Philosophy audiobooks

Rethink

By: Steven Poole

Narrated by: Simon Mattacks

Length: 10 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

A brilliant and groundbreaking argument that innovation and progress are often achieved by revisiting and retooling ideas from the past rather than starting from scratch—from The Guardian columnist and contributor to The Atlantic.Innovation is not always as innovative as it may seem. This is the story of how old ideas that were mocked or ignored... Read more

The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down

By: Haemin Sunim

Narrated by: Sean Pratt

Length: 2 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

“Is it the world that’s busy, or is it my mind?”The world moves fast, but that doesn’t mean we have to. In this bestselling mindfulness guide—it has sold more than three million copies in Korea, where it was a #1 bestseller for forty-one weeks and received multiple Best Book of the Year awards—Haemin Sunim (which means “spontaneous wisdom”), a... Read more

The Ruler's Guide

By: Chinghua Tang

Narrated by: Raymond J. Lee

Length: 3 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

In the classic tradition of Sun Tzu’s The Art of War, here for the first time in English is the timeless wisdom of China’s greatest emperor Tang Taizong (598–649 AD), which is still being studied more than 1,300 years later as an invaluable guide to leading and managing.

Tang Taizong is arguably the greatest Emperor in Chinese history. In Asia,... Read more

From Bacteria to Bach and Back

By: Daniel C. Dennett

Narrated by: Tom Perkins

Length: 15 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

What is human consciousness and how is it possible? This question fascinates thinking people from poets and painters to physicists, psychologists, and philosophers. From Bacteria to Bach and Back is Daniel C. Dennett's brilliant answer, extending perspectives from his earlier work in surprising directions, exploring the deep interactions of... Read more

The World as Will And Idea

By: Arthur Schopenhauer

Narrated by: Leighton Pugh

Length: 20 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

Schopenhauer was just 30 when his magnum opus, Die Welt als Wille und Vorstellung, a work of considerable learning and innovation of thought, first appeared in 1818.

Much to his chagrin and puzzlement (so convinced was he of its merits), it didn't have an immediate effect on European philosophy, views and culture. It was only decades later that... Read more

Creating Freedom

By: Raoul Martinez

Narrated by: Steve West

Length: 17 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

A manifesto for deep and radical change, Creating Freedom explores the limits placed on freedom by human nature and society. It explodes myths, calling for a profound transformation in the way we think about democracy, equality, and our own identities.Free markets, free elections, free media, free thought, free speech, free will—the language of... Read more

The Book That Changed America

By: Randall Fuller

Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki

Length: 9 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

A compelling portrait of a unique moment in American history when the ideas of Charles Darwin reshaped American notions about nature, religion, science and race

“A lively and informative history.” – The New York Times Book Review

Throughout its history America has been torn in two by debates over ideals and beliefs.  Randall Fuller takes us back... Read more

The Genius of Judaism

By: Bernard-Henri Lévy

Narrated by: Mark Bramhall

Length: 9 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

From world-renowned public intellectual Bernard-Henri Lévy comes an incisive and provocative look at the heart of Judaism.

“A smart, revealing, and essential book for our times.”—The Washington Post

For more than four decades, Bernard-Henri Lévy has been a singular figure on the world stage—one of the great moral voices of our time. Now Europe's... Read more

The Power of Meaning

By: Emily Esfahani Smith

Narrated by: Mozhan Marnò

Length: 7 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

In a culture obsessed with happiness, this wise, stirring book points the way toward a richer, more satisfying life.

Too many of us believe that the search for meaning is an esoteric pursuit—that you have to travel to a distant monastery or page through dusty volumes to discover life’s secrets. The truth is, there are untapped sources of meaning... Read more

The Praise of Folly/Against War

By: Desiderius Erasmus

Narrated by: Georgina Sutton & Leighton Pugh

Length: 6 hours

Abridged: No

Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam (1466-1536) was known as Prince of the Humanists - though a theologian, a Catholic priest and the leading European scholar of his time. A close friend of Sir Thomas More, Erasmus' writings had a strong influence on the growing movement for change in Christian Europe, both Lutheran and the Counter-Reformation.... Read more

Nätokraterna

By: Alexander Bard & Jan Söderqvist

Narrated by: Emil Rehnström

Length: 10 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

På vilka sätt har internets framfart påverkat samhälle och maktstrukturer? Hur förändras människans levnadsvillkor och världsbild i samband med de nya förutsättningar som digitaliseringen för med sig? Den digitala revolutionen är i många avseenden ett faktum som fört med sig oanade konsekvenser för det samhälle vi en gång kände till. I boken... Read more

Synteism - att skapa gud i internetåldern

By: Alexander Bard & Jan Söderqvist

Narrated by: Emil Rehnström

Length: 18 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

Kan individualismen beskrivas som en religion? Och är vår verklighet fysisk eller virtuell? Synteism är ett internationellt fenomen och en växande rörelse som bygger på övertygelsen om att motsatsparet teism och ateism är en förlegad konstruktion och att människor tack vare den nya teknologin står inför en unik möjlighet att skapa en ny sorts... Read more

Det globala imperiet

By: Alexander Bard & Jan Söderqvist

Narrated by: Emil Rehnström

Length: 17 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

Hur ser nätokraternas världsbild ut och hur skiljer den sig från övriga ideologier genom historien? Vad är världsstaten och är det den utopi som den sägs vara? Under det sena 1990-talet började socialteoretikerna Alexander Bard och Jan Söderqvist arbeta fram en radikalt ny teori: Nätokratihypotesen. Men vad innebär det egentligen att vara en... Read more

Manalive

By: G.K. Chesterton

Narrated by: Ray Clare

Length: 6 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

"I am going to hold a pistol to the head of the Modern Man. But I shall not use it to kill him – only to bring him to life." Innocent Smith, an "allegorical practical joker", turns everything upside down with his arrival at Beacon House, a London Boarding establishment. His passion and liveliness brightens up the place immediately, but at the... Read more

Kroppsmaskinerna

By: Alexander Bard & Jan Söderqvist

Narrated by: Emil Rehnström

Length: 11 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Vad betyder det att vara människa i en interaktiv värld? Och hur skiljer sig denna idé från alla tidigare idéer om den mänskliga existensen? I boken "Kroppsmaskinerna" diskuterar socialteoretikerna Alexander Bard och Jan Söderqvist den eviga frågan: vad är människan egentligen? Författarna går också igenom vad en hjärna är, och hur den har... Read more

400 citations de la philosophie moderne

By: Spinoza, Rousseau, Voltaire & Machiavel

Narrated by: Nicolas Justamon & Patrick Blandin

Length: 1 hour 44 minutes

Abridged: No

La philosophie moderne est un courant de pensée qui inclut une partie de la Renaissance, le XVIIe siècle, et le siècle des Lumières. Amorcée par la Renaissance italienne et héritière de la pensée antique, elle en constitue un dépassement lié à l'essor de la pensée scientifique, et qui constitue les fondements de la philosophie occidentale.... Read more

200 citations des philosophes stoïciens

By: Sénèque & Marc-Aurèle

Narrated by: Patrick Blandi & Nicolas Planchais

Length: 29 minutes

Abridged: No

La pensée stoïcienne est avant tout une médecine de l'âme. Toute entière tendue vers l'application pratique, c'est un véritable manuel de vie, qui nous donne les clefs pour nous détacher de la souffrance quotidienne et nous approcher de la sagesse d'une vie vertueuse. Les écrits stoïques sont parvenus jusqu'à nous sous forme de fragments, qui... Read more

Initiation into philosophy

By: J.M. Gardner

Narrated by: Katie Haigh

Length: 19 minutes

Abridged: No

Are you fed up with being tired all day long and then wondering why it's still so hard to fall asleep? These relaxation exercices are specially designed to help you overcome insomnia by teaching you to unwind your mind and guiding you into a state of deep relaxation. Use these relaxation exercices to break free from a stressful life and get all... Read more

Learn strategy with Napoleon, Sun Tzu and Machiavelli

By: Napoleon, Sun Tzu & Machiavelli

Narrated by: Katie Haigh & Paul Spera

Length: 1 hour 18 minutes

Abridged: No

The concept of mindfulness has been an essential part of life in Oriental societies for centuries. It is a fundamental key to awakening and living one's own life in full conscience, as opposed to the pointless suffering one can experience through the hectic pace of Western ways of life. This series of mindfulness exercices will introduce you to... Read more

600 quotes of Ancient Philosophy: Confucius, Epictetus, Marcus Aurelius, Plato, Socrates, Aristotle

By: Confucius, Epictetus, Marcus Aurelius & Plato

Narrated by: Katie Haigh & Paul Spera

Length: 2 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

Rejection and failure are unavoidable parts of living. Being unable to cope with them in a relaxed and efficient way prevents achievements by leading you into withdrawal. True success comes from being consciously prepared for failure and being able to deal with it when it inevitably comes, so that it becomes possible to try and push towards... Read more

300 quotes of Renaissance Philosophy: Montaigne, Bacon & Machiavelli

By: Montaigne, Bacon & Machiavelli

Narrated by: Katie Haigh

Length: 1 hour 21 minutes

Abridged: No

A guided meditation to relieve the pain of a headache in a natural and effective way. Guided meditation has been scientifically proven to help alleviate pain and improve chronic conditions for years. Headache relief is one of the most efficient applications of guided meditation and visualization; this exercice will relieve pain and teach you to... Read more

400 quotes of Modern Philosophy: Nietzsche, Kant, Kierkegaard & Schopenhauer

By: Nietzsche, Kant, Kierkegaard & Schopenhauer

Narrated by: Katie Haigh

Length: 2 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

Anxiety takes a heavy toll; the lack of adequate support and techniques can make recovery longer than necessary. These relaxation exercices will teach you proven and efficient methods to relieve anxiety, ward off panic attacks or alleviate chronic stress. This guided practice provides you with techniques you can come back to whenever you feel... Read more

Learn strength with Existential philosophers: Nietzsche & Kierkegaard

By: Nietzsche & Kierkegaard

Narrated by: Katie Haigh

Length: 59 minutes

Abridged: No

Procrastination leads to feelings of guilt, the stress of missing deadlines and general anxiety. It has no connection whatsoever with laziness, but the accusation can lead sufferers to higher levels of tension; yet, procrastination is a direct consequence of difficulties in managing environmental pressure. To overcome procrastination, one has to... Read more

200 quotes of Idealist philosophers: Kant & Schopenhauer

By: Kant & Schopenhauer

Narrated by: Katie Haigh

Length: 1 hour 4 minutes

Abridged: No

Poorly managed tension can lead to self-harm as an addictive and destructive way of taking control of anxiety. It has to be adressed as soon as possible with proven and effective tools. This series of exercices has been designed to provide you with simple and powerful techniques to get rid of tension before it escalates into self-harm, to build... Read more