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Heidegger in 90 Minutes
By: Paul Strathern
Narrated by: Simon Vance
Length: 1 hour 27 minutes
Abridged: No
One of two major philosophical traditions of the twentieth century was Wittgenstein's linguistic analysis. The other, diametrically opposed, came from Heidegger, and his fundamental question: "What is the meaning of existence?" For Heidegger, this question was beyond the reach of reason and was the primary "given" of every individual life. To... Read more
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Hegel in 90 Minutes
By: Paul Strathern
Narrated by: Simon Vance
Length: 1 hour 16 minutes
Abridged: No
Hegel’s dialectical method produced the most grandiose metaphysical system known to man. Its most vital element was the dialectic of the thesis, antithesis, and synthesis. This sprung from Hegel’s aim to overcome the deficiencies of logic and ascend toward Mind as the ultimate reality. His view of history as a process of humanity’s... Read more
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Socrates in 90 Minutes
By: Paul Strathern
Narrated by: Simon Vance
Length: 1 hour 18 minutes
Abridged: No
Just a century after it had begun, philosophy entered its greatest age with the appearance of Socrates, who spent so much of his time talking about philosophy on the streets of Athens that he never got around to writing anything down. His method of aggressive questioning, called dialectic, was used to cut through the palaver of his adversaries... Read more
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St. Augustine in 90 Minutes
By: Paul Strathern
Narrated by: Simon Vance
Length: 1 hour 13 minutes
Abridged: No
Augustine’s spiritual crisis and conversion to Christianity, detailed in his Confessions, ultimately led him to his major contribution to philosophy: the fusion of the two doctrines of Christianity and Neoplatonism. This not only provided Christianity with a strong intellectual backing but tied it to the Greek tradition of philosophy, which... Read more
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Who Stole Feminism?
By: Christina Hoff Sommers
Narrated by: Kristen Underwood
Length: 13 hours 6 minutes
Abridged: No
Philosophy professor Christina Sommers exposes a disturbing development: how a group of zealots, claiming to speak for all women, are promoting a dangerous new agenda that threatens our most cherished ideals and sets women against men in all spheres of life. In case after case, Sommers shows how these extremists have propped up their arguments... Read more
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The Moral Sense
By: James Q. Wilson
Narrated by: Wanda McCaddon
Length: 11 hours 12 minutes
Abridged: No
Virtue has acquired a bad name, says Wilson, but it is nevertheless what we are referring to when we discuss a person's character, such as whether someone is kind, friendly, or loyal. Although we may disguise the language of morality as a language of personality, it is still, in Wilson's words, "the language of virtue and vice." Says the author,... Read more
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Cent éléphants sur un brin d'herbe - Abridged
By: Le Dalaï-Lama
Narrated by: Jean Leclerc
Length: 1 hour 13 minutes
Abridged: Yes
Sur le ton chaleureux et confidentiel qui lui est naturel même en présence de nombreux interlocuteurs, le Dalaï-lama livre le fruit de ses réflexions sur l'homme, l'environnement, sur la société, les institutions, la politique, les religions. Que propose-t-il ? "Quel est votre secret ?", lui demande-t-on partout où il est invité. "Sagesse,... Read more
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L'apologie de Socrate
By: Platon
Narrated by: Denis Podalydes
Length: 1 hour 11 minutes
Abridged: No
L'Apologie de Socrate rapporte le procès qui a vu condamner Socrate. Le citoyen philosophe, accusé de ne pas croire aux dieux de la cité et de pervertir les jeunes, fait preuve, face à ses juges comme auprès des Athéniens, du même don pour révéler tant l'incohérence que l'immoralité de leur discours. Read more
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L'abondance dans la simplicité - Abridged
By: Sarah Ban Breathnach
Narrated by: Tania Kontoyani
Length: 2 hours 6 minutes
Abridged: Yes
Jusqu'à maintenant, spiritualité et mode de vie ont constitué, pour les femmes, des domaines distincts. Cet ouvrage inspirant démontre comment la vie quotidienne, dans les plus menus détails, peut devenir la voie d'expression du moi authentique... Au fil des jours, ce titre-audio vous conduira, à travers six principes spirituels - gratitude,... Read more
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Pourquoi les hommes marcent-ils à la gauche des femmes ? - Abridged
By: Philippe Turchet
Narrated by: Philippe Turchet
Length: 2 hours 20 minutes
Abridged: Yes
Le Syndrome d'amour. Le couple n'a jamais autant suscité l'attention qu'aujourd'hui. Les psychologues de tous horizons s'entendent sur le fait que les hommes et les femmes vivent un malaise amoureux sans précédent. Dans un essai percutant tiré de l'observation de près de 20 000 couples, Philippe Turchet fait la démonstration que les êtres... Read more
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Appel à l'amour - Abridged
By: Anthonu De Mello
Narrated by: Gérard Poirier
Length: 1 hour 9 minutes
Abridged: Yes
Les dix méditations originales contenues dans ce titre audio sont aussi les mémoires d'un mystique qui a osé voir la réalité. Avec les années, leur auteur est devenu homme de compassion et d'amour, et ces réflexions jalonnent le chemin difficile qu'il a dû parcourir à la fin de sa vie pour se dépouiller de tout système de croyances, de toute... Read more
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Courage, Conversation and Changing the World
By: Margaret Wheatley
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 57 minutes
Abridged: No
Never before in human history have we been exposed to so much data from so many sources, a veritable deluge. According to Wheatley, "We have to slow down. Nothing will change for the better until we do. We need time to think, to learn, to get to know each other. We are losing these great human capacities in the speed-up of modern life and it is... Read more
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Between Good and Evil
By: Roger L. Depue & Susan Schindehette
Narrated by: Paul Michael
Length: 9 hours 16 minutes
Abridged: No
He was a pioneer in modern law enforcement, a trailblazing leader in the hunt for serial killers. But after decades of staring deep into the darkness, he entered a seminary to search for the good.
No one gets closer to evil than a criminal profiler, trained to penetrate the hearts and minds of society’s most vicious psychopaths. And no one is a... Read more
Plato's Apology
By: Plato
Narrated by: Albert A. Anderson
Length: 1 hour
Abridged: No
Socrates is on trial for his life. He is charged with impiety and corrupting young people. He presents his own defense, explaining why he has devoted his life to challenging the most powerful and important people in the Greek world. The reason is that rich and famous politicians, priests, poets, and a host of others pretend to know what is good,... Read more
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Plato's Phaedo
By: Plato
Narrated by: Albert A. Anderson
Length: 2 hours 38 minutes
Abridged: No
Socrates is in prison, sentenced to die when the sun sets. In this final conversation, he asks what will become of him once he drinks the poison prescribed for his execution. Socrates and his friends examine several arguments designed to prove that the soul is immortal. This quest leads him to the broader topic of the nature of mind and its... Read more
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Plato's Crito
By: Plato
Narrated by: Albert A. Anderson
Length: 29 minutes
Abridged: No
After Socrates is sentenced to death by the Athenian court, his friend Crito comes to the prison to help him escape and go to another country. Socrates responds by saying that he would accept Crito’s offer only if he can be convinced that it is right and just to do so. This dialogue is not only about Socrates’ particular choice but also about... Read more
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Plato's Euthyphro
By: Plato
Narrated by: Albert A. Anderson
Length: 33 minutes
Abridged: No
In Euthyphro, Socrates is on his way to the court where he must defend himself against serious charges brought by religious and political authorities. On the way, he meets Euthyphro, an expert on religious matters, who has come to prosecute his own father. Socrates questions Euthyphro’s claim that religion serves as the basis for ethics. Read more
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Many Lives, Many Masters - Abridged
By: Brian L. Weiss
Narrated by: Brian L. Weiss
Length: 1 hour 30 minutes
Abridged: Yes
From author and psychotherapist Dr. Brian Weiss comes the classic New York Times bestseller on the true case of the past-life therapy that changed the lives of both the prominent psychiatrist and young patient involved—now featuring a new afterword by the author.
As a traditional psychotherapist, Dr. Brian Weiss was astonished and skeptical when... Read more
Enjoying Success In Every Moment
By: Guy Finley
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 57 minutes
Abridged: No
Too often we feel caught in a maze where we endlessly search for success and happiness and try to avoid fear and anxiety. Guy Finley has discovered a way out of that maze. "Until we redefine the purpose of our being," he says, "we're caught in a race in which we cross a finish line only to hear a starting gun go off again." Read more
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Meditation Made Easy - Abridged
By: Lorin Roche
Narrated by: Lorin Roche
Length: 1 hour 35 minutes
Abridged: Yes
“I prefer it to any other guide, including the one I wrote.” - James Fadiman, Ph.D., author of Personality and Personal GrowthMeditation: It's Easier than you think. You've probably heard about the benefits of meditation: Sharper thinking, reduced stress, improved concentration, lower blood pressure, even increased sexual pleasure. So what's... Read more
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Mind Wide Open
By: Steven Johnson
Narrated by: Alan Sklar
Length: 8 hours 6 minutes
Abridged: No
BRILLIANTLY EXPLORING TODAY'S CUTTING-EDGE BRAIN RESEARCH, MIND WIDE OPEN IS AN UNPRECEDENTED JOURNEY INTO THE ESSENCE OF HUMAN PERSONALITY, ALLOWING READERS TO UNDERSTAND THEMSELVES AND THE PEOPLE IN THEIR LIVES AS NEVER BEFORE.
Using a mix of experiential reportage, personal storytelling, and fresh scientific discovery, Steven Johnson... Read more
Rumsfeld's War
By: Rowan Scarborough
Narrated by: Alan Sklar
Length: 6 hours 30 minutes
Abridged: No
The man in the cockpit fighting the war on terror.
When terrorists crashed a plane into the Pentagon, he was there-helping carry the wounded to safety. And he's been there-leading the war on terror, directing its operations around the world in both open and covert missions, and bluntly focusing on one primary goal: killing terrorists. He is... Read more
Dark Nights of the Soul
By: Thomas Moore
Narrated by: Thomas Moore
Length: 11 hours 23 minutes
Abridged: No
Every human life is made up of the light and the dark, the happy and the sad, the vital and the deadening. How you think about this rhythm of moods makes all the difference.
Our lives are filled with emotional tunnels: the loss of a loved one or end of a relationship, aging and illness, career disappointments or just an ongoing sense of... Read more
Cosmocracy: Democracy for The Cosmos
By: Henryk Skolimowski
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 57 minutes
Abridged: No
Eco-philosopher Henryk Skolimowski suggests how answers to the big questions of life may be discovered within: "A new light that illumines our minds about the unity of the entire humankind." His theology of light looks ahead to our biological and spiritual evolution into beings that can subsist on light alone. Read more
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