Philosophy audiobooks

Living In Meaningful Coincidence: Reflections Of A Physicist

By: David Peat, Ph.D.

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Physicist F. David Peat is one of the most interesting and innovative thinkers of our time. In this reflective look at the synchronicities of his life, Peat reminisces about his friendship with colleagues like fellow physicist David Bohm, brain researcher Roger Penrose, sculptor Anish Kapoor and high school physics teacher Dicky Blink. Peat's... Read more

Understanding Everything

By: Ervin Laszlo, Ph.D.

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

What is the cosmos made of at its most fundamental level? Where does consciousness exist in the physical world? How does it fit into our understanding of evolution? What can you and I do to ensure the evolution of our species continues beyond the next generation? Ervin Laszlo has a mind as big as the cosmos, it seems, as his studies and writings... Read more

Tao Te Ching

By: Stephen Mitchell & Lao Tzu

Narrated by: Stephen Mitchell

Length: 1 hour 40 minutes

Abridged: No

In 81 brief chapters, Lao-Tzu's Tao Te Ching, or Book of the Way, provides advice that imparts balance and perspective, a serene and generous spirit, and teaches us how to work for the good with the effortless skill that comes from being in accord with the Tao—the basic principle of the universe. Stephen Mitchell's bestselling version has been... Read more

Rediscover Your Center, Reclaim Your Joy

By: Richard Moss

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Learn how you can move through your days with greater peace and joy. Dr. Moss has developed a map of the ways we lose our awareness and let suffering take hold of our lives. He helps us find the way back to our center and the ability to be in the present, so that pain is transformed and we rediscover our compassion-for ourselves, for others, and... Read more

The Qur'an

By: Bruce Lawrence

Narrated by: Michael Prichard

Length: 5 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

Few books in history have been as important or as poorly understood as the Qur'an. Sent down in a series of revelations to the Prophet Muhammad, the Qur'an is the unmediated word of Allah: a ritual, political, and legal authority, an ethical and spiritual guide, and a literary masterpiece. It is revered by Muslims throughout the world, in whom... Read more

Discovering Your Greatest Opportunities

By: James B. Swartz

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Swartz discovered many common traits in the world's most successful people that you'll find encouraging. For example, you're never too old, dismal failure is often followed by extraordinary achievement, and taking time off might turn on your greatest inspiration. Best of all, achieving your greatest success may be easier than you expect. He... Read more

Objectivism

By: Leonard Peikoff

Narrated by: Johanna Ward

Length: 19 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

This brilliantly conceived and well-organized book is based on a lecture course given by Dr. Leonard Peikoff in 1976, prepared with the help of Ayn Rand and entitled “The Philosophy of Objectivism.” Ayn Rand said of these lectures: “Until or unless I write a comprehensive treatise on my philosophy, Dr. Peikoff’s course is the only authorized... Read more

Autobiographical Reflections

By: Eric Voegelin

Narrated by: Bernard Mayes

Length: 4 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

This is an ideal introduction to the ideas of Eric Voegelin, a man whom many regard as the greatest thinker of our time. Here we encounter the stages in the development of his unique philosophy of consciousness; his key intellectual breakthroughs; his theory of history; and his diagnosis of the political ills of the modern age.The book also... Read more

For the New Intellectual

By: Ayn Rand

Narrated by: Anna Fields

Length: 7 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

“Ideas are the greatest and most crucially practical power on earth.”—Ayn RandOne of the most controversial figures on the intellectual scene, Ayn Rand was the proponent of a moral philosophy of rational self-interest that stands in sharp opposition to the ethics of altruism and self-sacrifice. Her unique philosophy, Objectivism, has gained a... Read more

Capitalism

By: Ayn Rand

Narrated by: Anna Fields

Length: 14 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

The foundations of capitalism are being battered by a flood of altruism, which is the cause of the modern world’s collapse. This is the view of Ayn Rand, a view so radically opposed to prevailing attitudes that it constitutes a major philosophic revolution. In her series of essays, she presents her stand on the persecution of big business, the... Read more

Evolving Spirituality

By: Ken Wilber

Narrated by: Craig Hamilton

Length: 58 minutes

Abridged: No

In our quest for for meaning, we have turned first and foremost to the great wisdom traditions of the world. Yet, in modern times, these great traditions, and the very notion of spirituality itself, have come under fierce attack by some of our most respected intellectual institutions. Read more

The Integral Perspective

By: Ken Wilber

Narrated by: Craig Hamilton

Length: 58 minutes

Abridged: No

But as fields of knowledge become increasingly specialized, it gets harder and harder to see how disparate strands of understanding could possibly integrate into a unified whole. How do science and religion fit together? Is one right and the other wrong? Or are they both telling us truths about different aspects of a single reality? Is there a... Read more

Entering Into Relationship With Everything

By: Derrick Jensen

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Jensen notes: a principal problem with Western thought is that it views the natural world as a metaphor and nature as a commodity. He argues that the key to change and life sustaining action is rooted in seeing nature as sentient – a being worthy and deserving of personal relationship. Read more

The Prophet

By: Kahlil Gibran

Narrated by: Becky Ann Baker

Length: 1 hour 22 minutes

Abridged: No

Gibran considered The Prophet to be his greatest achievement. First published in 1923, The Prophet has been translated into more than twenty languages, and has become one of the beloved classics of our time. Cherished by millions, the universally inspiring words of The Prophet are here magnificently read aloud. Read more

Entretiens du maître avec ses disciples

By: Confucius Confucius

Narrated by: Michaël Lonsdale

Length: 51 minutes

Abridged: No

Confucius, dit-on, vit le jour en 551 avant notre ère, non loin de la ville de Qufu, dans la province de Shandong. Après la mort de sa mère en -527, il enseigna sa connaissance des textes anciens au petit groupe de disciples qui le suivait. Bien qu'il n'ait jamais développé sa pensée de façon théorique, on peut dessiner à grand traits ce... Read more

Die philosophische Hintertreppe - Vol. 2

By: Wilhelm Weischedel

Narrated by: Jo Brauner

Length: 2 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

Ob Voltaire, Thomas von Aquin oder Heidegger: Mit diesem Hör- und Denkvergnügen lernen Sie diese und andere große Philosophen kennen und nähern sich der Philosophie auf unkonventionelle Art. Eine intelligente und unterhaltsame Einführung in die Philosophie. Ein Hör- und Denkvergnügen für alle, die sich dem Thema Philosophie auf unkonventionelle... Read more

Creating Your Afterlife

By: Carter Phipps

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

What really happens after you die? Will you walk through a tunnel toward a white light? Will you be joined by Jesus? Or Krishna? Will you be reincarnated? Everyone has an opinion about the afterlife, but most conclude we'll never really know for sure. Or will we? Recent studies have produced some hard data that reveal some intriguing clues about... Read more

God Is Alive And Well In The Cosmos

By: Bernard Haisch, Ph.D.

Narrated by: Craig Hamilton

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Scientist and former priest Haisch says, “I see God as a macro-designer, one whose ideas become the laws of physics.” He presents a theory of how the gap between science and religion is thinner than one might believe. Read more

A Brief History of God

By: Richard Smoley

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 58 minutes

Abridged: No

Richard Smoley is one of the world's most distinguished authorities on the mystical and esoteric teachings of Western civilization. He's at home with intriguing and complex questions about the history and evolution of Christianity, and how it reflects teachings of the other great wisdom traditions. Read more

A Deep Ecology of the Heart

By: John Seed

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

John Seed travels the world in service to the earth. As a founding father of the Deep Ecology movement, he’s noticed that “we speak of ‘the environment,’ which makes it sound as though this is something that’s far away from us. But if we hold our breath for a few minutes while we consider the matter, we quickly realize that ‘the environment’ is... Read more

The Good Fight - Abridged

By: Peter Beinart

Narrated by: David Slavin

Length: 6 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Once upon a time, liberals knew what they believed. They believed America must lead the world by persuasion, not command. And they believed that by championing freedom overseas, America itself could become more free. That liberal spirit won America's trust at the dawn of the Cold War. Then it collapsed in the wake of Vietnam. Now, after 9/11,... Read more

The Tao of Willie

By: Willie Nelson & Turk Pipkin

Narrated by: Tom Stechschulte, Turk Pipkin & Willie Nelson

Length: 4 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

Born in small-town Texas during the Great Depression, Willie Nelson was raised to believe in helping his neighbors and living without pretense. After many hardscrabble years as a poorly paid songwriter (often watching his work become a gold mine for other performers), Willie finally found his own voice?the gentle but unmistakably honest sound... Read more

The Mighty and the Almighty

By: Madeleine Albright

Narrated by: Madeleine Albright

Length: 10 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

Does America have a special mission, derived from God, to bring liberty and democracy to the world? How much influence does the Christian right have over U.S. foreign policy? And how should America deal with violent Islamist extremists? Madeleine Albright, the former Secretary of State and bestselling author of Madam Secretary, offers a... Read more

The Wild And Timeless Poet

By: Thomas Rain Crowe

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

“You don’t need to go looking for answers. Probably the best way to find them is to stop looking for them, in the sense of being still and being in one place.” These words from Thomas Rain Crowe come straight from his own experience. After following the poet’s path through Ireland, France, and the beat neighborhoods of San Francisco, he found a... Read more