Philosophy audiobooks

Eyeless in Gaza - Bringing Philosophy to Life #21

By: Albert A. Anderson

Narrated by: Albert A. Anderson

Length: 21 minutes

Abridged: No

In this podcast episode, Albert A. Anderson grapples with the moral complexities of the Israel-Hamas conflict, asking fundamental questions about the justification for deadly force and the role of social justice. Delving into philosophical analyses, the episode challenges conventional notions of justice, examining historical perspectives from... Read more

Democracy and Rhetoric - Bringing Philosophy to Life #22

By: Albert A. Anderson

Narrated by: Albert A. Anderson

Length: 21 minutes

Abridged: No

How does the clash between democracy and authoritarianism unfold? Exploring the ethical dimensions of leaders like Henry Kissinger and dissecting the role of truth in democratic ideals, Albert A. Anderson engages listeners in a profound reflection. Anderson draws on ancient Greek wisdom to unravel the impact of rhetoric on political persuasion,... Read more

The Courtier and the Heretic

By: Matthew Stewart

Narrated by: Graham Rowat

Length: 13 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

Once upon a time, philosophy was a dangerous business—and for no one more so than for Baruch Spinoza, the seventeenth-century philosopher vilified by theologians and political authorities everywhere as "the atheist Jew." As his inflammatory manuscripts circulated underground, Spinoza lived a humble existence in The Hague, grinding optical lenses... Read more

The Prince

By: Niccolo Machiavelli

Narrated by: Douglass Scott

Length: 2 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

The Prince is a 16th-century political treatise by the Italian diplomat and political theorist Niccolo Machiavelli. From correspondence a version appears to have been distributed in 1513, using a Latin title, De Principatibus (Of Principalities). However, the printed version was not published until 1532, five years after Machiavelli's death.... Read more

How to Be Multiple

By: Helena de Bres

Narrated by: Kirsty Gillmore

Length: 6 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

Bloomsbury presents How to Be Multiple by Helena de Bres, read by Kirsty Gillmore.

Philosopher Helena de Bres uses the curious experience of being a twin as a lens for reconsidering our place in the world.

Wait, are you you or the other one? Which is the evil twin? Have you ever switched partners? Can you read each other’s mind? Twins get asked... Read more

You are the Way

By: Fabio Mantegna & Elmer O. Locker Jr

Narrated by: Craig Abbott

Length: 7 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

Have you ever wondered why some people have a "golden touch", while others are constantly haunted by bad luck? If you count yourself in the first category, congratulations! You're already adept at creating conscious manifestations. In this case, the techniques in this Manifestation Book will help you fulfill (even) greater desires. Often,... Read more

Jesus Christ, Zen Master

By: Matthew Barnes

Narrated by: Kara Jackman

Length: 5 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

Jesus Christ was a Zen master?In at least one version of early Christian belief, he sure sounded like one.Early Christianity was far from the gentle and unified belief system that we have been led to believe it was. In fact, in the earliest stages of its development, interpretations of the meanings of Jesus’ teachings varied widely, were hotly... Read more

On Forgiveness

By: Russell Hasan

Narrated by: Russell Hasan

Length: 1 hour 6 minutes

Abridged: No

This is an essay on forgiveness, not in the religious sense, but in a purely secular meaning, as in, when one person forgives another person for something they did wrong. The primary focus is on self-forgiveness, where a person forgives themselves, a concept which this essay explains as "moral bankruptcy," using debts and credits and bankruptcy... Read more

If P Then Q

By: Russell Hasan

Narrated by: Russell Hasan

Length: 41 minutes

Abridged: No

This short paper on logic argues that logic and science can go hand in hand, and that, by taking observations of perceptions and sensations, and applying logical analysis to them, you have the power to build conceptual models and frameworks that you can use in order to predict what you should do in the future and to reason how to solve the... Read more

Fyodor Dostoyevsky: The Essays

By: Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Narrated by: Ben Allen & Emma Gregory

Length: 16 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

Fyodor Dostoyevsky: The Essays includes unabridged recordings of Dostoyevsky's letters and travellogue across Europe, giving us a deeper insight into the life and times of one of the greatest novelists of all time. Also included are three short essays on Dostoyevsky and his work by master of the modernist novel, Virginia Woolf. Letters and... Read more

The Myth of Enlightenment

By: OM C. Parkin

Narrated by: OM C. Parkin

Length: 49 minutes

Abridged: No

"All desires are a disguise covering up one real desire: the desire to be free." In this conversation, the biggest misconceptions about enlightenment are exposed. OM talks about the distinction between awakening experiences and enlightenment, which are often lumped together. The essential focus is to distinguish whether something is a... Read more

A Political Philosophy

By: Roger Scruton

Narrated by: Kris Dyer

Length: 9 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

Bloomsbury presents A Political Philosophy by Roger Scruton, read by Kris Dyer.

In this timely new edition of his classic book A Political Philosophy, celebrated conservative philosopher Roger Scruton interrogates contemporary values, virtues and morality.

What principles should govern our relations to animals, the nation state, the environment... Read more

Vexed

By: James Mumford

Narrated by: James Mumford

Length: 5 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

Bloomsbury presents Vexed written and read by James Mumford.

Across the democratic West, politics has become deeply polarised and profoundly personal. Challenge someone’s political views and increasingly you challenge their very being.

And yet, do our political tribes even make sense? Look carefully, and on the most important ethical issues of the... Read more

I Drink Therefore I Am

By: Roger Scruton

Narrated by: Kris Dyer

Length: 9 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

Bloomsbury presents I Drink Therefore I Am by Roger Scruton, read by Kris Dyer.

Here Scruton explains the connection between good wine and serious thought with a heady mix of humour and philosophy.

We are familiar with the medical opinion that a daily glass of wine is good for the health and also the rival opinion that any more than a glass or two... Read more

How to be a conservative

By: Roger Scruton

Narrated by: Kris Dyer

Length: 9 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

Bloomsbury presents How to be a conservative by Roger Scruton, read by Kris Dyer.

Roger Scruton’s How to be a Conservative presents the case for modern conservatism not in the terms of an elegy but rather as a practical example of how to live as a conservative despite the pressures to live otherwise.

As he writes, the book ‘is not about what we... Read more

The Moves that Matter

By: Jonathan Rowson

Narrated by: Jonathan Rowson

Length: 10 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

Bloomsbury presents The Moves that Matter written and read by Jonathan Rowson.

'A powerfully unconventional and mind-expanding book ... A generous, nuanced and witty meditation on confronting the challenges life throws at us all' Oliver Burkeman, author of The Antidote

Refined and perfected throughout human history, chess has long been a... Read more

What Climate Justice Means And Why We Should Care

By: Elizabeth Cripps

Narrated by: Lucinda Roberts

Length: 4 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

Bloomsbury presents What Climate Justice Means And Why We Should Care by Elizabeth Cripps, read by Lucinda Roberts.

We owe it to our fellow humans – and other species – to save them from the catastrophic harm caused by climate change.

Philosopher Elizabeth Cripps approaches climate justice not just as an abstract idea but as something that should... Read more

Against the Tide

By: Roger Scruton

Narrated by: Kris Dyer

Length: 7 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

Bloomsbury presents Against the Tide by Roger Scruton and Mark Dooley, read by Kris Dyer.

'His moral courage shines through from the start.' – Sunday Telegraph

The definitive edition of the late Sir Roger Scruton's philosophical and political essays and reviews, now collected in one volume.

The philosopher Roger Scruton was the leading conservative... Read more

Dreams of a Spirit-Seer

By: Immanuel Kant

Narrated by: Peter Tucker

Length: 2 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

Analysis of the writings of Kant's contemporary, the spiritualist religious philosopher Swedenborg, whose ideas still have a following in present times. Read more

Las Puertas de la Percepción

By: Aldous Huxley

Narrated by: Ezequiel Romero

Length: 4 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

"Audiolibro producido con sonido 3D. El mismo esta diseñado para ser escuchado con auriculares. ""Las puertas de la percepción"" es un ensayo escrito por Aldous Huxley, publicado en 1954. En este trabajo, Huxley detalla sus experiencias al consumir la sustancia psicodélica mescalina. A lo largo del ensayo, reflexiona sobre la naturaleza de la... Read more

How to Think Like a Philosopher

By: Peter Cave

Narrated by: Ben Onwukwe

Length: 11 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

Bloomsbury presents How to Think Like a Philosopher by Peter Cave, read by Ben Onwukwe.

In showing how the great philosophers of human history lived and thought – and what they thought about – Peter Cave provides an accessible and enjoyable introduction to thinking philosophically and how it can change our everyday lives. With a lightness of... Read more

Das tibetische Buch vom Leben und vom Sterben

By: Sogyal Rinpoche

Narrated by: Jost Meyer

Length: 21 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Das tibetische Buch vom Leben und vom Sterben wird weithin als eine der vollständigsten und maßgeblichen Präsentationen des tibetischen Buddhismus betrachtet, die je geschrieben wurden. Es ist ein Leitfaden für Leben und Tod, eine Quelle der Inspiration aus dem Herzen der tibetischen Tradition. Es bietet eine klare und inspirierende Einleitung... Read more

Sobre a Ira

By: Sêneca

Narrated by: Mateus Prado

Length: 4 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

Uma das figuras mais expressivas do Estoicismo, Sêneca desenvolve, neste ensaio, uma profunda argumentação sobre os perigos de se deixar vencer por aquela que, segundo ele, é a mais repulsiva e selvagem de todas as paixões: a ira. Por meio de ricos exemplos e conselhos práticos, Sêneca defende a ideia de que a raiva é sempre prejudicial,... Read more

Meditações

By: Marco Aurélio

Narrated by: Mateus Prado

Length: 5 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

Uma das obras mais grandiosas da filosofia, “Meditações” reúne uma série de escritos pessoais de Marco Aurélio, o sábio imperador romano admirado pela dedicação e justiça que sustentou em meio às brutais guerras e calamidades desencadeadas em seu reinado. Valendo-se dos princípios morais do estoicismo, suas reflexões abrangem questões de... Read more