Philosophy audiobooks

Some Practical Miracles

By: Judith Skutch, Robert Skutch & Gerald G. Jampolsky

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 1 hour 43 minutes

Abridged: No

Judith Skutch, Director of the Foundation for Inner Peace, Robert Skutch, and psychiatrist Gerald Jampolsky, M.D. look at practical applications emerging from the remarkable book A Course in Miracles and its teachings. This is a dynamic, graceful and glorious exploration of unchanging spiritual values. Read more

The Philosophy Of Wildness

By: Paul Shepard

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Shepard intimates that, In contrast to the modern technological world, wildness is part of our heritage. Even though suppressed, its lure is constant. He spent a lifetime exploring the wonders of the wild. He reveals the dangers of domesticating animals. He tells some great stories about bears and encourages us to recognize our kinship with all... Read more

The Passion of Grace

By: Bernadette Roberts

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 58 minutes

Abridged: No

After spending nine years in a Catholic convent, Bernadette Roberts went on to earn degrees in philosophy and education, start a Montessori school, and raise four children. Here she shares the nature of self and its relationship with God, the action of grace in our lives, the spiritual value of suffering, the meaning of the Virgin Mary, the... Read more

The Tender Beauty Of Aging

By: Alice Matzkin & Richard Matzkin

Narrated by: Justine Willis Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Alice and Richard Matzkin are artists whose work truly is an expression of their lives. Most recently they’ve been applying their gifts to express the beauty—yes, the beauty—of aging, and they do it with the tenderness they’ve learned in their twenty-seven years of loving each other. Read more

Ensuring Your Well-Being

By: Robert J. Wicks, Ph.D.

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

In working with people in the helping professions who are most in danger of burnout or traumatic stress, Wicks has made many discoveries on how we can live our fleeting days with meaning, peace, compassion, and contentment. His reflections include many unforgettable stories that will live in your heart for years to come. Read more

Living Into Our Greater Potential

By: Thomas Huebl

Narrated by: T. Glen Sebera

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Huebl describes two competencies that can improve the art of living. The first one is silence so we may know ourselves more intimately. The second one is movement: voluntarily letting go of the old version of ourselves and moving with the ever changing flow of life. This leads to a highly innovative and creative life. Read more

We Are Not Who We “Think” We Are

By: Kate Gustin, Ph.D.

Narrated by: Justine Willis Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Gustin explores how we create our personal myths. This begins when, as toddlers, we start to use language. Our thoughts do a great job of defining us as a discrete individual with a particular narrative about who we think we are but this can contribute to a negative self-concept. She emphasizes the concept of “selfing” as an on-going process... Read more

Two Cultural Cycles: Logos and Mythos

By: Joe McHugh

Narrated by: Justine Willis Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Culture has two dominant ways of knowing: Mythos and Logos. Human civilization has moved through many eras where one or the other has dominated its thinking. It’s important to have a balance of both and to recognize and understand the strengths and weaknesses of each. McHugh is the author of Slaying the Gorgon: The Rise of the Storytelling... Read more

Thoughts To Get You Through The Night

By: Phil Cousineau

Narrated by: Justine Willis Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Cousineau tantalizes us with his understanding of how night is a powerful companion for creativity. The quiet rhythm of the night is a holy experience of soul. He describes how language and culture arose around the fires of our ancestors talking into the night. By sharing stories and poems he takes us from the contemplative, starry night to the... Read more

The Search For Wisdom

By: Jacob Needleman, Ph.D.

Narrated by: Phil Cousineau

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Philosopher Needleman eloquently shares with us how the ability to focus our attention is an energy that is uniquely human. He astounds us with ideas of what love is and how it may be sustained. Further, he talks about time and the two fundamental natures of humankind, the external nature and the divine nature. All this and more is covered in... Read more

Mindfulness in the Marketplace

By: Marc Lesser

Narrated by: Justine Willis Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Mindfulness is not about holding the busy world at bay, it’s to cultivate a more alive, responsive, effective and warm-hearted way of being within the world as it already exists and within a life you already live. This deep dialogue explores how to find composure right in the midst of the storm and ways to integrate mindfulness into our daily life. Read more

Being Claimed by a Myth

By: Martin Shaw

Narrated by: Justine Willis Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Here we climb the attic steps and kneel before an old trunk, lift the lid and allow ancient tales to rush out and pierce our hearts and souls with their wisdom. Our guide in this quest is Martin Shaw who invites us to look at folktales not as therapy, not as giving advice but as tributaries that lead us to the bigger river of essential truths... Read more

Re-Creating the World

By: Michael Meade

Narrated by: Justine Willis Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Even though it may seem like the end of things, Meade reminds us there are always beginnings embedded in the endings. He takes us on a mythological journey that tips the world towards renewal and says, “Why not find our own thread even in the midst of uncertainty and pain and learn how to weave and create?” Read more

The Book Of Enoch

By: Unknown

Narrated by: Geoffrey Giuliano & The Bell

Length: 4 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

The Book of Enoch, an ancient text attributed to the biblical figure Enoch, unveils a captivating narrative that transcends traditional religious boundaries. This enigmatic work, also known as 1 Enoch, delves into realms seldom explored in mainstream religious texts. Comprising various sections, the Book of Enoch offers a vivid portrayal of... Read more

3500 ultimes citaten

By: Multiple Authors

Narrated by: Rosanne Laut

Length: 15 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

Vind je het leuk om auteurs te ontdekken door middel van hun eigen woorden, en om op de meest efficiënte manier in de kern van hun ideeën te komen? Hier is een selectie van citaten van de grootste denkers die ooit op aarde hebben gelopen: Einstein, Platon, Spinoza, Schopenhauer, Dostoievski, Cicero, Confucius, Socrate, Nietzsche, Kant, Bouddha,... Read more

21 METAPHYSICAL SECRETS

By: Urban Dawson

Narrated by: Evan Brown

Length: 1 hour 10 minutes

Abridged: No

Discover The 21 Metaphysical Secrets: Use The Law of Attraction And Manifestation. Are you an unorthodox thinker who prefers to forge his way rather than mindlessly following others?Do you want to constantly better yourself?Are you looking for solutions to life's most important questions? If you can relate to those questions, you should buy this... Read more

Platon: Die große Hörbuch Box

By: Platon

Narrated by: Sven Görtz

Length: 7 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

Platon war Sokrates' Schüler, und als solcher wohl sein größter Fan. Platon seinerseits war der Lehrer von Aristoteles und wohl einer der größten Geisteswissenschaftler aller Zeiten. In dieser Hörbuch-Box sind versammelt: 1. Die Apologie des Sokrates: Die Verteidigungsrede des Sokrates gegen seine Ankläger, die ihm unterstellten, er habe die... Read more

Sand and Foam

By: Kahlil Gibran

Narrated by: Peter Coates

Length: 58 minutes

Abridged: No

Kahlil Gibran is the third best-selling poet of all time, behind Shakespeare and Lao-Tzu. Sand and Foam is a book of aphorisms, poems, and parables by the author of "The Prophet" - a philosopher at his window commenting on the scene passing below. In the Arab world, Gibran is regarded as a literary and political rebel. His romantic style was at... Read more

Philosophie einer radikalen Mitte - lit.COLOGNE live (Ungekürzt)

By: Markus Gabriel & Gert Scobel

Narrated by: Markus Gabriel & Gert Scobel

Length: 1 hour 4 minutes

Abridged: No

Ein gutes Leben, das Richtige tun: Wie kann das gelingen? Gert Scobel und Markus Gabriel entwerfen eine neue Ethik, auf die wir - als Einzelne, als Gesellschaft und als Staat - unser Handeln auch in Krisenzeiten aufbauen können. "Zwischen Gut und Böse" gibt es unzählige Möglichkeiten. Anknüpfend an Traditionen der positiven Lebenspraxis und an... Read more

Popular Works Volume 1

By: Johann Gottlieb Fitche

Narrated by: Jonathan Booth

Length: 11 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

History placed Johann Gottlieb Fichte (1762-1814) between two giants of German philosophy – Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) and Georg Hegel (1770-1831) – so it was not surprising that his light may have dimmed as the 19th century developed. It didn’t help that he also was regarded as one of the proponents of German nationalism, a legacy that spilled... Read more

The Buddha's Teachings As Philosophy

By: Mark Siderits

Narrated by: Andrew Wincott

Length: 7 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

Mark Siderits's The Buddha’s Teachings As Philosophy explores three different systems of thought that arose from core claims of the Buddha. By detailing and critically examining key arguments made by the Buddha and developed by later Buddhist philosophers, Siderits investigates the Buddha's teachings as philosophy: a set of claims—in this case,... Read more

Parts of the Whole

By: David Bohm, Ph.D.

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 53 minutes

Abridged: No

Theoretical physicist Bohm developed a theory of quantum physics that addresses both matter and consciousness as an unbroken whole. The late Bohm’s concept of “implicate order” provides a basis for bridging science to the realm of spirit. For two decades, he explored this possibility with religious philosopher J. Krishnamurti. Read more

Science Set Free

By: Rupert Sheldrake, Ph.D.

Narrated by: Daniel Drasin

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

British biologist Rupert Sheldrake asks questions that most scientists haven't thought of or have been discouraged from asking. He is best known for his morphic field theory, which explores aspects of reality that are unexplained in terms of current physics. In this talk, he proposes setting science free from its most constricting dogmas and... Read more

The Dignity Movement, Robots, and the Importance of Asking Good Questions

By: Robert Fuller, Ph.D

Narrated by: Justine Willis Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

What is of utmost importance to Fuller are the questions we bring to our life process. He says, “Once you’ve formed a question, it almost guarantees you will find the answer.” In this far-ranging conversation, he shares some provocative thoughts on the coming inevitability of robots becoming a more dominant species than homo sapiens and why we... Read more