Philosophy audiobooks

Thinking the Twentieth Century

By: Tony Judt

Narrated by: Geoffrey Howard

Length: 15 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

An unprecedented and original history of intellectual life throughout the past centuryThinking the Twentieth Century is the final book of unparalleled historian and indomitable public critic Tony Judt. Where Judt’s masterpiece Postwar redefined the history of modern Europe by uniting the stories of its eastern and western halves, Thinking the... Read more

Essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson

By: Ralph Waldo Emerson

Narrated by: Jeff Riggenbach

Length: 14 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

Here in one volume are both the Essays: First Series and Essays: Second Series from one of the most influential philosophers in American history.Although Ralph Waldo Emerson, perhaps America’s most famous philosopher, did not wish to be referred to as a transcendentalist, he is nevertheless considered the founder of this major movement of... Read more

El Arte de la Guerra

By: Sun Tzu

Narrated by: Gary Dikeos

Length: 1 hour 54 minutes

Abridged: No

El Arte de la Guerra es el mejor libro de estrategia de todos los tiempos. Inspiró a Napoleón, Maquiavelo, Mao Tse Tung, y muchas más figuras históricas. Este libro de dos mil quinientos años de antigüedad es uno de los más importantes textos clásicos Chinos, en el que, a pesar del tiempo transcurrido, ninguna de sus máximas ha quedado... Read more

The Undivided Past

By: David Cannadine

Narrated by: Gildart Jackson

Length: 12 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

From one of our most acclaimed historians comes an account of human solidarity throughout the ages, provocatively arguing against the received wisdom that history is best understood as a chronicle of groups in conflict.Investigating the six most pervasive categories of human difference—religion, nation, class, gender, race, and... Read more

As a Man Thinketh

By: James Allen

Narrated by: Anthony Rogers

Length: 2 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

One of the greatest and best-selling self-improvement books ever written is now available on audio! For anyone who wants an enriched life and a more meaningful existence, this is a must-listen. James Allen's teachings make absolute sense: "A man is literally what he thinks, his character being the complete sum of all his thoughts." Now you can... Read more

Mastery of Self

By: Frank Channing Haddock

Narrated by: Anthony Rogers

Length: 3 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

This audio version of Frank Channing Haddock's Mastery of Self explains the importance of personal magnetism in your daily life and how it is a crucial ingredient on your journey to personal success. Haddock lays out a clear path on how to use this magnetism and how to cultivate his instructions in everything you do and want to achieve. Follow... Read more

Two Birds in a Tree

By: Ram Nidumolu

Narrated by: Jim Manchester

Length: 6 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

Looking back to the ancient knowledge of the Indian scripture, the Upanishads, Ram Nidumolu finds the core philosophy of sustainable leadership that's needed today. In this remarkable book, he uses a powerful parable from these scriptures to create a business vision that our world desperately needs."There are two birds, two sweet friends, who... Read more

How Adam Smith Can Change Your Life

By: Russ Roberts

Narrated by: Don Hagen

Length: 5 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

A forgotten book by one of history's greatest thinkers reveals the surprising connections between happiness, virtue, fame, and fortune.

Adam Smith may have become the patron saint of capitalism after he penned his most famous work, The Wealth of Nations. But few people know that when it came to the behavior of individuals—the way we perceive... Read more

Mastery of Life

By: Ralph Waldo Emerson

Narrated by: Mitch Horowitz

Length: 4 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

The great writings of American transcendentalist philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) are not some distant ponderings on life – they are works of the highest practicality, intended to supply guidance and daily help. Emerson’s ideas arose from his simple observations of human existence, with all its pitfalls and possibilities. Reading and... Read more

The Allure of Gentleness

By: Dallas Willard

Narrated by: Alan Winter & Eileen Stevens

Length: 5 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

The revered Christian author whose bestselling classics include The Divine Conspiracy and The Spirit of the Disciplines provides a new model for how we can present the Christian faith to others.When Christians share their faith, they often appeal to reason, logic, and the truth of doctrine. But these tactics often are not effective. A better... Read more

Silence

By: Thich Nhat Hanh

Narrated by: Dan Woren

Length: 3 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

The Zen master and one of the world's most beloved teachers returns with a concise, practical guide to understanding and developing our most powerful inner resource—silence—to help us find happiness, purpose, and peace.Many people embark on a seemingly futile search for happiness, running as if there is somewhere else to get to, when the world... Read more

The Age of Reason Begins

By: Will Durant & Ariel Durant

Narrated by: Grover Gardner

Length: 34 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

This seventh volume of Will and Ariel Durant's renowned Story of Civilization chronicles the history of European civilization from 1558 to 1648.The Age of Reason Begins brings together a fascinating network of stories in the discussion of the bumpy road toward the Enlightenment. This is the age of great monarchs and greater artists—on the one... Read more

Fallen Leaves

By: Will Durant

Narrated by: Grover Gardner

Length: 5 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

The final and most personal work from Pulitzer Prize–winning author and historian Will Durant—discovered thirty-two years after his death—is a message of insight for everyone who has sought meaning in life or the council of a wise friend in navigating life's journey.From 1968 to 1978, Will Durant made four public allusions to the existence of... Read more

If I Had Lunch with C. S. Lewis

By: Alister McGrath

Narrated by: Ralph Lister

Length: 4 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Have you ever wondered… whether God exists? whether life has meaning? whether pain and suffering have a purpose? This audio book is my invitation to sit down with C. S. Lewis and me to think about some of the persistent questions and dilemmas every person faces in life. We’ll explore Lewis’s thoughts on everything from friendships to heaven,... Read more

Altruism

By: Matthieu Ricard

Narrated by: Dan Woren

Length: 29 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

The author of the international bestseller Happiness makes a passionate case for altruism -- and why we need it now more than ever.

In Happiness, Matthieu Ricard demonstrated that true happiness is not tied to fleeting moments or sensations, but is an enduring state of soul rooted in mindfulness and compassion for others. Now he turns his lens... Read more

The World Beyond Your Head

By: Matthew B. Crawford

Narrated by: Robert Fass

Length: 9 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

In his bestselling book Shop Class as Soulcraft, Matthew B. Crawford explored the ethical and practical importance of manual competence, as expressed through mastery of our physical environment. In his brilliant follow-up, The World Beyond Your Head, Crawford investigates the challenge of mastering one's own mind.

We often complain about our... Read more

Dead White Guys

By: Matt Burriesci

Narrated by: Lloyd James

Length: 9 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

After his daughter was born prematurely in 2010, Matt Burriesci set out to write a book about thirty-two great books, from Plato to Karl Marx, and how their lessons have applied to his life. As someone who has spent a long and successful career advocating for great literature, Burriesci defends the great books in this series of tender and candid... Read more

The Age of Voltaire

By: Will Durant & Ariel Durant

Narrated by: Grover Gardner

Length: 42 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

The Age of Voltaire, the ninth volume of the Story of Civilization, is an in-depth examination of France and England in the first half of the eighteenth century. In this masterful work, listeners will encounter the English ideas that inspired the Enlightenment in France—skepticism, scientific experiment, constitutional government, "natural... Read more

Zen in the Martial Arts

By: Joe Hyams

Narrated by: Jim Meskimen

Length: 2 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

"A man who has attained mastery of an art reveals it in his every action."—Samurai maximUnder the guidance of such celebrated masters as Ed Parker and the immortal Bruce Lee, Joe Hyams vividly recounts his more than twenty-five years of experience in the martial arts. In his illuminating story, Hyams reveals to listeners how the daily... Read more

The Warrior Within

By: John Little

Narrated by: Feodor Chin

Length: 7 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

During his lifetime, legendary martial artist Bruce Lee formulated a complex personal philosophy—a synthesis of Eastern and Western ideals—that extolled the virtues of knowledge and total mastery of one's self. Most of his philosophical writings could be found only within the personal library of the Bruce Lee estate … until John Little was given... Read more

The Age of Louis XIV

By: Will Durant & Ariel Durant

Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki

Length: 36 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

The Age of Louis XIV is the biography of a period (1648–1715) that Spengler considered the apex of modern European civilization. "Some centuries hence," Frederick the Great correctly predicted to Voltaire, "they will translate the good authors of the age of Pericles and Augustus." Those authors are lovingly treated here: Pascal, Racine, and... Read more

How to Think Seriously about the Planet

By: Roger Scruton

Narrated by: Simon Prebble

Length: 10 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

The environment has long been the undisputed territory of the political Left, which casts international capitalism, consumerism, and the overexploitation of natural resources as the principle threats to the planet and sees top-down interventions as the most effective solution. In How to Think Seriously about the Planet, Roger Scruton rejects... Read more

How to Practice

By: His Holiness the Dalai Lama

Narrated by: Jeffrey Hopkins

Length: 5 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

As human beings, we all share the desire for happiness and meaning in our lives. According to His Holiness the Dalai Lama, the ability to find true fulfillment lies within each of us. In this very special book, the spiritual and temporal leader of Tibet, Nobel Prize winner, and bestselling author helps readers embark upon the path to... Read more

How Not to Be Wrong

By: Jordan Ellenberg

Narrated by: Jordan Ellenberg

Length: 13 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

The Freakonomics of math—a math-world superstar unveils the hidden beauty and logic of the world and puts its power in our hands

The math we learn in school can seem like a dull set of rules, laid down by the ancients and not to be questioned. In How Not to Be Wrong, Jordan Ellenberg shows us how terribly limiting this view is: Math isn’t... Read more