Philosophy audiobooks

Life Is Short

By: Dean Rickles

Narrated by: Simon Vance

Length: 2 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

Why life's shortness—more than anything else—is what makes it meaningful



Death might seem to render pointless all our attempts to create a meaningful life. Doesn't meaning require transcending death through an afterlife or in some other way? On the contrary, Dean Rickles argues, life without death would be like playing tennis without a net. Only... Read more

A Price in Pain, Suffering and Death

By: Pastor Philip

Narrated by: Pastor Philip

Length: 12 minutes

Abridged: No

So you see, you don't just come to God through the name of Jesus Christ; but you come to God through the wounds of Jesus, and through the beatings and death that He suffered. Read more

Sage Leadership

By: Thomas Cleary

Narrated by: David Shih

Length: 3 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

The subtle arts of management and leadership have been developed over thousands of years by the Chinese. The Book of Leadership and Strategy represents the Taoist culmination of this long tradition and is one of the most prestigious works of ancient Chinese thought. Collected here are insightful teachings on the challenges of leadership on all... Read more

Despre adevăr

By: George Orwell

Narrated by: Teodor Rusu

Length: 3 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

Volumul Despre adevăr reunește texte diverse ale lui George Orwell pe această temă, de la scurte eseuri la articole, de la piese memorialistice la fragmente relevante din romanele autorului. Orwell abordează subiecte ce merg de la onestitatea și moralitatea individuală pînă la libertatea de exprimare și propaganda politică. Gîndirea clară și... Read more

Despre libertate

By: George Orwell

Narrated by: Liviu Tănăsoiu

Length: 3 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

George Orwell se numără printre cei mai celebri scriitori şi analişti sociali. În scrierile sale a denunţat nedreptăţile îndurate de cei săraci, a atras atenţia cu privire la pericolele totalitarismului şi a apărat libertatea de expresie. Acest volum, în care sînt incluse atît fragmente din romane, cît şi din alte scrieri ale lui Orwell,... Read more

Gottes Plan für uns Menschen

By: Richard Schultz

Narrated by: Heiko Bräuning

Length: 8 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

Der Autor Richard Schultz kennt sich als Architekt bestens mit Plänen aus. Als engagierter Christ hat er entdeckt, dass es auch für und Menschen und für diese Welt einen Plan gibt. Gottes Plan für uns Menschen. In ausführlicher Beschäftigung mit der Bibel entdeckt er dort den Plan. Vor allem die Daniel-Apokalypse und die Johannes-Offenbarung... Read more

How to Say No

By: Diogenes

Narrated by: Liam Gerrard

Length: 2 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

The Cynics were ancient Greek philosophers who stood athwart the flood of society's material excess, unexamined conventions, and even norms of politeness and thundered "No!" Diogenes, the most famous Cynic, wasn't shy about literally extending his middle finger to the world. When asked why he was called Diogenes the Dog, he replied "because I... Read more

How to Grieve

By: Marcus Tullius Cicero

Narrated by: Gareth Richards

Length: 2 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

An engaging new translation of a timeless masterpiece about coping with the death of a loved one



In 45 BCE, the Roman statesman Cicero fell to pieces when his beloved daughter, Tullia, died from complications of childbirth. But from the depths of despair, Cicero fought his way back. In an effort to cope with his loss, he wrote a consolation... Read more

The Persuaders

By: Anand Giridharadas

Narrated by: Anand Giridharadas

Length: 12 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • An insider account of activists, politicians, educators, and everyday citizens working to change minds, bridge divisions, and fight for democracy—from disinformation fighters to a leader of Black Lives Matter to Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and more—by the best-selling author of Winners Take All and... Read more

The School of Life: An Emotional Education

By: The School of Life

Narrated by: Alain de Botton & Charlie Anson

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

How to live wisely and well in the twenty-first century-an introduction to the modern art of emotional intelligence. Emotional intelligence affects every aspect of the way we live, from romantic to professional relationships, from our inner resilience to our social success. It is arguably the single most important skill for surviving the... Read more

The Art of Transforming the Mind

By: B. Alan Wallace

Narrated by: Sean Runnette

Length: 10 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

Tibetan Buddhist practice isn't just sitting in silent meditation, it's developing fresh attitudes that align our minds with reality. Includes three new translations of Atisha's source material.



In this book, B. Alan Wallace explains a fundamental type of mental training that is designed to shift our attitudes so that our minds become pure... Read more

How to Have a Life

By: Seneca

Narrated by: Esther Wane

Length: 1 hour 26 minutes

Abridged: No

A vibrant new translation of Seneca's "On the Shortness of Life," a pointed reminder to make the most of our time



Who doesn't worry sometimes that smart phones, the Internet, and TV are robbing us of time and preventing us from having a life? How can we make the most of our time on earth? In the first century AD, the Stoic philosopher Seneca the... Read more

Six Principals of a Miracle II

By: Pastor Philip

Narrated by: Pastor Philip

Length: 9 minutes

Abridged: No

Life confronts everyone with things that allows them to practice the "Six Principals" mentioned in this message. Success in life is not only for the selected few, but for all who can implement the "Six Principals of a Miracle in their lives. Read more

A Confession

By: Leo Tolstoy

Narrated by: Malk Williams

Length: 2 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

A Confession - an essay by Leo Tolstoy on his religious thoughts - shows the great author in process of looking for answers to profound questions that trouble all who take them on: "What will come of my life?" and "What is the meaning of life?".
In the course of this essay, Tolstoy attempts to find answers to the greatest questions of philosophy... Read more

In Our Time: 25 Thinkers Who Shaped Modern Philosophy

By: Melvyn Bragg

Narrated by: Melvyn Bragg & Various

Length: 22 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

Melvyn Bragg and guests chart 500 years of Western philosophy through its most influential ideas and theorists

'Listen to this and you'll never regret it' The Independent

First aired in 1998, In Our Time has become one of Radio 4's most beloved and enduring shows, regularly attracting an audience of over 2 million. Each week, Melvyn Bragg... Read more

Leo Tolstoy: The Non-Fiction Collection

By: Leo Tolstoy

Narrated by: Malk Williams & Stéphane Cornicard

Length: 26 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

This audiobook includes unabridged recordings of Leo Tolstoy's 4 greatest works of non-fiction in one audiobook.
This audiobook is fully indexed. Once downloaded, each book and chapter will be listed so you can easily navigate to the individual section.
The essays included here are:
What is Art? - The works of Dante, Michelangelo, Shakespeare,... Read more

The Kingdom of God Is Within You

By: Leo Tolstoy

Narrated by: Malk Williams

Length: 14 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

Banned in Russia, Tolstoy's The Kingdom of God Is Within You was deemed a threat to church and state. The culmination of a lifetime's thought, it espouses a commitment to Jesus's message of turning the other cheek. In a bold and original treatise, Tolstoy shows his readers clearly why they must reject violence of any sort—even that sanctioned by... Read more

In Our Time: 25 Key Figures in Ancient History

By: Melvyn Bragg

Narrated by: Melvyn Bragg & Various

Length: 18 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss 25 major leaders, thinkers and writers of the classical world

'The best thing on Radio 4, possibly the best thing on the radio full stop'
The Spectator

In Our Time is one of BBC Radio's most successful and best-loved programmes, with a weekly listenership of over two million. Since 1998, it has 'transformed the... Read more

What is Art?

By: Leo Tolstoy

Narrated by: Malk Williams & Stéphane Cornicard

Length: 8 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

During the decades of his world fame as sage and preacher as well as author of War & Peace & Anna Karenina, Leo Tolstoy wrote prolifically in a series of essays and polemics on issues of morality, social justice & religion.
These culminated in What is Art?, published in 1898. Although Tolstoy perceived the question of art to be a... Read more

The Inevitable Revolution

By: Leo Tolstoy

Narrated by: Malk Williams

Length: 1 hour 7 minutes

Abridged: No

The Inevitable Revolution is an essay about abolishing the law of violence and replacing it with the law of love. It is a text on civil disobedience, pacifism, and anarchism, and it is Tolstoy's last non-fiction work detailing his final opinions on political, economic, and religious issues.
In it, he criticizes prisons, parliaments, wars,... Read more

Siempre en pie - Abridged

By: Pepe García

Narrated by: Frances Góngora

Length: 5 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: Yes

En este libro se desgranan y explican de forma clara y pragmática los principales pilares de esta filosofía milenaria y una serie de técnicas que te ayudarán a comprender y poner en práctica el estoicismo en la vida cotidiana. Navegando sus páginas encontrarás más de treinta ejercicios prácticos que tienen como objetivo ayudarte a llevar una... Read more

UnSexy Spirituality

By: Bhu Thaker

Narrated by: Soniya Mali

Length: 1 hour 14 minutes

Abridged: No

Over the last few years, I have spent considerable time deepening my spiritual quotient. It all started in 2013 when I took up Vipassana meditation and started practicing seriously, and later developed an interest in reciting certain mantras.​​I have titled it "UnSexy Spirituality". The reason for this title is pretty straightforward, I am... 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

Myśli nieupaństwowione

By: Magda Awoszko

Narrated by: Ewa Konstanciak

Length: 3 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

Nie trzeba być filozofem, żeby formułować cenne spostrzeżenia o rzeczywistości. Nie wystarczy tytuł przed nazwiskiem, żeby pozbyć się wystającej z butów słomy. O tym i wielu innych sprawach pisze autorka "Myśli nieupaństwowionych".Jaka jest największa z ludzkich przywar? Zdaniem autorki – obłuda. Brzydzi się nią bardziej niż czymkolwiek na... Read more