voyage of spiritual discovery, satire, and to some degree a manual for self-reliance. First published in 1854, Walden details Thoreau's... Read more

The Queer Art of Failure

By: Jack Halberstam

Narrated by: Paul Boehmer

Length: 10 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

The Queer Art of Failure is about finding alternatives—to conventional understandings of success in a heteronormative, capitalist society; to academic disciplines that confirm what is already known according to approved methods of knowing; and to cultural criticism that claims to break new ground but cleaves to conventional archives. Halberstam... Read more

The Natural Mind - Waking Up

By: alan orr

Narrated by: alan orr

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Imagine if just by reading one book you could transform your thinking, open your mind to new possibilities and embark on a mind adventure on a voyage of self discovery that will not only benefit you, your loved ones, friends and family but has the power to benefit humanity. This is that book.
The journey of personal deconstruction is not an easy... Read more

The Sophrology Method

By: Florence Parot

Narrated by: Elisabeth Hopper & Liz Murphy

Length: 6 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

Feeling stressed, anxious or burnt-out?

Sophrology is a transformative healthcare philosophy that is designed to help people achieve a calm, alert mind in a relaxed body. Inspired by Eastern philosophies and classical relaxation techniques, Sophrology will help you to become consciously, actively aware of yourself, how you feel, what you want and... Read more

Physics

By: Aristotle

Narrated by: Peter Wickham

Length: 9 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

No less a figure than Bertrand Russell remarked that Aristotle's Physics was ‘extremely influential and dominated science until the time of Galileo'. This was despite the fact that this work is as much a collection of ‘lectures on nature' rather than dealing with the science of physics as we understand the term.

Aristotle considers ‘the... Read more

This Life

By: Martin Hägglund

Narrated by: Kirby Heyborne

Length: 16 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

Winner of the René Wellek Prize

Named a Best Book of the Year by The Guardian, The Millions, and The Sydney Morning Herald

A profound, original, and accessible book that offers a new secular vision of how we can lead our lives. Ranging from fundamental existential questions to the most pressing social issues of our time, This Life shows why our... Read more

Paradox

By: Jim Al-Khalili

Narrated by: Matthew Waterson

Length: 6 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

A fun and fascinating look at great scientific paradoxes.



Throughout history, scientists have come up with theories and ideas that just don't seem to make sense. These we call paradoxes. The paradoxes Al-Khalili offers are drawn chiefly from physics and astronomy and represent those that have stumped some of the finest minds. For example, how... Read more