Philosophy audiobooks

The Art of Worldly Wisdom

By: Baltasar Gracián

Narrated by: John Riddle

Length: 4 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

The remarkable best-seller -- a long-lost, 300-year-old book of wisdom on how to live successfully yet responsibly in a society governed by self-interest -- as acute as Machiavelli yet as humanistic and scrupulously moral as Marcus Aurelius. Read more

The Theory of Moral Sentiments

By: Adam Smith

Narrated by: John Clickman

Length: 16 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

Today Adam Smith's reputation rests on his explanation of how rational self-interest in a free-market economy leads to economic well-being. It may surprise those who would discount Smith as an advocate of ruthless individualism that his first major work concentrates on ethics and charity. In fact, while chair at the University of Glasgow,... Read more

The Infinite Way

By: Joel S. Goldsmith

Narrated by: Jason McCoy

Length: 3 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

Now considered a spiritual classic, The Infinite Way was Joel Goldsmith s first book. After its publication, Joel said that he was no longer a man with a message, but a message with a man. Joel introduces The Infinite Way by saying, "In this small volume I have written the spiritual truth as I have gleaned it through over thirty years of study... Read more

W.D. Gann Interview by Richard D. Wyckoff: The Law of Vibration Governs Stocks, Forex and Commodities Movements

By: Richard D. Wyckoff

Narrated by: Jason McCoy

Length: 24 minutes

Abridged: No

It appears to be a fact: W. D. Gann has developed an entirely new idea about the principles governing market movements. He bases his operations on certain natural laws which, though existing since the world began, have only in recent years been subjected to the will of man and added to the list of so-called modern discoveries. We have asked Gann... Read more

Service With the Sixth Wisconsin Volunteers Four Years with the Iron Brigade

By: Rufus Dawes

Narrated by: Robert Anthony

Length: 11 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

Rufus R. Dawes (1838-1899) was just 23 years old when the Civil War broke out. He became a captain in the 6th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, one of the regiments forming the "Iron Brigade" of the Union Army of the Potomac. First published in 1890, this work records his regiment's routine and operational actions, including Second Bull Run,... Read more

The Idea of the World

By: Bernardo Kastrup

Narrated by: Matthew Josdal

Length: 9 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

A rigorous case for the primacy of mind in nature, from philosophy to neuroscience, psychology, and physics.



The Idea of the World offers a grounded alternative to the frenzy of unrestrained abstractions and unexamined assumptions in philosophy and science today. This book examines what can be learned about the nature of reality based on... Read more

On the Shoulders of Giants

By: Umberto Eco & Alastair McEwen

Narrated by: Pete Cross

Length: 9 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

In Umberto Eco’s first novel, The Name of the Rose, Nicholas of Morimondo laments, “We no longer have the learning of the ancients, the age of giants is past!” To which the protagonist, William of Baskerville, replies: “We are dwarfs, but dwarfs who stand on the shoulders of those giants, and small though we are, we sometimes manage to see... Read more

Apología de Sócrates

By: Platón

Narrated by: Artur Mas

Length: 1 hour 42 minutes

Abridged: No

En Apología de Sócrates, Platón da una versión del discurso que Sócrates pronunció como defensa, ante los tribunales atenienses, en el juicio en el que se le acusó de corromper a la juventud y no creer en los dioses de la polis. Aunque su datación exacta es incierta, el texto, por su temática, pertenece al ciclo platónico de las primeras obras... Read more

Common Sense for the 21st Century

By: Roger Hallam

Narrated by: Tim Bruce

Length: 2 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

“Brilliant, wise, profound and persuasive. Common Sense for the 21st Century will come to be recognized as a classic of political theory.”—George Monbiot, via Twitter An urgent, essential, and practical call to action from a cofounder of Extinction Rebellion What can we all do to avert catastrophe and avoid extinction? Roger Hallam has... Read more

Freud

By: Jonathan Lear

Narrated by: Kerry Shale

Length: 8 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

In this fully updated second edition, the author clearly introduces and assesses all of Freud's thought, focusing on those areas of philosophy on which Freud is acknowledged to have had a lasting impact. These include the philosophy of mind, free will and determinism, rationality, the nature of the self and subjectivity, and ethics and religion.... Read more

The World of Perception

By: Maurice Merleau-Ponty

Narrated by: Stephen Perring

Length: 2 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

The author was one of the most important thinkers of the post-war era. Central to his thought was the idea that human understanding comes from our bodily experience of the world that we perceive: a deceptively simple argument, perhaps, but one that he felt had to be made in the wake of attacks from contemporary science and the philosophy of... Read more

What I Believe

By: Bertrand Russell

Narrated by: Richard Mitchley

Length: 1 hour 58 minutes

Abridged: No

The author is widely regarded as one of the greatest philosophers of the twentieth century and a brilliant writer and commentator on social and political affairs. What I Believe offers a lucid and concise insight into the author's thinking on issues that preoccupied him throughout his life: atheism, religious morality and the impact of science... Read more

Kant's Categorical Imperative

By: Introbooks Team

Narrated by: Tracy Tupman

Length: 43 minutes

Abridged: No

Philosophy deals with finding answers to questions related to existence, enlightenment, knowledge, duty, etc. through critical reasoning and arguments. Kantianism is an important part of western philosophy. Categorical Imperatives (CI) are central to Kantian ethics. They are unconditional and absolute and must be followed under all circumstances... Read more

Buddha's Office

By: Dan Zigmond

Narrated by: Dan Zigmond

Length: 3 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

Can enlightenment be found at the office? From the co-author of Buddha's Diet comes another book that shows how the wisdom of Buddha can apply to our modern lives -- this time exploring how Buddha's guidance can help us navigate the perils of work life.

Without setting foot in an office, Buddha knew that helping people work right was essential... Read more

Lord Nelson Tavern

By: Ray Smith

Narrated by: Daniel MacIvor

Length: 4 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

The Lord Nelson Tavern: a Halifax watering hole in the early 1960s. The group of young university students who hang out there—a ramshackle coterie of aspiring artists, economists, poets, and philosophers—come together to gossip and ponder the big questions of art and life, all the while pining after the vain and untouchable Francesca.Though... Read more

Stoizismus

By: Maximilian Feldtner

Narrated by: Florian Wolny

Length: 3 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

Stoizismus: Die Tugenden und Prinzipien der Stoa verstehen und im Alltag anwendenMit praktischen Übungen zum Stoiker werdenHast Du schon einmal von der stoischen Philosophie gehört?Willst Du wissen, wie sich der Stoizismus mit der Zeit entwickelt hat?Bist Du interessiert daran, die stoischen Tugenden nach und nach in Deinen Alltag zu... Read more

Meditacion: ¿qué es y para que sirve? T01E05

By: Eduardo Navarrete, Pepe Parra-García & Sebastiá...

Narrated by: Eduardo Navarrete

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Meditar se ha puesto de moda, pero ha cobrado tantas formas, que vale la pena rectificar un poco y preguntarnos desde la perspectiva budista: ¿qué y cómo es meditar? Read more

¿Es amor o apego? T01E06

By: Eduardo Navarrete, Pepe Parra-García & Sebastiá...

Narrated by: Eduardo Navarrete

Length: 46 minutes

Abridged: No

El amor según el budismo es aquel que "es capaz de generar alegría tanto para uno mismo como para la otra persona". Para el budismo, si existe la bondad, el gozo, la compasión y la libertad, también existe el amor verdadero; lo demás es apego. Read more

Mindfulness: ¿una moda pasajera? T01E09

By: Eduardo Navarrete, Pepe Parra-García & Sebastiá...

Narrated by: Eduardo Navarrete

Length: 45 minutes

Abridged: No

La meditación y el mindfulness se han convertido recientemente en la práctica de salud que más crece en el mundo. Pero ¿qué es realmente? Los millones de personas que cada año se suman a esta práctica no pueden estar equivocadas, ¿o sí? Read more

¿Los budistas no se enojan? T01E07

By: Eduardo Navarrete, Pepe Parra-García & Sebastiá...

Narrated by: Eduardo Navarrete

Length: 52 minutes

Abridged: No

Hay quien cree que ser budista es lo más cercano a ser un maniquí. Aquí no sólo desmitificaremos tal idea, sino que discutiremos los retos realistas (y hasta divertidos) que tiene un budista en la vida cotidiana. Read more

¿A qué venimos al mundo? T01E08

By: Eduardo Navarrete, Pepe Parra-García & Sebastiá...

Narrated by: Eduardo Navarrete

Length: 40 minutes

Abridged: No

Todas las filosofías de vida coinciden en decir que el sentido de la vida es simple: maximizar los momentos de felicidad y minimizar los de sufrimiento de nosotros, como de los que nos rodean. Pero, ¿realmente esto es posible? Read more

¿Cómo? ¿Ser budista en la oficina? T01E10

By: Eduardo Navarrete, Pepe Parra-García & Sebastiá...

Narrated by: Eduardo Navarrete

Length: 48 minutes

Abridged: No

Meditar es fácil en un entorno controlado, como un retiro espiritual o una habitación con incienso y velas. El verdadero reto es llevarlo a todos los ámbitos de la vida, tanto personal como laboral. ¿Te atreves? Read more

Antoine-Henri Jomini: The Life and Legacy of the Swiss General and His Famous Military Treatises about the Napoleonic Wars

By: Charles River Editors

Narrated by: Colin Fluxman

Length: 2 hours

Abridged: No

With the exception of Napoleon Bonaparte, few men were more influential on the military tactics and strategy of 19th century warfare than Antoine-Henri Jomini, and yet the introduction for a 1947 English translation of Jomini’s Art of War noted, “The military world that today burns gun-powder at the altar of Clausewitzian doctrine has all but... Read more

The Gateless Gate

By: Joseph Lumpkin

Narrated by: Dennis Logan

Length: 1 hour 23 minutes

Abridged: No

Several schools of Zen developed in China in the 9th century. The Rinzai (Chinese, Lin-chi) sect of Zen was introduced to Japan by the Chinese priest Ensai in 1191. Rinzai Buddhism emphasizes the use of koans, paradoxical puzzles or questions that help the practitioner to overcome the normal boundaries of logic. Koans are often accompanied by... Read more