Philosophy audiobooks

Spiritual Atheist

By: Nick Seneca Jankel

Narrated by: Jonathan Waters

Length: 7 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

For the millions who want to find peace, love, and purpose without religion, Cambridge-educated scientist, wisdom teacher, and leadership expert Nick Jankel sets out a radical new philosophy that reunites cutting-edge science with timeless wisdom to help us make better life choices, build better businesses, and transform our life, love, and... Read more

On Freedom

By: Cass R. Sunstein

Narrated by: Johnny Heller

Length: 1 hour 38 minutes

Abridged: No

In this pathbreaking book, New York Times bestselling author Cass Sunstein asks us to rethink freedom. He shows that freedom of choice isn't nearly enough. To be free, we must also be able to navigate life. People often need something like a GPS device to help them get where they want to go—whether the issue involves health, money, jobs,... Read more

The Musical Aspects of the Ancient Egyptian Vocalic Language

By: Moustafa Gadalla

Narrated by: Susie Hennessy

Length: 2 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

This book will show that the fundamentals, structure, formations, grammar, and syntax are exactly the same in music and in the Egyptian alphabetical language. The book will show the musical/tonal/tonic Egyptian alphabets—being derived from the three primary tonal sounds/vowels ; the fundamentals of generative phonology and the nature of the four... Read more

Wisdom Quotes Bundle

By: Innofinitimo Media

Narrated by: Jim D Johnston

Length: 7 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

The easiest way to find your path to success or greatness is to follow someone who has already achieved it. By referring to biographies of great leaders, philosophers and philanthropists, we can learn a great deal. Thoughts of great philosophers are an excellent source of wisdom and inspiration that everyone should study. Listening to their... Read more

The Consolation of Philosophy

By: Boethius

Narrated by: Peter Wickham

Length: 4 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

Charged with treason under Theodoric the Great in sixth-century Rome, Boethius served one year’s imprisonment, awaiting trial and eventual execution. During this time, he wrote The Consolation of Philosophy, which would go on to be one of the most popular philosophical works of all time, contributing much to medieval thought and influencing the... Read more

National Populism

By: Roger Eatwell & Matthew Goodwin

Narrated by: Matthew Goodwin

Length: 8 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of National Populism: The Revolt Against Liberal Democracy, A Pelican Book, written by Roger Eatwell and Matthew Goodwin and read by Matthew Goodwin.

A crucial new guide to one of the most urgent political phenomena of our time: the rise of national populism

Across the West, there is a rising tide of people... Read more

La felicidad después del orden (La magia del orden 2)

By: Marie Kondo

Narrated by: Diana Ángel

Length: 6 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

Una guía para escuchar paso a paso el afamado método KonMari, de la autora de La magia del orden Marie Kondo. Atrévete a vivir solo con lo esencial, con lo bello, con lo que realmente te aporta felicidad. La magia del orden, de Marie Kondo, la gurú japonesa de la organización, ha revolucionado los hogares y las vidas de millones de personas a lo... Read more

What is Life?

By: Erwin Schrödinger

Narrated by: Bob Souer

Length: 6 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

Nobel laureate Erwin Schrödinger's What is Life? is one of the great science classics of the twentieth century. A distinguished physicist's exploration of the question which lies at the heart of biology, it was written for the layman, but proved one of the spurs to the birth of molecular biology and the subsequent discovery of the structure of... Read more

The 40 Day Fire

By: Jason C. Johnson Sr.

Narrated by: Jason C. Johnson Sr.

Length: 3 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

The 40 Day Fire The 40 Day Fire is a 40-day journey intended to light a fire underneath you! From time to time, all of us need a little push. This book will sometimes cause you to laugh and at other times will lovingly give you a kick in the pants to help you to stay on course. The author's intention: help you to burn away everything in your... Read more

Mensch! Wer wir sind und was uns rettet

By: Christoph Quarch

Narrated by: Christoph Quarch

Length: 7 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

Sechs Vorträge von Dr. Christoph Quarch, die den Fragen nachgehen: Wer ist der Mensch? Was zeichnet ihn aus? Was unterscheidet ihn von Maschinen? Welche Qualitäten hat das Menschsein? Was rettet den Menschen? Was bleibt vom Menschen? 1. Vortrag: Erkenne dich selbst! Warum wir nicht umhinkönnen, uns ein Bild von uns zu machen Unsere Kultur... Read more

Aristotle's Way

By: Edith Hall

Narrated by: Sian Thomas

Length: 8 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

From renowned classicist Edith Hall, ARISTOTLE'S WAY is an examination of one of history's greatest philosophers, showing us how to lead happy, fulfilled, and meaningful lives

Aristotle was the first philosopher to inquire into subjective happiness, and he understood its essence better and more clearly than anyone since. According to Aristotle,... Read more

Ojai 1949 Fourteen Public Talks - Volume 6 - Abridged

By: J.Krishnamurti

Narrated by: J.Krishnamurti

Length: 47 minutes

Abridged: Yes

What is true religion? - 31 July 1949 Is religion a matter of sensation? Religion is not ceremony, dogma nor the continuation of tenets or beliefsinculcated from childhood. Belief in God does not make you a religious person. Self-knowledge is the beginning of wisdom. Q: Will you please carefully explain what is true meditation? Read more

Ojai 1949 Fourteen Public Talks - Volume 11 - Abridged

By: J.Krishnamurti

Narrated by: J.Krishnamurti

Length: 1 hour 2 minutes

Abridged: Yes

"Why do we seek a method or technique? - 21 August 1949 • The problems of life do not demand a method, because they are so vital and alive that if we approach with a method we totally misunderstand and don't adequately meet that problem. • Where there is efficiency there is ruthlessness. • The means and the end are not separate. • Reality or God... Read more

Transcendentalist Essays: Nature, Self Reliance, Walking, and Civil Disobedience

By: Henry David Thoreau & Ralph Waldo Emerson

Narrated by: Christopher Preece

Length: 4 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

A collection of famous transcendentalist essays from Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau. Nature, Self Reliance, Walking, and Civil Disobedience.In Nature, Emerson put forth the foundation of transcendentalism, a belief system that espouses a non-traditional appreciation of nature. Transcendentalism suggests that the divine, or God,... Read more

The Rebel

By: Albert Camus

Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini

Length: 11 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

By one of the most profoundly influential thinkers of our century, The Rebel is a classic essay on revolution. For Albert Camus, the urge to revolt is one of the “essential dimensions” of human nature, manifested in man’s timeless Promethean struggle against the conditions of his existence, as well as the popular uprisings against established... Read more

The Two Fundamental Problems of Ethics

By: Arthur Schopenhauer

Narrated by: Leighton Pugh

Length: 11 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

The essays in The Two Fundamental Problems of Ethics have a rather special place in Schopenhauer's work, both being written as entries to Scandinavian philosophy competitions, one in Norway and one in Sweden.

'Essay on the Freedom of the Will' was Schopenhauer's response to the question posed by the Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences in 1839:... Read more

The 5th Phenomenon

By: Robert A. Revel

Narrated by: Andrew Tell

Length: 8 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

Awareness: The most profound, intimate and collective experience human beings share turns out to be an absolute mystery. As universal a state as consciousness is to every person, it currently carries no agreed upon definition beyond its observable characteristics.The 5thPhenomenon:  Presents consciousness as a legitimate phenomenon for... Read more

The Philosophy Book

By: DK

Narrated by: Jason Culp

Length: 16 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

An essential introduction to the history, concepts, and thinking behind philosophy that demystifies what can often be daunting subject matter, laid out in DK's signature style.Are the ideas of René Descartes, Mary Wollstonecraft, John Locke, and Thomas Hobbes still relevant today? The Philosophy Book unpacks the writings and ideas of more than... Read more

The Morning Mind

By: Dr. Robert Carter III & Kirti Salwe Carter, MBB...

Narrated by: Wayne Campbell

Length: 5 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

Unleash positive thinking and productive imagination, and flip negative thoughts and behaviors into a lifetime to improve every aspect of your life—each morning, one day at a time.Bad habits. Bad feelings. Bad mornings that turn into regrettable days. Banish them all with simple brain hacks that flip negative thoughts and behaviors into... Read more

The Spirit of Zen

By: Sam van Schaik

Narrated by: Fred Stella

Length: 7 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

An engaging introduction to Zen Buddhism, featuring a new English translation of one of the earliest Zen textsLeading Buddhist scholar Sam van Schaik explores the history and essence of Zen, based on a new translation of one of the earliest surviving collections of teachings by Zen masters. These teachings, titled The Masters and Students of the... Read more

Science Fictioin and The Esoteric

By: Colin Wilson

Narrated by: Colin Wilson

Length: 1 hour 40 minutes

Abridged: No

Colin Henry Wilson (26 June 1931 – 5 December 2013) was an English writer, philosopher and novelist. He also wrote widely on true crime, mysticism and the paranormal. Wilson called his philosophy "new existentialism" or "phenomenological existentialism", and maintained his life work was "that of a philosopher, and his purpose to create a new and... Read more

Addiction to Perfection

By: Marion Woodman

Narrated by: Marion Woodman

Length: 4 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

Through case studies, dreams, and myths, a Jungian analyst explores the hidden causes of compulsion in the lives of men and women. At the root of eating disorders, substance abuse, and other addictive and compulsive behaviors, Woodman sees a hunger for spiritual fulfillment. The need to experience a sacred connection to an energy greater than... Read more

An Evening with Marion Woodman and Robert Bly on The Maiden King

By: Marion Woodman & Robert Bly

Narrated by: Marion Woodman

Length: 1 hour 39 minutes

Abridged: No

A Course in Miracles says that this world and every aspect of it got started when the Son of God remembered not to laugh.What we failed to laugh at is the joke which is ourselves. Now, however, you can have a true experience of metaphysical mirth --you might even, yourself, achieve -- "full realization. Read more

What Kind of Society Nurtures the Soul?

By: James Hillman

Narrated by: James Hillman

Length: 1 hour 11 minutes

Abridged: No

James Hillman studied with the great Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung in the 1950s and later became the first director of studies at the Jung Institute in Zurich. After returning to the United States in 1980, he taught at Yale, Syracuse and the universities of Chicago and Dallas.

They come from the environment, the cities, the economy, the racism.... Read more