Philosophy audiobooks
Sapiens
By: Yuval Noah Harari
Narrated by: Derek Perkins
Length: 15 hours 17 minutes
Abridged: No
#1 New York TimesĀ Bestseller ā¢ New York TimesĀ Readersā Pick: Top 100 Books of the 21stĀ Century ā¢ The Summer Reading Pick for President Barack Obama and Bill GatesOfficial U.S. edition From renowned historian Yuval Noah Harari comes a groundbreaking narrative of humanityās creation and evolutionāa #1 international bestsellerāthat explores the... Read more
View audiobookFour Thousand Weeks
By: Oliver Burkeman
Narrated by: Oliver Burkeman
Length: 6 hours 13 minutes
Abridged: No
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
This program is read by the author.
"Burkeman and his irresistible British accent shifted my paradigm a couple centimeters . . . 'The day will never arrive when you have everything under control,' he calmly whispered in my ear, and I think I believed him." - Vulture
"The philosophical tone of his delivery is... Read more
How to Know a Person
By: David Brooks
Narrated by: David Brooks
Length: 7 hours 27 minutes
Abridged: No
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ā¢ A practical, heartfelt guide to the art of truly knowing another person in order to foster deeper connections at home, at work, and throughout our livesāfrom the author of The Road to Character and The Second Mountain
āMore than a guide to better conversations, itās a blueprint for a more connected and humane way of... Read more
How to Be Perfect
By: Michael Schur
Narrated by: Michael Schur, Kristen Bell, D'Arcy Carden, Ted...
Length: 9 hours 13 minutes
Abridged: No
From the creator of The Good Place and the cocreator of Parks and Recreation, a hilarious, thought-provoking guide to living an ethical life, drawing on 2,500 years of deep thinking from around the world. Read by the author, this one-of-a-kind audio production features guest appearances by members of the cast of The Good Place.
Most people think... Read more
On Freedom
By: Timothy Snyder
Narrated by: Timothy Snyder
Length: 10 hours 48 minutes
Abridged: No
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ā¢ A brilliant exploration of freedomāwhat it is, how itās been misunderstood, and why itās our only chance for survivalāby the acclaimed Yale historian and author of the #1 New York Times bestseller On Tyranny
āA rigorous and visionary argument . . . Buy or borrow this book, read it, take it to heart.āāThe... Read more
When Breath Becomes Air
By: Paul Kalanithi
Narrated by: Sunil Malhotra & Cassandra Campbell
Length: 5 hours 34 minutes
Abridged: No
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ā¢ PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST ā¢ This inspiring, exquisitely observed memoir finds hope and beauty in the face of insurmountable odds as an idealistic young neurosurgeon attempts to answer the question, What makes a life worth living?
āUnmissable . . . Finishing this book and then forgetting about it is simply not an... Read more
How Fascism Works
By: Jason Stanley
Narrated by: MacLeod Andrews
Length: 5 hours 44 minutes
Abridged: No
āNo single book is as relevant to the present moment.āāClaudia Rankine, author of Citizen
āOne of the defining books of the decade.āāElizabeth Hinton, author of From the War on Poverty to the War on Crime
NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORSā CHOICE ā¢ Fascist politics are running rampant in America todayāand spreading around the world. A Yale... Read more
Determined
By: Robert M. Sapolsky
Narrated by: Kaleo Griffith
Length: 13 hours 42 minutes
Abridged: No
The instant New York Times bestseller
āExcellentā¦Outstanding for its breadth of research, the liveliness of the writing, and the depth of humanity it conveys.ā ā Wall Street Journal
One of our great behavioral scientists, the bestselling author of Behave, plumbs the depths of the science and philosophy of decision-making to mount a devastating... Read more
The Courage to Be Disliked
By: Ichiro Kishimi & Fumitake Koga
Narrated by: Noah Galvin, Graeme Malcolm & January LaVoy
Length: 6 hours 28 minutes
Abridged: No
An international bestseller and TikTok sensation with more than 10 million copies sold worldwide, The Courage to Be Disliked is a transformative and practical guide to personal happiness and self-fulfillment.
Now you can unlock your full potential and free yourself from the shackles of past traumas and societal expectations to find true personal... Read more
Fathoms
By: Rebecca Giggs
Narrated by: Shiromi Arserio
Length: 12 hours 5 minutes
Abridged: No
Winner of the 2021 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction * Finalist for the 2020 Kirkus Prize for Nonfiction * Finalist for the PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award
A ādelving, haunted, and poetic debutā (The New York Times Book Review) about the awe-inspiring lives of whales, revealing what they can teach us about... Read more
A World after Liberalism
By: Matthew Rose
Narrated by: Jeff Harding
Length: 5 hours 54 minutes
Abridged: No
,A bracing account of liberalism&rsquo,s most radical critics, introducing one of the most controversial movements of the twentieth century
In this eye-opening book, Matthew Rose introduces us to one of the most controversial intellectual movements of the twentieth century, the &ldquo,radical right,&rdquo, and discusses its... Read more
Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle MaintenanceĀ®
By: Robert M. Pirsig & Peter Flannery
Narrated by: James Purefoy & Full Cast
Length: 1 hour 40 minutes
Abridged: No
An odyssey into lifeās challenging questions during an unforgettable summer motorcycle trip
Acclaimed as one of the most exciting books in the history of American letters, Robert M. Pirsigās Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance became an instant bestseller upon its publication in 1974. A powerful examination of how we live, as well as a... Read more
Hospicing Modernity
By: Vanessa Machado de Oliveira
Narrated by: Dougald Hine & Vanessa Machado de Oliveira
Length: 11 hours 54 minutes
Abridged: No
For fans of Everything Is F*cked and Against Purity: Living Ethically in Compromised Times, a book about facing the multiple crises of modernity--andĀ hospicingĀ modernity--with maturity, humility, and integrity.
This book is not easy: it contains no quick-fix plan for a better, brighter tomorrow, and gives no ready-made answers. Instead, Vanessa... Read more
The Second Sex
By: Simone De Beauvoir
Narrated by: Ellen Archer & Judith Thurman
Length: 39 hours 9 minutes
Abridged: No
UNABRIDGED AND AVAILABLE ON AUDIO FOR THE FIRST TIME
Simone de Beauvoirās essential masterwork is a powerful analysis of the Western notion of āwoman,ā and a revolutionary exploration of inequality and otherness. This unabridged edition of the text reinstates significant portions of the original French text that were cut in the first English... Read more
Outraged
By: Kurt Gray
Narrated by: David Marantz
Length: 13 hours 35 minutes
Abridged: No
A NEXT BIG IDEA CLUB MUST-READ BOOKĀ ā¢ A groundbreaking new perspective on the moral mind that rewrites our understanding of where moral judgments come from, and how we can overcome the feelings of outrage that so often divide us
"A riveting read. . . . Overturns widespread assumptions about why weāre divided and reveals how we can come... Read more
The Tyranny of Merit
By: Michael J. Sandel
Narrated by: Michael J. Sandel
Length: 11 hours 17 minutes
Abridged: No
This program is read by the author.
The world-renowned philosopher and author of the bestselling Justice explores the central question of our time: What has become of the common good?
These are dangerous times for democracy. We live in an age of winners and losers, where the odds are stacked in favor of the already fortunate. Stalled social... Read more
The Five Invitations
By: Frank Ostaseski
Narrated by: Frank Ostaseski
Length: 12 hours 15 minutes
Abridged: No
The cofounder of the Zen Hospice Project and pioneer behind the compassionate care movement shares an inspiring exploration of the lessons dying has to offer about living a fulfilling life.
Death is not waiting for us at the end of a long road. Death is always with us, in the marrow of every passing moment. She is the secret teacher hiding in... Read more
Old Path White Clouds
By: Thich Nhat Hanh
Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
Length: 16 hours 39 minutes
Abridged: No
Old Path White Clouds presents the life and teachings of Gautama Buddha. Drawn directly from twenty-four Pali, Sanskrit, and Chinese sources, and retold by Thich Nhat Hanh in his inimitably beautiful style, this book traces the Buddhaās life slowly and gently over the course of eighty years, partly through the eyes of Svasti, the buffalo boy,... Read more
View audiobookThe Art of Communicating
By: Thich Nhat Hanh
Narrated by: Dan Woren
Length: 3 hours 18 minutes
Abridged: No
Zen master Thick Nhat Hanh, bestselling author of Peace is Every Step and one of the most respected and celebrated religious leaders in the world, delivers a powerful path to happiness through mastering life's most important skill.How do we say what we mean in a way that the other person can really hear?How can we listen with compassion and... Read more
View audiobookHow to Think Like a Roman Emperor
By: Donald J. Robertson
Narrated by: Donald J. Robertson
Length: 8 hours 47 minutes
Abridged: No
"This book is a wonderful introduction to one of history's greatest figures: Marcus Aurelius. His life and this book are a clear guide for those facing adversity, seeking tranquility and pursuing excellence." ā Ryan Holiday, bestselling author of The Obstacle is the Way and The Daily Stoic
The life-changing principles of Stoicism taught through... Read more
Fascism
By: Ian Dunt & Dorian Lynskey
Narrated by: Dorian Lynskey & Ian Dunt
Length: 5 hours 27 minutes
Abridged: No
AN ORIGIN STORY BOOK
'Provides clarity, scholarship, wit and essential insight into why our world is the way it is' Adam Rutherford
'I wish I could make Ian and Dorian's work mandatory' Sathnam Sanghera
Why is 'fascist' used to describe everyone from dictators to parking wardens? Does the word 'fascism' describe a historical movement or an enduring... Read more
The Right to Sex
By: Amia Srinivasan
Narrated by: Andia Winslow
Length: 6 hours 42 minutes
Abridged: No
āLaser-cut writing and a stunning intellect. If only every writer made this much beautiful sense.ā
āLisa Taddeo, author of Three Women
āAmia Srinivasan is an unparalleled and extraordinary writerāno one X-rays an argument, a desire, a contradiction, a defense mechanism quite like her. In stripping the new politics of sex and power down to its... Read more
The Death of Expertise
By: Tom Nichols
Narrated by: Sean Pratt
Length: 8 hours 40 minutes
Abridged: No
People are now exposed to more information than ever before, provided both by technology and by increasing access to every level of education. These societal gains, however, have also helped fuel a surge in narcissistic and misguided intellectual egalitarianism that has crippled informed debates on any number of issues. Today, everyone knows... Read more
View audiobookThe Idea of Prison Abolition
By: Tommie Shelby
Narrated by: JD Jackson
Length: 6 hours 43 minutes
Abridged: No
This audiobook narrated by J. D. Jackson offers an incisive and sympathetic examination of the case for ending the practice of imprisonment Despite its omnipresence and long history, imprisonment is a deeply troubling practice. In the United States and elsewhere, prison conditions are inhumane, prisoners are treated without dignity, and... Read more
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