Philosophy audiobooks

The Socrates Express

By: Eric Weiner

Narrated by: Eric Weiner

Length: 11 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

The New York Times bestselling author of The Geography of Bliss embarks on a rollicking intellectual journey, following in the footsteps of history’s greatest thinkers and showing us how each—from Epicurus to Gandhi, Thoreau to Beauvoir—offers practical and spiritual lessons for today’s unsettled times.

We turn to philosophy for the same reasons... Read more

History for Tomorrow

By: Roman Krznaric

Narrated by: Roman Krznaric

Length: 7 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

Brought to you by Penguin.

What can humankind’s rich history of radical revolts teach us about the power of disobedience to tackle the climate crisis? What inspiration could we take from eighteenth century Japan to create a regenerative economy today? How might understanding the origins of capitalism spark ideas for bringing AI under control?

In... Read more

The True Believer

By: Eric Hoffer

Narrated by: Fred Sanders

Length: 5 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

“Its theme is political fanaticism, with which it deals severely and brilliantly.” —New YorkerThe famous bestseller with “concise insight into what drives the mind of the fanatic and the dynamics of a mass movement” (Wall Street Journal) by the legendary San Francisco longshoreman.A stevedore on the San Francisco docks in the 1940s, Eric Hoffer... Read more

The Eternal Tao Te Ching

By: Benjamin Hoff

Narrated by: George Newbern

Length: 1 hour 56 minutes

Abridged: No

From Benjamin Hoff, author of The Tao of Pooh and The Te of Piglet, which have sold millions of copies worldwide, comes The Eternal Tao Te Ching, a new translation of the Chinese philosophical classic, the Tao Te Ching.



The Eternal Tao Te Ching is the first translation to employ the meanings of the pre-writing brush characters in use 2,400 years... Read more

A Brief History of Equality

By: Thomas Piketty

Narrated by: Fred Sanders

Length: 8 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

The world’s leading economist of inequality presents a short but sweeping and surprisingly optimistic history of human progress toward equality despite crises, disasters, and backsliding, a perfect introduction to the ideas developed in his monumental earlier books.It is easy to be pessimistic about inequality. We know it has increased... Read more

An Onion in My Pocket

By: Deborah Madison

Narrated by: Deborah Madison

Length: 9 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

From the author of Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone ("The Queen of Greens," The Washington Post)—a warm, bracingly honest memoir that also gives us an insider's look at the vegetarian movement.

Madison’s “insightful memoir” (The Wall Street Journal) is “a true delight to read as she uncovers her love for all real foods, peeling off layer by layer... 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 “delving, haunted, and poetic debut” (The New York Times Book Review) about the awe-inspiring lives of whales, revealing what they can teach us about... Read more

Make It Scream, Make It Burn

By: Leslie Jamison

Narrated by: Leslie Jamison

Length: 9 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

From the "astounding" (Entertainment Weekly), "spectacularly evocative" (The Atlantic), and "brilliant" (Los Angeles Times) author of the New York Times bestsellers The Recovering and The Empathy Exams comes a return to the essay form in this expansive book.

With the virtuosic synthesis of memoir, criticism, and journalism for which Leslie... Read more

Witness

By: Ariel Burger

Narrated by: Jason Culp

Length: 8 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

In the vein of Tuesdays with Morrie, a devoted protégé and friend of one of the world’s great thinkers takes us into the sacred space of the classroom, showing Holocaust survivor and Nobel Peace Prize recipient Elie Wiesel not only as an extraordinary human being, but as a master teacher.The world remembers Elie Wiesel—Nobel laureate, activist,... Read more

When Einstein Walked with Gödel

By: Jim Holt

Narrated by: David Stifel

Length: 15 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

From Jim Holt, New York Times bestselling author of Why Does the World Exist?, comes When Einstein Walked with Gödel: Excursions to the Edge of Thought, an entertaining and accessible audiobook guide to the most profound scientific and mathematical ideas of recent centuries

Does time exist? What is infinity? Why do mirrors reverse left and right... Read more

Silence

By: Erling Kagge

Narrated by: Atli Gunnarsson

Length: 2 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

What is silence?

Where can it be found?

Why is it now more important than ever?

In 1993, Norwegian explorer Erling Kagge spent fifty days walking solo across Antarctica, becoming the first person to reach the South Pole alone, accompanied only by a radio whose batteries he had removed before setting out. In this book. an astonishing and... Read more

Crítica de la Razón Pura

By: Immanuel Kant

Narrated by: Artur Mas

Length: 26 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

Publicado por primera vez en 1781 y revisado en 1787, "Crítica de la Razón Pura" es considerada la obra maestra de Kant y una de las piezas centrales de la filosofía moderna. Kant busca responder a preguntas fundamentales sobre la naturaleza del conocimiento humano, la relación entre la experiencia y la realidad, y los límites de la razón. La... Read more

Outraged

By: Kurt Gray

Narrated by: David Marantz

Length: 13 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

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

It’s easy to assume that liberals and conservatives have radically different moral foundations. In Outraged, Kurt Gray showcases the latest science to... Read more

Analytic Idealism in a Nutshell

By: Bernardo Kastrup

Narrated by: Christian Leatherman

Length: 6 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

As the failures of physicalism begin to shake the confidence of even the most biased of its supporters, a new view on the nature of reality is establishing itself as the only tenable alternative: Analytic Idealism. According to it, there is a world out there independent of our individual minds, but such world is—just like ourselves—also mental... Read more

Die Briefe an seine Schulen - Ausgewählte Texte aus dem Buch

By: Jiddu Krishnamurti

Narrated by: Philipp Schubert

Length: 1 hour 24 minutes

Abridged: No

Der Dalai Lama bezeichnete Krishnamurti als einen der größten Denker unserer Zeit. Die Theosophen sahen in ihm den Weltlehrer, der die Menschen in ein neues Zeitalter führt. Doch von dem spirituellen Rebell Krishnamurti, der vielen Menschen zu nachhaltiger Veränderung verhalf, fehlt fast jede Spur im Bereich deutschsprachiger Audios. Hörbücher... Read more

Beyond Stoicism

By: Massimo Pigliucci, Meredith Alexander Kunz & Gr...

Narrated by: Sean Pratt

Length: 9 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

Navigate the challenges of modern life, with ancient and time-tested Greek and Roman thinkers at your side.What is a good life? And how can we create that life in a world filled with uncertainty? Beyond Stoicism invites you to find your own answers to these big questions with help from thirteen of the most prominent Greco-Roman philosophers―many... Read more

Das Geheimnis der Glückspranke. Kurzgeschichten für Achtsamkeit und Zufriedenheit

By: Hiroto Niura

Narrated by: Elisa Korff

Length: 3 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

Finde innere Ruhe und Inspiration: Kurzgeschichten aus dem Buddhismus. Beschreibung: Erlange inneren Frieden und entdecke tiefe Gelassenheit durch die Weisheit des Buddhismus – in einer einzigartigen Sammlung von Kurzgeschichten, die sowohl Anfängern als auch erfahrenen Suchenden spirituelle Tiefe bietet. Warum dieses Hörbuch dein Leben... Read more

Vivekananda: A Biography

By: Swami Nikhilananda

Narrated by: Paul Bazely

Length: 11 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

“It may be that I shall find it good to get outside my body — to cast it off like a worn-out garment. But I shall not cease to work. I shall inspire men everywhere, until the world shall know that it is one with God.” — Swami VivekanandaSwami Vivekananda (1863-1902), a well-known religious figure in America, is cherished with respect and... Read more

Feminist Philosophy

By: Katharine Jenkins

Narrated by: Gabrielle Baker

Length: 4 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

Katharine Jenkins offers an introduction to feminist philosophy, giving the listener an idea of what it is, why it is important, and how to think about it. She explores key topics such as gender oppression, beauty, objectification, and sexuality. Moreover, she considers questions about the relation between the personal and the political, what it... Read more

كيف يمكن لپروست أن يغير حياتك

By: آلان دو بوتون

Narrated by: يامن عبد النور

Length: 5 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

هل كانت تجارب الروائي الفرنسي «مارسيل پروست» الشخصية صالحة لتغيير حياة أيّ إنسان؟! هذا سؤال قد تسأله لنفسك عند قراءة عنوان هذا الكتاب، لكن الكاتب والفيلسوف البريطاني الشهير «آلان دو بوتون» لا يتركك في حيرتك ويشرع في تناول أفكار كتابه؛ ليشرح لك «كيف يمكن لپروست أن يغير حياتك!». يقع الكتاب في تسعة فصول/ دروس، يستلهمها الكاتب من حياة «مارسيل... Read more

Suspended by No String

By: Peter Himmelman

Narrated by: Peter Himmelman

Length: 4 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

Echoing the lyricism of Leonard Cohen and the lighthearted poignance of Anne Lamott, Suspended by No String is a thought-provoking anthology of spiritual reflections that will inspire listeners to reclaim their childlike sense of wonder.



Suspended by No String is a collection of essays, personal narrative, and poetical reflections for listeners... Read more

Shabad Jang

By: Sewak Singh, Dr.

Narrated by: Mehar Singh

Length: 15 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

The book “Shabad Jang” is first book by Dr. Sewak Singh. Shabad Jang book is divided into five parts – Shabad Jang (War of Words), Viakhiya Jang (War of Interpretation), Parchar Jang (War of Propaganda), Savalan Di Jangbazi (War of Questions) and Nikhedkari (Rejection). There are a total of sixty texts in these five sections. In the era in which... Read more

An Answer to the Question: What is Enlightenment?

By: Immanuel Kant

Narrated by: Matt Larsen

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

"Answering the Question: What Is Enlightenment?" is a 1784 essay by the philosopher Immanuel Kant. In the December 1784 publication of the Berlinische Monatsschrift (Berlin Monthly), edited by Friedrich Gedike and Johann Erich Biester, Kant replied to the question posed a year earlier by the Reverend Johann Friedrich Zöllner, who was also an... Read more

The Divine Comedy. Inferno

By: Dante Alighieri

Narrated by: Joe Phoenix

Length: 4 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

Inferno (Italian: [iɱˈfɛrno]; Italian for "Hell") is the first part of Italian writer Dante Alighieri's 14th-century epic poem Divine Comedy. It is followed by Purgatorio and Paradiso. The Inferno tells the journey of Dante through Hell, guided by the ancient Roman poet Virgil. In the poem, Hell is depicted as nine concentric circles of torment... Read more