Philosophy audiobooks

Strategy Masters: The Prince, The Art of War, and The Gallic Wars

By: Niccolò Machiavelli, Sun Tzu & Julius Caesar

Narrated by: Seth Thompson & Robert Brinkman

Length: 28 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

Learn from the best military strategists of history how best to fight your battles in Strategy Masters. This collection includes three major military and political strategy texts: The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli, The Art of War by Sun Tzu, and The Gallic Wars by Julius Caesar. These three books, though written specifically about military and... Read more

How to Live Better: Using Modern Science to Cultivate Ancient Virtues

By: Everett Worthington

Narrated by: Everett Worthington

Length: 6 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Join Everett Worthington, world-leading social scientist and acclaimed clinical counselor, to learn how to live according to your values through the power of social psychology.  Cultivate humility, compassion, and gratitude in your daily life.  
 
For centuries, religion and philosophy have recommended ways to live life more virtuously, and... Read more

Philosophy 101: How to Think Big

By: Kevin Corcoran

Narrated by: Kevin Corcoran

Length: 6 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

Ask civilization’s most provocative questions. Meet its greatest minds. Learn from one of philosophy’s best professors. If you could travel back in time and take one college course now, this would be it.
 
With a goal of expanding the minds of lifelong learners, celebrated philosophy professor Kevin Corcoran engages thinkers from Descartes to... Read more

Buddhism 101: How to Walk Easily Over Rough Ground

By: Douglas A. Gentile

Length: TBA

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Explore the transformative power of Buddhist philosophy with Dr. Douglas Gentile, renowned psychologist, celebrated professor, and Zen Buddhist monk.
 
Buddhism is a philosophy and set of practices designed to help us achieve inner peace and balance. It is a practical approach to working with our own habits of mind. Nonetheless, many of its core... Read more

Fired Up: The Psychology of Aggression and the Practice of Self-Control

By: Nathan DeWall

Length: 6 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

Award-winning psychology professor and leading textbook author Nathan DeWall has been called “one of the most influential psychological science leaders of his generation.” Now, you can join him in a fascinating audio course that helps answer the question, “Why do people behave aggressively?”
 
Aggression is one of the most troubling facets of... Read more

Consciousness: Science and Mystery of Our Identity

By: Robert Lawrence Kuhn

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In this provocative series, you’ll hear from luminaries such as Jaron Lanier, the computer scientist who popularized the term “virtual reality”; David Chalmers, whose 1996 book The Conscious Mind is widely considered an essential work on consciousness and the mind-body problem; the Venerable Dr. Yifa, a religious studies scholar and Buddhist... Read more

Mind, Brain, Behavior: An Audio Course on Consciousness

By: Kevin Corcoran

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Named one of America's top 300 professors by Princeton Review, Kevin Corcoran is an expert on consciousness and the philosophy of the mind. Translating complex topics into 12 accessible audio lectures, he’ll help you unlock the secrets of the human brain.Our world teems with the unexpected: marsupial wolves, carnivorous plants, flocks of... Read more

Thomas Merton on Franz Kafka

By: Thomas Merton

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What is the function of the contemplative in the modern world?

This question lies at the root of Thomas Merton’s extended contemplation of Franz Kafka’s dystopian novel, The Castle. A hugely influential writer from the 20th century, Kafka (1883 - 1924) was a German-speaking Jew born in Prague. His fiction - especially his 1915 novella The... Read more

Thomas Merton on Augustine, Jerome, and Ambrose: Philosophy of the Great Latin Fathers

By: Thomas Merton

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Renew your faith as you learn about the founding fathers of Christian theology with Thomas Merton.

Three men laid the groundwork for Christianity’s philosophy, theology, and learning. Seventeen centuries later, a spiritual visionary taught gripping classes on these Church Fathers.

Why study the foundational texts of Christian thought? Merton... Read more

Your Astonishing Brain

By: Robert Lawrence Kuhn

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Everything we know and do - all the depth of thought, all the range of emotion, all the fullness of human achievement - springs from the brains in our heads. But how exactly does your brain work? And how much can science discover about its processes?

In three exciting episodes, your host, Dr. Robert Lawrence Kuhn, welcomes 14 guest experts to... Read more

Practicing Forgiveness: How to Forgive, Reconcile, and Restore Relationships

By: Everett Worthington

Narrated by: Everett Worthington

Length: 6 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

Perhaps the world’s leading expert on forgiveness research, Everett Worthington distills decades of wisdom into 15 life-changing lectures.

The author or editor of more than 38 books on marriage, family, and forgiveness, Prof. Worthington received the Humanitarian Award from the Association for Spiritual, Ethical, and Religious Values in... Read more

What’s New with Atheism? The Thoughtful Person’s Guide to Understanding Non-Belief

By: Robert Lawrence Kuhn

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Have you ever wondered what’s “new” about New Atheism?

Coined in 2006, the term New Atheism has been used to describe the shared sentiments of prominent 21st-century atheists - perhaps most notably the “Four Horsemen” and talk-show host Bill Maher. In popular perception, the term has also garnered a negative connotation - implying hostility... Read more

Does Evil Disprove God?

By: Robert Lawrence Kuhn

Length: 1 hour 21 minutes

Abridged: No

How do you know whether there is a God?

Whether you’re a believer or nonbeliever, you’ve undoubtedly struggled to understand the existence of evil in our world. Now, in light of huge strides in psychology and neuroscience, this compelling series invites you to reconsider the problem of evil with today’s leading minds.

In simplest terms, the... Read more

Does God Exist?

By: Robert Lawrence Kuhn

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Does God exist? How do you justify your belief or unbelief to others? A delicate matter, you rarely have the occasion to fully explore these questions in daily life. Now, this special series invites you to join some of the world’s leading thinkers in the serious civil conversation you crave.

Daring to ask the big questions, your host, Dr.... Read more

Is There Life After Death?

By: Robert Lawrence Kuhn

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What happens when we die? There is no bigger question, and no shortage of potential answers.

In this series of three episodes, your host, Dr. Robert Lawrence Kuhn, holds sixteen engaging interviews with an eclectic lineup of experts.

As you listen to these discussions about the possibility of eternal life, you will probe fascinating questions.... Read more

Is Our Will Truly Free?

By: Robert Lawrence Kuhn

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Acclaimed brain scientist and host Robert Kuhn invites you to join world-leading philosophers and scientists: Christof Koch, Chief Scientist of the Allen Brain Institute, Ned Block of NYU, Peter van Inwagen of Notre Dame, and Daniel Clement Dennett III of Tufts, and many more. In this series, you’ll explore one of humanity’s most profound... Read more

Can Brain Explain Mind?

By: Robert Lawrence Kuhn

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Can our physical brains fully explain the phenomenon of our minds?

The same question that Descartes pondered in the 17th century continues to fascinate philosophers, theologians, and scientists in the 21st. Now, in this engaging three-part series, your host, Dr. Robert Lawrence Kuhn, conducts wide-ranging interviews with 13 leading experts... Read more

The Psychology of Good and Evil: Understanding Extraordinary Behavior from Altruism to Atrocities

By: Catherine Sanderson

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Have you met a true hero? We’ve all read about truly bad people. Why do some people do good while others choose evil? Are we responsible for our actions? What impact do genetics and upbringing have on moral choices? What does science show us about altruism, prejudice, authority, and group influence?

You will explore these and many other... Read more

Bernard Lonergan: Christianity’s Response to a Secular Age

By: Gordon A. Rixon

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Few Christian thinkers have brought such an array of intellectual, scientific, spiritual, and religious resources to bear on faith and society as Bernard Lonergan (1904-1984). A Jesuit philosopher and theologian, Lonergan worked to integrate faith with the promotion of justice.

Taught by one of the world’s leading experts on Lonergan, this... Read more

Patristics: Explore the Timeless Wisdom of the Church Fathers

By: David Meconi

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Oxford-trained professor Fr. David Meconi transports you to the world of the early Christians, where you will meet the great theologians who indelibly shaped Christianity. 

Join Fr. David Meconi, multiple award-winning professor and Oxford-educated theologian on a journey through the most formative years of Christianity. 

Through 10 erudite and... Read more

Nature, Goodness, and God: The History of Natural Law Theory

By: Cary Nederman

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

How do we discern good and evil, just and unjust, virtue and vice? What role does reason play in morality?

With roots in Greco-Roman antiquity, natural law—the idea that human nature is guided by certain universal principles—has been a cornerstone of Western moral and political thought for centuries. Over the course of 12 lectures, award-winning... Read more

Finding Meaning in Life: God, Philosophy and the Quest for Purpose

By: Tim Mawson

Length: 4 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

In this tour de force, the University of Oxford’s Dr. Tim Mawson turns a thoughtful eye to the questions about existence you have undoubtedly asked yourself.

An expert on the philosophy of religion, Dr. Mawson combines wit with masterful scholarship to explain deep philosophical topics in an easy-to-understand yet erudite manner. In 12... Read more

Aristotle: Your Guide to Citizen Virtue

By: Cary Nederman

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

How can Aristotle help you become a better person? In this course by award-winning teacher and leading Aristotle expert Prof. Cary J. Nederman (Ph.D., York University), you will become a more ethical person as you explore Aristotelian thought.

The word “politics” is an often-controversial term in our day, conjuring associations with partisanship... Read more

Atheism: A Christian's Guide to Understanding Unbelief

By: Joseph J. Godfrey

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How can a Christian understand unbelief? Answer your biggest questions about atheism with this thoughtful and balanced course.
 
For much of Western history, belief in God seemed universal. As society has grown more secular, however, people have increasingly expressed disbelief in God. Today, a quarter of Americans are religiously unaffiliated,... Read more