Philosophy audiobooks

Wem gehört die Geschichte?

By: Aleida Assmann, Jan Assmann, Thomas Knoefel & K...

Narrated by: Aleida Assmann & Jan Assmann

Length: 1 hour 39 minutes

Abridged: No

Aleida und Jan Assmann, seit Jahrzehnten ein eingespieltes Team, sind als Literaturwissenschaftlerin und Ägyptologe der Erinnerungskultur auf der Spur: unseren Gedächtnissen, Inszenierungen von Geschichte, Mnemotechniken, Mythen, der Geschichte in Geschichten. Die programmatische Praxis von supposé, eine eigenständige Kunstform für das frei... Read more

Die Informationsgesellschaft: Phantom oder Realität?

By: Vilém Flusser

Narrated by: Vilém Flusser

Length: 43 minutes

Abridged: No

"Alle Strukturen der Gesellschaft, so wie wir sie aus der Industriegesellschaft kennen, sind daran zu zerfallen. Und ihre Kadaver verpesten die Luft." Der Philosoph und Medientheoretiker Vilém Flusser (1920-1991) dachte und schrieb im Rhythmus des Sprechens. Ihn vortragen zu hören war immer beides: Bereicherung und Vergnügen. Die hier... Read more

Heimat und Heimatlosigkeit

By: Vilém Flusser

Narrated by: Vilém Flusser

Length: 48 minutes

Abridged: No

"Man hält die Heimat für den relativ permanenten, die Wohnung für den auswechselbaren, übersiedelbaren Standort. Das Gegenteil ist richtig: Man kann die Heimat auswechseln oder keine haben, aber man muß immer, gleichgültig wo, wohnen. Der Mensch kann überall wohnen: unter den Pariser Brücken, in Zigeunerkarawanen, in den Hütten der Paulistaner... Read more

El poder y la palabra (edición definitiva avalada por The Orwell Estate)

By: George Orwell

Narrated by: Alfons Vallés & Miquel Berga

Length: 4 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

El audiolibro de El poder y la palabra reúne diez ensayos de George Orwell que dan vuelta al concepto de verdad y al uso perverso del lenguaje político. « En una época de engaño universal, decir la verdad es un acto revolucionario.» Los ensayos políticos de George Orwell son una de las mejores fuentes de resistencia contra el uso corrupto del... Read more

Stoicism

By: Ferdinand Jives

Narrated by: Zach Loving

Length: 1 hour 9 minutes

Abridged: No

Learn more about Stoicism, the ancient Greek philosophy that has made millions more disciplined, balanced, and happier!
Stoicism focuses on using reason to understand the laws of nature and to bridle passions and overcome weaknesses, addictions, and tendencies that make us dependent on the world around us. In that way, Stoicism helps us achieve... Read more

After a Good Man Cheats: How to Rebuild Trust & Intimacy With Your Wife

By: Caroline Madden

Narrated by: Cathi Colas

Length: 2 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

You knew that if your wife found out about your affair she’d be upset, but nothing prepared you for how devastated she would be. She has so many questions about your affair. So. Many. Questions. You do your best to answer her, but then she asks the same questions again and again. She doesn't know what she wants, and her volatility exhausts and... Read more

Apology and Memorabilia

By: Name Xenophon

Narrated by: David Rintoul

Length: 4 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

Xenophon was a friend of Socrates, and yet his concise memories of the iconic philosopher have lived under the shadow of the more voluminous accounts by Plato. Yet Xenophon's two works - Apology and Memorabilia - are, in many ways, more entertaining and more accessible, and they present a different view of the man who embodies a clear mind,... Read more

Retrato del libertino

By: Antonio Escohotado Espinosa

Narrated by: Jonás Merino Cuenca

Length: 4 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

El libertino victoriano exclama "¡me gasto!" al eyacular. Los textos agrupados en este libro cubren tópicos diversos. El primero repasa maneras de entender el amor carnal. El segundo —que amplía una conferencia reciente— reflexiona sobre alegría y tristeza, en el marco de las relaciones entre ética y medicina. El tercero abunda en esas... Read more

Spiritual Atheist

By: Nick Seneca Jankel

Narrated by: Jonathan Waters

Length: 7 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

For the millions who want to find peace, love, and purpose without religion, Cambridge-educated scientist, wisdom teacher, and leadership expert Nick Jankel sets out a radical new philosophy that reunites cutting-edge science with timeless wisdom to help us make better life choices, build better businesses, and transform our life, love, and... Read more

I Pensieri

By: Andrzej Stanislaw Budzinski

Narrated by: Gianluca Sordi

Length: 24 minutes

Abridged: No

“Mantieni i tuoi pensieri positivi,perché i tuoi pensieri diventano parole.Mantieni le tue parole positive,perché le tue parole diventano i tuoi comportamenti.Mantieni i tuoi comportamenti positivi,perché i tuoi comportamenti diventano le tue abitudini.Mantieni le tue abitudini positive,perché le tue abitudini diventano i tuoi valori.Mantieni i... Read more

On Freedom

By: Cass R. Sunstein

Narrated by: Johnny Heller

Length: 1 hour 38 minutes

Abridged: No

In this pathbreaking book, New York Times bestselling author Cass Sunstein asks us to rethink freedom. He shows that freedom of choice isn't nearly enough. To be free, we must also be able to navigate life. People often need something like a GPS device to help them get where they want to go—whether the issue involves health, money, jobs,... Read more

The Musical Aspects of the Ancient Egyptian Vocalic Language

By: Moustafa Gadalla

Narrated by: Susie Hennessy

Length: 2 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

This book will show that the fundamentals, structure, formations, grammar, and syntax are exactly the same in music and in the Egyptian alphabetical language. The book will show the musical/tonal/tonic Egyptian alphabets—being derived from the three primary tonal sounds/vowels ; the fundamentals of generative phonology and the nature of the four... Read more

Wisdom Quotes Bundle

By: Innofinitimo Media

Narrated by: Jim D Johnston

Length: 7 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

The easiest way to find your path to success or greatness is to follow someone who has already achieved it. By referring to biographies of great leaders, philosophers and philanthropists, we can learn a great deal. Thoughts of great philosophers are an excellent source of wisdom and inspiration that everyone should study. Listening to their... Read more

The Consolation of Philosophy

By: Boethius

Narrated by: Peter Wickham

Length: 4 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

Charged with treason under Theodoric the Great in sixth-century Rome, Boethius served one year’s imprisonment, awaiting trial and eventual execution. During this time, he wrote The Consolation of Philosophy, which would go on to be one of the most popular philosophical works of all time, contributing much to medieval thought and influencing the... Read more

National Populism

By: Roger Eatwell & Matthew Goodwin

Narrated by: Matthew Goodwin

Length: 8 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of National Populism: The Revolt Against Liberal Democracy, A Pelican Book, written by Roger Eatwell and Matthew Goodwin and read by Matthew Goodwin.

A crucial new guide to one of the most urgent political phenomena of our time: the rise of national populism

Across the West, there is a rising tide of people... Read more

La felicidad después del orden (La magia del orden 2)

By: Marie Kondo

Narrated by: Diana Ángel

Length: 6 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

Una guía para escuchar paso a paso el afamado método KonMari, de la autora de La magia del orden Marie Kondo. Atrévete a vivir solo con lo esencial, con lo bello, con lo que realmente te aporta felicidad. La magia del orden, de Marie Kondo, la gurú japonesa de la organización, ha revolucionado los hogares y las vidas de millones de personas a lo... Read more

What is Life?

By: Erwin Schrödinger

Narrated by: Bob Souer

Length: 6 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

Nobel laureate Erwin Schrödinger's What is Life? is one of the great science classics of the twentieth century. A distinguished physicist's exploration of the question which lies at the heart of biology, it was written for the layman, but proved one of the spurs to the birth of molecular biology and the subsequent discovery of the structure of... Read more

The 40 Day Fire

By: Jason C. Johnson Sr.

Narrated by: Jason C. Johnson Sr.

Length: 3 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

The 40 Day Fire The 40 Day Fire is a 40-day journey intended to light a fire underneath you! From time to time, all of us need a little push. This book will sometimes cause you to laugh and at other times will lovingly give you a kick in the pants to help you to stay on course. The author's intention: help you to burn away everything in your... Read more

Mensch! Wer wir sind und was uns rettet

By: Christoph Quarch

Narrated by: Christoph Quarch

Length: 7 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

Sechs Vorträge von Dr. Christoph Quarch, die den Fragen nachgehen: Wer ist der Mensch? Was zeichnet ihn aus? Was unterscheidet ihn von Maschinen? Welche Qualitäten hat das Menschsein? Was rettet den Menschen? Was bleibt vom Menschen? 1. Vortrag: Erkenne dich selbst! Warum wir nicht umhinkönnen, uns ein Bild von uns zu machen Unsere Kultur... Read more

Aristotle's Way

By: Edith Hall

Narrated by: Sian Thomas

Length: 8 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

From renowned classicist Edith Hall, ARISTOTLE'S WAY is an examination of one of history's greatest philosophers, showing us how to lead happy, fulfilled, and meaningful lives

Aristotle was the first philosopher to inquire into subjective happiness, and he understood its essence better and more clearly than anyone since. According to Aristotle,... Read more

Ojai 1949 Fourteen Public Talks - Volume 6 - Abridged

By: J.Krishnamurti

Narrated by: J.Krishnamurti

Length: 47 minutes

Abridged: Yes

What is true religion? - 31 July 1949 Is religion a matter of sensation? Religion is not ceremony, dogma nor the continuation of tenets or beliefsinculcated from childhood. Belief in God does not make you a religious person. Self-knowledge is the beginning of wisdom. Q: Will you please carefully explain what is true meditation? Read more

Ojai 1949 Fourteen Public Talks - Volume 11 - Abridged

By: J.Krishnamurti

Narrated by: J.Krishnamurti

Length: 1 hour 2 minutes

Abridged: Yes

"Why do we seek a method or technique? - 21 August 1949 • The problems of life do not demand a method, because they are so vital and alive that if we approach with a method we totally misunderstand and don't adequately meet that problem. • Where there is efficiency there is ruthlessness. • The means and the end are not separate. • Reality or God... Read more

Transcendentalist Essays: Nature, Self Reliance, Walking, and Civil Disobedience

By: Henry David Thoreau & Ralph Waldo Emerson

Narrated by: Christopher Preece

Length: 4 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

A collection of famous transcendentalist essays from Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau. Nature, Self Reliance, Walking, and Civil Disobedience.In Nature, Emerson put forth the foundation of transcendentalism, a belief system that espouses a non-traditional appreciation of nature. Transcendentalism suggests that the divine, or God,... Read more

The Rebel

By: Albert Camus

Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini

Length: 11 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

By one of the most profoundly influential thinkers of our century, The Rebel is a classic essay on revolution. For Albert Camus, the urge to revolt is one of the “essential dimensions” of human nature, manifested in man’s timeless Promethean struggle against the conditions of his existence, as well as the popular uprisings against established... Read more