Philosophy audiobooks

The Gettysburg Address

By: Abraham Lincoln

Narrated by: Robertson Dean

Length: 3 minutes

Abridged: No

The Gettysburg Address, delivered by Lincoln on November 19, 1863 in the aftermath of a narrow, bloody Union victory at the Battle of Gettysburg, is considered one of the greatest speeches in American history. Read more

Manners

By: Ralph Waldo Emerson

Narrated by: Phil Paonessa

Length: 1 hour 2 minutes

Abridged: No

In Manners, Ralph Waldo Emerson expounds on the meaning of customs and politeness in civil society. He argues that the purpose of manners is more to facilitate the creation and proper working of society, and not to establish hierarchies. Read more

My First Summer in the Sierra

By: John Muir

Narrated by: Barry Press

Length: 6 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

In the summer of 1869, Scottish immigrant John Muir worked as a shepherd in California's Sierra Nevada Mountains. The diary he kept during this time was later adapted into My First Summer in the Sierra, which was published in 1911. His record describes the majestic vistas, flora and fauna, and other natural wonders of the area. Having inspired... Read more

The Souls of Black Folk

By: W. E.B. DuBois

Narrated by: Rodney Gardiner

Length: 8 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

A cornerstone of African-American literary history, The Souls of Black Folk is a classic work by W. E. B. Du Bois. Originally published in 1903, it contains many essays on race and equality, but is also a piece of seminal history as laying the groundwork for the field of sociology. Some of the essays in the novel were even previously published... Read more

The Emperor's Handbook

By: Marcus Aurelius

Narrated by: Stephen Graybill, Aden Hakimi, Sarah Naughton, ...

Length: 5 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

NATIONAL BESTSELLER

A powerful and accessible translation of Marcus Aurelius’s timeless book on character, what it takes to be a good leader, and how to live a fulfilling life.

Marcus Aurelius ruled the Roman Empire at its height, yet he remained untainted by the immense wealth and absolute power that had corrupted many of his predecessors. He... Read more

Pandemonium

By: Jack Horgan-Jones & Hugh O'Connell

Length: 12 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

The Inside Story of Ireland’s Pandemic: Every Decision, Every Player, Every Text, Every LeakIreland’s lockdowns were among the harshest and longest in Europe. As the state was battered by waves of disease time and again, unparalleled pressures and untold tensions emerged as the country went to war with Covid, and policymakers and politicians did... Read more

The Tibetan Book of the Dead

By: Graham Coleman & Thupten Jinpa

Narrated by: Gyetrul Jigme Rinpoche, Graham Coleman & Thupte...

Length: 13 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

One of the greatest works created by any culture and overwhelmingly the most significant of all Tibetan Buddhist texts in the West, The Tibetan Book of the Dead has had a number of distinguished translations, but none encompassed the work in its entirety. Now, in one of the year's most important publishing events, the entire text has not only... Read more

The Book of All Books

By: Roberto Calasso

Narrated by: Al Kessel

Length: 15 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

Roberto Calasso's The Book of All Books is a narration that moves through the Bible as if through a forest, where every branch—every verse—may offer some revelation. Where a man named Saul becomes the first king of a people because his father sent him off to search for some donkeys that had gone astray. Where, in answer to an invitation from... Read more

Be Here Now - Our Story: The Audiobook

By: Ram Dass

Narrated by: Ram Dass

Length: 1 hour 43 minutes

Abridged: No

In his own words— Listen to Ram Dass’ courageous shift from Harvard professor to psychedelic explorer, and his transformational journey East to the feet of his Guru, Maharajji. In celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Be Here Now, we are elated to unearth the Original 1968-1969 Ram Dass Audio which makes up Journey, The Transformation: Our... Read more

2012: The Return of Quetzalcoatl

By: Daniel Pinchbeck

Narrated by: Paradox Pollack

Length: 15 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

2012: The Return of Quetzalcoatl is the acclaimed metaphysical epic that binds together the cosmological phenomena of our time, ranging from crop circles to quantum theory to the resurgence of psychedelic drugs, to support the contention of the Mayan calendar that the year 2012 portends a global shift—in consciousness, culture, and way of... Read more

Freely Determined

By: Kennon M. Sheldon

Narrated by: Alex Boyles

Length: 6 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

A renowned psychologist argues that free will is not only real but essential to our well-being. It’s become fashionable to argue that free will is a fiction: that we humans are in the thrall of animal urges and unconscious biases and only think that we are choosing freely. In Freely Determined, research psychologist Kennon Sheldon argues that... Read more

The Coronation

By: Charles Eisenstein

Narrated by: Charles Eisenstein

Length: 5 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

Renowned public speaker, bestselling author, social critic, and activist Charles Eisenstein offers a way forward from our present moment through a series of unforgettable essays that give us a new model of sense-making. Through a series of piercing essays, The Coronation takes listeners through the initiation of the Covid era?exploring topics... Read more

The Occult Control System

By: Daniel Pinchbeck

Narrated by: Daniel Pinchbeck

Length: 1 hour 5 minutes

Abridged: No

Are we being observed and visited by alien beings from another world or perhaps another space-time dimension? Thousands upon thousands of accounts of UFOs and alien abductions suggest that something is happening that we do not yet understand. Recently, even mainstream media organizations like the New York Times and the Washington Post have... Read more

Afterlife

By: Daniel Pinchbeck

Narrated by: Jordan Byrne

Length: 2 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

One of the deepest questions we can ask is: What happens after we die? For the past centuries, with the rise of scientific materialism, the prevailing answer to this has been: nothing.Our conscious self-awareness is simply an accident of evolution, arising from the increasing complexity of the physical brain. There can be no awareness outside of... Read more

This Beauty

By: Nick Riggle

Narrated by: Nick Riggle

Length: 4 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

An acclaimed philosopher  and new father argues that engaging with beauty can make life worth livingYou didn’t choose to live this life, in this body, in these conditions—this delicate and difficult life. Yet when you consider that your existence is fleeting, an inspired sense of urgency can spring forth. Say you often hike with a friend. One... Read more

Atheden

By: Wendell Charles NeSmith

Narrated by: Wendell Charles NeSmith

Length: 7 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

Welcome to Atheden. This is now our new utopian society. It is as fast as the turtle but always wins the race. It is not said to be this or that but instead develops from within and reaches out into all of society. Among its beautiful and never ending gardens you will come to understand its nature which will persuade your feet to align within... Read more

Flock without Birds

By: Filip Dousek

Narrated by: Jonathan Davis & Scott Brick

Length: 13 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

A genre-bending, mind-altering novel about the illusions that make up our world.Flock without Birds comes in two volumes, with neither one first or second—it’s up to the listener to start with the Story or the Book.In the Story, an aging philosopher tells the tale of the Book—a tale of love that spans centuries, continents, and precious texts.... Read more

How to Grieve

By: Marcus Tullius Cicero

Narrated by: Gareth Richards

Length: 2 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

An engaging new translation of a timeless masterpiece about coping with the death of a loved one



In 45 BCE, the Roman statesman Cicero fell to pieces when his beloved daughter, Tullia, died from complications of childbirth. But from the depths of despair, Cicero fought his way back. In an effort to cope with his loss, he wrote a consolation... Read more

How to Say No

By: Diogenes

Narrated by: Liam Gerrard

Length: 2 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

The Cynics were ancient Greek philosophers who stood athwart the flood of society's material excess, unexamined conventions, and even norms of politeness and thundered "No!" Diogenes, the most famous Cynic, wasn't shy about literally extending his middle finger to the world. When asked why he was called Diogenes the Dog, he replied "because I... Read more

How to Have a Life

By: Seneca

Narrated by: Esther Wane

Length: 1 hour 26 minutes

Abridged: No

A vibrant new translation of Seneca's "On the Shortness of Life," a pointed reminder to make the most of our time



Who doesn't worry sometimes that smart phones, the Internet, and TV are robbing us of time and preventing us from having a life? How can we make the most of our time on earth? In the first century AD, the Stoic philosopher Seneca the... Read more

Sage Leadership

By: Thomas Cleary

Narrated by: David Shih

Length: 3 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

The subtle arts of management and leadership have been developed over thousands of years by the Chinese. The Book of Leadership and Strategy represents the Taoist culmination of this long tradition and is one of the most prestigious works of ancient Chinese thought. Collected here are insightful teachings on the challenges of leadership on all... Read more

Socrates Café

By: Christopher Phillips

Narrated by: Patrick Lawlor

Length: 7 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

Christopher Phillips is a man on a mission: to revive the love of questions that Socrates inspired long ago in ancient Athens. “Like a Johnny Appleseed with a master’s degree, Phillips has gallivanted back and forth across America, to cafés and coffee shops, senior centers, assisted-living complexes, prisons, libraries, day care centers,... Read more

The Tao of Daily Life

By: Derek Lin

Narrated by: Pun Bandhu

Length: 4 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

The perfect book for readers who are interested in Taoism and want a little daily inspiration.The Tao of Daily Life combines ancient Eastern wisdom with practical application—perfect for busy Western readers! Derek Lin, Taoist master and expert in Eastern philosophy, brings his deep knowledge of this time-honored Chinese spiritual thought system... Read more

Terhin kreikkalainen kesä

By: Liisa Hännikäinen

Narrated by: Anna Böhm

Length: 3 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

Terhin isä tuonut Kreikasta mukanaan kiehtovan kirjan. Terhi voisi katsella kirjan kuvia loputtomasti. Härkatanssia ja kiehtovia myyttejä! Kun Terhi pääsee vihdoin itse matkalle Kreikkaan, hän ei ylläty pelkästä lämmöstä ja kauniista maisemista. Rannalla Terhi nimittäin kohtaa jotain uskomatonta – merenkuningas Poseidonin härän, joka osaa puhua.... Read more