Philosophy audiobooks

The Wisdom of Life, Counsels and Maxims

By: Arthur Schopenhauer

Narrated by: David Rintoul

Length: 9 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

'The two foes of human happiness are pain and boredom.'

Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860) was one of the most influential philosophers of the 19th century because his humanistic, atheistic, if pessimistic views chimed with a new secularism that was emerging from a Western society dominated by religion. Despite his rather forbidding image (and a few... Read more

The Consolation of Philosophy

By: Manlius Boethius

Narrated by: David Rintoul

Length: 4 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

The Consolation of Philosophy is one of the key works in the rich tradition of Western philosophy, partly because of the circumstances in which it was written.

Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius (c480-c524) was of aristocratic Roman birth and became consul and then master of offices at Ravenna, one of the highest posts under the Ostrogothic Roman... Read more

The Dream of Enlightenment

By: Anthony Gottlieb

Narrated by: Anthony Gottlieb

Length: 10 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

The author of the classic The Dream of Reason vividly explains the rise of modern thought from Descartes to Rousseau. Read more

The Eternal and Infinite Nature of the Self

By: Rupert Spira

Narrated by: Justine Willis Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

This teacher of non-dualism sheds light on the essential teachings of what is known as “the direct path.” Almost everybody believes that whatever it is we are seeing is something that is outside ourselves. This leads to a most vexing question for science: How is consciousness derived from the brain? No neurologist or brain surgeon has ever found... Read more

The Ethics of Invention

By: Sheila Jasanoff

Narrated by: Jo Anna Perrin

Length: 9 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

Technology rules us as much as laws do. It shapes the legal, social, and ethical environments in which we act. Every time we cross a street, drive a car, or go to the doctor, we submit to the silent power of technology. Yet, much of the time, the influence of technology on our lives goes unchallenged by citizens and our elected... Read more

Uncomfortable Ideas

By: Bo Bennett, PhD

Narrated by: Bo Bennett, PhD

Length: 4 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Many of our ideas about the world are based more on feelings than facts, sensibilities than science, and rage than reality.

We gravitate toward ideas that make us feel comfortable in areas such as religion, politics, philosophy, social justice, love and sex, humanity, and morality. We avoid ideas that make us feel uncomfortable. This avoidance... Read more

Come and Take It

By: Cody Wilson

Narrated by: Kirby Heyborne

Length: 7 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

A startling philosophical manifesto for the twenty-first century on freedom of information, Come and Take It is the controversial yet thrilling story of the first ever-3D printable gun, developed by self-described crypto-anarchist and rogue thinker Cody Wilson.

In Defense Distributed, Cody Wilson’s employees worked against all odds to defend... Read more

American Philosophy

By: John Kaag

Narrated by: Josh Bloomberg

Length: 8 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

The epic wisdom contained in a lost library helps the author turn his life around.In American Philosophy, John Kaag—a disillusioned philosopher at sea in his marriage and career—stumbles upon a treasure trove of rare books on an old estate in the hinterlands of New Hampshire that once belonged to the Harvard philosopher William Ernest Hocking.... Read more

Law And Morality

By: John Montgomery

Narrated by: John Montgomery

Length: 44 minutes

Abridged: No

Dr. Montgomery's inaugural lecture on the occasion of his appointment as Professor of Law and Humanities at the University of Luton, England. Do law and morals have an essential interrelationship? If so, from where can moral values justifiably be derived? Read more

The Ramayana

By: Linda Egenes & Kumuda Reddy

Narrated by: Deepti Gupta

Length: 16 hours

Abridged: No

A delightfully straightforward and lyrical retelling of the ancient Indian epic of loyalty, betrayal, redemption, and insight into the true nature of life -- one of history's most sacred ethical works, rendered with completeness and sterling accuracy for the modern reader or listener.
Here is one of the world's most hallowed works of sacred... Read more

How to Win an Argument

By: Marcus Tullius Cicero

Narrated by: Simon Vance

Length: 3 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

All of us are faced countless times with the challenge of persuading others, whether we're trying to win a trivial argument with a friend or convince our coworkers about an important decision. Instead of relying on untrained instinct—and often failing as a result—we'd win more arguments if we learned the timeless art of verbal persuasion,... Read more

Healing Oneself, Healing the World - Abridged

By: Thich Nhat Hanh

Narrated by: Thich Nhat Hanh

Length: 10 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Dharma talks only from the 6-day retreat at Magnolia Grove Monastery in 2013 with the theme Healing Ourselves, Healing the World by Thich Nhat Hanh.A Better Listen audio production. Read more

جدد حياتك - Abridged

By: محمد الغزالي

Narrated by: محمود ربيعي

Length: 7 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: Yes

«في هذا الكتاب مقارنة بين تعاليم الإسلام كما وصلت إلينا، وبين أصدق ما وصلت إليه حضارة الغرب في أدب النفس والسلوك في محاولة للكشف عن روعة التقارب وصدق التطابق».. هذه بعض كلمات المؤلف التي عبر بها عن سبب كتابته لهذا العمل الفريد، خاصة بعد قراءته لكتاب «دع القلق وابدأ الحياة» لديل كارنيجي وقد اعتمد في هذا العمل على جانبين رئيسين: فهو يعرض نصوص... Read more

Madness and Civilization

By: Michel Foucault

Narrated by: Dave Gillies

Length: 10 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

In this classic account of madness, Michel Foucault shows once and for all why he is one of the most distinguished European philosophers since the end of World War II. Madness and Civilization, Foucault's first book and his finest accomplishment, will change the way in which you think about society. Evoking shock, pity, and fascination, it might... Read more

Ethics in the Real World

By: Peter Singer

Narrated by: Matthew Lloyd Davies

Length: 8 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

Peter Singer is often described as the world's most influential philosopher. He is also one of its most controversial. The author of important books such as Animal Liberation and Practical Ethics, he helped launch the animal rights and effective altruism movements and contributed to the development of bioethics. Now, in Ethics in the Real World,... Read more

Juniper

By: Thomas French & Kelley French

Narrated by: Kelley French & Thomas French

Length: 8 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

A micro-preemie fights for survival in this extraordinary and gorgeously told memoir by her parents, both award-winning journalists.

Juniper French was born four months early, at 23 weeks' gestation. She weighed 1 pound, 4 ounces, and her twiggy body was the length of a Barbie doll. Her head was smaller than a tennis ball, her skin was nearly... Read more

Te Regalo lo que se te Antoje (abreviado) - Abridged

By: Conny Mendez

Narrated by: Isabel Vara

Length: 1 hour 42 minutes

Abridged: Yes

FonoLibro se enorgullece en presentar el audiolibro en espanol del best seller Te Regalo Lo Que Se Te Antoje de la afamada Conny Mendez. Para comprender las ensenanzas de la Nueva Era y obtener plenamente los beneficios que ella encierra, se recomienda leer Te Regalo Lo Que Se Te Antoje, donde se explica la forma correcta de obrar en la vida,... Read more

The Puzzle of Christianity

By: Peter Vardy

Narrated by: Dugald Bruce-Lockhart

Length: 8 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

An excellent overview of Christianity, suitable for students (and teachers!) embarking on the new GCSE and ‘A’-Level Religious Studies specifications. Written in the same clear and engaging style as the bestselling Puzzle of Ethics and Puzzle of God, this book covers key content common to all the new specifications –... Read more

The Dream of Enlightenment

By: Anthony Gottlieb

Narrated by: Derek Perkins

Length: 10 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

The author of the classic The Dream of Reason vividly explains the rise of modern thought.Western philosophy is now two-and-a-half millennia old, but much of it came in just two staccato bursts, each lasting only about 150 years. In his landmark survey of Western philosophy from the Greeks to the Renaissance, The Dream of Reason, Anthony... Read more

Meditations

By: Marcus Aurelius

Narrated by: James Anderson Foster

Length: 4 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

Marcus Aurelius was the Roman Emperor from 161 to 180 AD, and during that time, he kept several collections of journals that contained personal notes, militaristic strategy, and ideas on Stoic philosophy. While unlikely that he ever intended to publicly publish these journals, there is no real official title, so most often Meditations is used... Read more

Kierkegaard

By: Stephen Backhouse

Narrated by: Tom Parks

Length: 8 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

An accessible, expert introduction to one of the greatest minds of nineteenth century. Whether you're completely new to him, or if you're already familiar with his work, Kierkegaard: A Single Life presents a fresh understanding of his life and thought. Kierkegaard was a brilliant and enigmatic loner whose ideas permeated culture, shaped modern... Read more

The Consious Design of Happiness

By: Emily Fletcher

Narrated by: Emily Fletcher

Length: 1 hour 4 minutes

Abridged: No

"Before starting a meditation practice, we're often stuck in the trap of thinking that our happiness lies on the other side of a relationship, or a beautiful house, or another zero in our bank account. But once we start meditating, we realize that our happiness lies inside us, and we stop looking towards outside things to fulfill us.Instead, we... Read more

The Four-Dimensional Human

By: Laurence Scott

Narrated by: Matthew Brenher

Length: 9 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

You are a four-dimensional human.Each of us exists in three-dimensional physical space. But, as a constellation of everyday digital phenomena rewires our lives, we are increasingly coaxed from the containment of our predigital selves into a wonderful and eerie fourth dimension, a world of ceaseless communication, instant information, and global... Read more

Parenthood by Proxy

By: Dr. Laura Schlessinger

Narrated by: Barbara Caruso

Length: 9 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

Parenthood by Proxy is a passionate and provocative summation of the perils of parenting and a road map to safety for America's families.Never one to shy away from tough truths, Dr. Laura marshals compelling evidence for the widespread neglect of America's children and condemns the numerous rationalizations to excuse it. Parents, special... Read more