Philosophy audiobooks

Wild Justice

By: Marc Bekoff & Jessica Pierce

Narrated by: Simon Vance

Length: 6 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

Scientists have long counseled against interpreting animal behavior in terms of human emotions, warning that such anthropomorphizing limits our ability to understand animals as they really are. Yet what are we to make of a female gorilla in a German zoo who spent days mourning the death of her baby? Or a wild female elephant who cared for a... Read more

The Dialogues of Plato

By: Plato

Narrated by: Pat Bottino

Length: 5 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

The Dialogues of Plato, written between 427 and 347 BC, rank among the most important and influential works in Western thought. Most famous are the first four, in which Plato casts his teacher Socrates as the central disputant in colloquies that brilliantly probe a vast spectrum of philosophical ideas and issues, among them art, beauty, virtue,... Read more

A Wild and Crazy Time

By: Don Lattin

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

As the 1950s came to a close, a new era of social, spiritual, sexual, political and psychological revolution was beginning. Here in this provocative dialogue, you will meet some of the wild characters who made the 1960s the most memorable decade of the 20th century. Lattin says, "[The] big question at the time was: are these experiences people... Read more

The Music Lesson

By: Victor L. Wooten

Narrated by: Victor L. Wooten, Chuck Rainey, Sam Hunter, Rad...

Length: 7 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

"Boy, do I have a lot to learn!" Anyone who's ever picked up a musical instrument of any kind—from the first caveman banging rocks to that little kid at the guitar shop—has though that. I know I did. I'd been trying for years to break in to the music scene, to show everyone my chops, to make my mark. And I was good. But I wasn't great. I knew... Read more

A Compendium of Metaphysics and How to Guides

By: Martin K. Ettington

Narrated by: Martin K. Ettington

Length: 14 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

When dealing with Metaphysics and the Paranormal, there are no degrees or certifiedexperts. Each person writing on these subjects has developed their expertise throughtheir experiences, personal research, and learning over many years. This compilationcombines six books of mine into one Compendium: Enlightenment for Newbies The 10 Principles of... Read more

The Bible of Unspeakable Truths

By: Greg Gutfeld

Narrated by: Greg Gutfeld

Length: 8 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

Greg Gutfeld, the acclaimed host of the popular, nightly Fox News show Red Eye, has packed this book full of his most aggressive (and funny) diatribes -- each chapter exploring Unspeakable Truths that cut right to the core and go well beyond just politics. Greg deconstructs pop culture, media, kids, disease, race, food, sex, celebrity, current... Read more

Les caractères

By: Jean de La Bruyère

Narrated by: Guillaume Galliennne

Length: 1 hour 28 minutes

Abridged: No

Les Caractères ou les Moeurs de ce siècle ont été rédigés en 1688. Sous la forme de courtes maximes morales, proches de la fable, Jean de La Bruyère décrit le monde du xviiè siècle. Il condamne la vanité des hommes de la cour, les modes successives des femmes, la cupidité des héritiers, et l'hypocrisie des rapports humains. Étonnants de... Read more

The Republic

By: Plato

Narrated by: James Langton

Length: 11 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

"What is at stake is far from insignificant: it is how one should live one's life."



Plato's The Republic is widely acknowledged as the cornerstone of Western philosophy. Presented in the form of a dialogue between Socrates and three different interlocutors, it is an inquiry into the notion of a perfect community and the ideal individual within... Read more

Your Intuitive Mind Could Save the World

By: Claudio Naranjo, M.D.

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Claudio Naranjo shares stories from his lifelong journey, and the teachers who molded his mind and his spirit. He explains the origins of the patriarchal attitudes that led to the violence, oppression, and greed that plague the world today, and identifies the consequences of our dependence on reason at the expense of instinct. Read more

The Tender Beauty Of Aging

By: Alice Matzkin & Richard Matzkin

Narrated by: Justine Willis Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Alice and Richard Matzkin are artists whose work truly is an expression of their lives. Most recently they’ve been applying their gifts to express the beauty—yes, the beauty—of aging, and they do it with the tenderness they’ve learned in their twenty-seven years of loving each other. Read more

The Meditations

By: Marcus Aurelius

Narrated by: Wanda McCaddon

Length: 4 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

"Live each day as if it were your last."



Written in Greek by the only Roman emperor who was also a philosopher, without any intention of publication, Marcus Aurelius's Meditations offers a remarkable series of challenging spiritual reflections and exercises developed as the emperor struggled to understand himself and make sense of the universe.... Read more

Die Wirklichkeit der Substanz - Abridged

By: Godehard Brüntrup

Narrated by: Godehard Brüntrup

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Mit dem Wort Philosophie verbindet man gewöhnlich den Versuch, ein umfassendes Weltbild zu entwerfen und zu begründen. Die Metaphysik ist das Herzstück dieser theoretischen Unternehmung. Über den Bereich des naturwissenschaftlich Überprüfbaren hinaus versucht die Metaphysik letzte Grundfragen vor dem kritischen Auge der Vernunft zu prüfen: Gibt... Read more

Die Wirklichkeit der Person - Abridged

By: Godehard Brüntrup

Narrated by: Godehard Brüntrup

Length: 1 hour 4 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Mit dem Wort Philosophie verbindet man gewöhnlich den Versuch, ein umfassendes Weltbild zu entwerfen und zu begründen. Die Metaphysik ist das Herzstück dieser theoretischen Unternehmung. Über den Bereich des naturwissenschaftlich Überprüfbaren hinaus versucht die Metaphysik letzte Grundfragen vor dem kritischen Auge der Vernunft zu prüfen: Gibt... Read more

Die Wirklichkeit des Geistes - Abridged

By: Godehard Brüntrup

Narrated by: Godehard Brüntrup

Length: 1 hour 2 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Mit dem Wort Philosophie verbindet man gewöhnlich den Versuch, ein umfassendes Weltbild zu entwerfen und zu begründen. Die Metaphysik ist das Herzstück dieser theoretischen Unternehmung. Über den Bereich des naturwissenschaftlich Überprüfbaren hinaus versucht die Metaphysik letzte Grundfragen vor dem kritischen Auge der Vernunft zu prüfen: Gibt... Read more

Die Wirklichkeit des spekulativen Denkens - Abridged

By: Godehard Brüntrup

Narrated by: Godehard Brüntrup

Length: 1 hour 3 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Mit dem Wort Philosophie verbindet man gewöhnlich den Versuch, ein umfassendes Weltbild zu entwerfen und zu begründen. Die Metaphysik ist das Herzstück dieser theoretischen Unternehmung. Über den Bereich des naturwissenschaftlich Überprüfbaren hinaus versucht die Metaphysik letzte Grundfragen vor dem kritischen Auge der Vernunft zu prüfen: Gibt... Read more

Die Wirklichkeit des freien Willens - Abridged

By: Godehard Brüntrup

Narrated by: Godehard Brüntrup

Length: 1 hour 3 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Mit dem Wort Philosophie verbindet man gewöhnlich den Versuch, ein umfassendes Weltbild zu entwerfen und zu begründen. Die Metaphysik ist das Herzstück dieser theoretischen Unternehmung. Über den Bereich des naturwissenschaftlich Überprüfbaren hinaus versucht die Metaphysik letzte Grundfragen vor dem kritischen Auge der Vernunft zu prüfen: Gibt... Read more

Die Wirklichkeit des Abstrakten - Abridged

By: Godehard Brüntrup

Narrated by: Godehard Brüntrup

Length: 1 hour 9 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Mit dem Wort Philosophie verbindet man gewöhnlich den Versuch, ein umfassendes Weltbild zu entwerfen und zu begründen. Die Metaphysik ist das Herzstück dieser theoretischen Unternehmung. Über den Bereich des naturwissenschaftlich Überprüfbaren hinaus versucht die Metaphysik letzte Grundfragen vor dem kritischen Auge der Vernunft zu prüfen: Gibt... Read more

Telling the Truth

By: D. A. Carson

Narrated by: John Pruden

Length: 16 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

"A pre-modern baseball umpire would have said something like this: 'There's balls, and there's strikes, and I call 'em as they are.' The modernist would have said, 'There's balls, and there's strikes, and I call 'em as I see 'em.' And the postmodernist umpire would say, 'They ain't nothing until I call 'em.'" With that humorous quote, Ravi... Read more

Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health (Japanese Edition)

By: L. Ron Hubbard

Narrated by: Multiple Narrators

Length: 23 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

No.1インターナショナル・ベストセラー
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「『ダイアネティックス』が自己啓発書の古典となっているのは真実だが、本書が提供するものを探し求めている人々が増え続けているのは疑いようのない事実だ。ストレスの軽減、目標の達成、人間関係の向上そして能力を最大限に生かすための努力は、この現代にこそ必要なことだろう。」（ニュー・ヨーク・ポスト紙）
「ハバードのベストセラーは何百万もの人を助けてきたし、心についての真実、自信の欠如やストレス、不安、憂鬱などへの解決策を探している全ての人が読んで使うべきである。」（ワールド・レポーター誌）
「（ダイアネティックスは）人間の... Read more

Foundations of Ethics

By: Immanuel Kant

Narrated by: Ray Childs

Length: 5 hours

Abridged: No

These works articulate the most fundamental principles of Kant’s ethical and political world-view. “What is Enlightenment?” (1784) and Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysics of Morals (1785) were written in the period between the American Revolution and the French Revolution. Taken together they challenge all free people to think about the... Read more

Plato's Symposium

By: Plato

Narrated by: Albert A. Anderson

Length: 2 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

The dramatic nature of Plato’s dialogues is delightfully evident in the Symposium. The marriage between character and thought bursts forth as the guests gather at Agathon’s house to celebrate the success of his first tragedy. With wit and insight, they each present their ideas about love—from Erixymachus’s scientific naturalism to Aristophanes’... Read more

Scientology: A New Slant on Life

By: L. Ron Hubbard

Narrated by: Harry Chase

Length: 3 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

From the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Dianetics, with over 22 million copies sold
"The truth of the matter is that all the happiness you will ever find lies in you."—L. Ron Hubbard
In this book you'll find the answers to put you in charge of your life. Based on L. Ron Hubbard's discoveries culled from decades of research, it's filled... Read more

Reflections on the Mind of Plato

By: Joseph N. Uemura

Narrated by: Joseph N. Uemura

Length: 4 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

“Plato was not a Platonist! I would like to show . . . that anyone who reads the dialogues of Plato without bias or an ax to grind will find a humorous, witty, pleasant friend; and not a desiccated scholarly mandarin. Plato was an open-minded, tolerant, reasonable individual, not a tight-lipped, pietistic, puritan. In a word, Plato was an... Read more

Reality and the Arts

By: Albert A. Anderson

Narrated by: Albert A. Anderson

Length: 4 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

Art is the creative manifestation of essences. In order to understand the relation between art and reality, we need a philosophical guide. The best way to comprehend how the creative act of imagining enables the mind to seek reality is to employ the kind of dialectical thinking that Plato used in his dialogues. Beginning with the shadows on the... Read more