Philosophy audiobooks

Discovering Your Creative Fire

By: Eric Maisel, Ph.D.

Narrated by: Roger Housden

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

As a creativity coach, Dr. Maisel talks about the lineage of our creativity. There is a point in our lives when we fall in love with something — a book, a painting, a piece of music, a film — and we long to be part of the lineage of that creation. This longing emboldens us to enter the path of our own creative spirit. However in the hubbub of... Read more

Letting Go Of Resistance: A Constant Rebirth

By: Guy Finley

Narrated by: Justine Willis Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Finley tells us that on a day to day basis our lives are a kind of “constant hopping from one identity to another.” He describes this as the location from which we are operating. He suggests we ask ourselves the question: Are we choosing the location of fear and anxiety, which supports knee-jerk reactions, or one of mindfulness and a tuning into... Read more

Speed Limits

By: Mark C. Taylor

Narrated by: Mel Foster

Length: 14 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

Drawing together developments in religion, philosophy, art, technology, fashion, and finance, Mark C. Taylor presents an original and rich account of a great paradox of our times: how the very forces and technologies that were supposed to free us by saving time and labor now trap us in a race we can never win. The faster we go, the less time we... Read more

I Think You're Totally Wrong

By: David Shields & Caleb Powell

Narrated by: Luis Moreno & Jonathan Todd Ross

Length: 5 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

A debate, nearly to the death, about life and art, cocktails included. And a soon-to-be major motion picture from James Franco! Caleb Powell always wanted to become an artist, but he overcommitted to life (he' s a stay-at-home dad to three young girls), whereas his former professor David Shields always wanted to become a human being, but he has... Read more

100 Quotes for Meditation with Lao Tzu

By: Lao Tzu

Narrated by: Katie Haigh

Length: 26 minutes

Abridged: No

Victor Hugo is one of the best-known French writers, and is part of the greatest literary figures of all time. His poetry made him famous very early, cementing his reputation as one of the greatest lyric poets when he was only 20 years old. He was also a novelist and a dramatist, and furthered the cause of Romanticism, this exalted artistic... Read more

Plato's Theaetetus

By: Plato

Narrated by: Albert A. Anderson

Length: 3 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

The Theaetetus is one of Plato's dialogues concerning the nature of knowledge, written circa 369 BC. Read more

The Warrior Within

By: John Little

Narrated by: Feodor Chin

Length: 7 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

During his lifetime, legendary martial artist Bruce Lee formulated a complex personal philosophy—a synthesis of Eastern and Western ideals—that extolled the virtues of knowledge and total mastery of one's self. Most of his philosophical writings could be found only within the personal library of the Bruce Lee estate … until John Little was given... Read more

Fallen Leaves

By: Will Durant

Narrated by: Grover Gardner

Length: 5 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

The final and most personal work from Pulitzer Prize–winning author and historian Will Durant—discovered thirty-two years after his death—is a message of insight for everyone who has sought meaning in life or the council of a wise friend in navigating life's journey.From 1968 to 1978, Will Durant made four public allusions to the existence of... Read more

Die Flockenleserin

By: Mike Powelz

Narrated by: Caroline du Fresne

Length: 15 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

Ein wunderschönes Luxushotel, in dem die Gäste sterben… Im Grunde ist ein Hospiz tatsächlich ein schönes Hotel - kein bisschen düster. Weiße Ärztekittel? Fehlanzeige. Haustiere? Erlaubt. Feste Besuchszeiten? Nein. Klavierkonzerte und Entertainment? Ja. Vorzeitig auschecken? Auch das kommt vor. Doch natürlich gibt es Unterschiede zu normalen... Read more

Waking the Buddha

By: Clark Strand

Narrated by: Mel Foster

Length: 3 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

Is there more to Buddhism than sitting in silent meditation? Is modern Buddhism relevant to the problems of daily life? Does it empower individuals to transform their lives? Or has Buddhism become too detached, so still and quiet that the Buddha has fallen asleep?




Waking the Buddha tells the story of the Soka Gakkai International, the largest,... Read more

Il racconto dell'Anticristo

By: Vladimir Solovev

Narrated by: Silvia Cecchini

Length: 1 hour 5 minutes

Abridged: No

Quando Vladimir Sergeevic Soloviev (1853-1900) diede alle stampe «Il racconto dell'Anticristo» nel febbraio del 1899, solo un anno prima della sua morte, il pubblico rimase alquanto perplesso. Tuttavia, il grande pensatore russo descrive con perspicacia la raffigurazione dell'Anticristo: personaggio affascinante, convinto uomo di spirito,... Read more

How Adam Smith Can Change Your Life

By: Russ Roberts

Narrated by: Don Hagen

Length: 5 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

A forgotten book by one of history's greatest thinkers reveals the surprising connections between happiness, virtue, fame, and fortune. Adam Smith may have become the patron saint of capitalism after he penned his most famous work, The Wealth of Nations. But few people know that when it came to the behavior of individuals—the way we perceive... Read more

Does Santa Exist?

By: Eric Kaplan

Narrated by: Sean Runnette

Length: 5 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

Metaphysics isn't ordinarily much of a laughing matter. But in the hands of acclaimed comedy writer and scholar Eric Kaplan, a search for the truth about old St. Nick becomes a deeply insightful, laugh-out-loud discussion of the way some things exist but may not really be there—just like Santa and his reindeer.



Even after we outgrow the jolly... Read more

Faith Without Religion: Bowing to the Mystery of Life

By: Roger Housden

Narrated by: Justine Willis Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Roger Housden shares with us that keeping faith does not require a religious code or practice. “Faith is a wholehearted bodily knowing,” he says. Faith is an aliveness that doesn’t have an explanation. The purpose of life is revealed gradually. Simply by trusting the present moment as it opens up to the next, we are expressing faith, love, and... Read more

The Glass Cage

By: Nicholas Carr

Length: 8 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

At once a celebration of technology and a warning about its misuse, The Glass Cage will change the way you think about the tools you use every day.In The Glass Cage, bestselling author Nicholas Carr digs behind the headlines about factory robots and self-driving cars, wearable computers and digitized medicine, as he explores the hidden costs of... Read more

Storia della Magia

By: Eliphas Levi

Narrated by: Silvia Cecchini

Length: 13 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

Eliphas Lévi, (Parigi, 1811-1878) è stato un esoterista e teosofo francese. Fu il più famoso studioso di esoterismo dell’ottocento. Intrattenne rapporti con adepti della Massoneria francese. Fu iniziato ai misteri della cabala da Wronski, che gli impose il nome magico di Eliphas, traduzione in ebraico del suo nome natale Alphonse Louis... Read more

The Science Delusion

By: Curtis White

Narrated by: Jonathan Hogan

Length: 4 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

One of our most brilliant social critics-- author of the bestselling The Middle Mind-- presents a scathing critique of the " delusions" of science alongside a rousing defense of the tradition of Romanticism and the " big" questions. With the rise of religion critics such as Richard Dawkins, and of pseudo-science advocates such as Malcolm... Read more

Political Ideals - Abridged

By: Bertrand Russell

Narrated by: Peter Bishop

Length: 1 hour 54 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Russell sets forth the idea that political ideals must be based upon the ideals that best benefit the individual to create the best life possible. He details the issues that his current economic system and the unequal distribution of wealth present in achieving said ideals. He puts forth his beliefs on what the purposes of an economic system... Read more

The Clinton, Inc.

By: Daniel Halper

Narrated by: Harvey Betancourt

Length: 10 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

Weekly Standard editor Daniel Halper provides a meticulously researched account of the brilliant calculations, secret deals, and occasionally treacherous maneuverings that led to the Clintons’ return to political prominence.In the twelve years since the Clintons left the White House, they have gone from being virtually penniless to... Read more

Die Kürze des Lebens

By: Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Narrated by: Uwe Neumann & Anette Daugardt

Length: 1 hour 1 minute

Abridged: No

Wir haben nicht zu wenig Zeit - wir vergeuden zu viel. Das Leben ist lang, wir selbst machen es kurz, indem wir es achtlos dahinfließen lassen. Das ist die grundlegende Einsicht des großen Stoikers Lucius Annaeus Seneca. "Du verteidigst Deinen Reichtum, aber Du vergeudest Dein Leben!“, "Du lebst, als wärst Du ewig da!“, "Schämst Du dich nicht,... Read more

The House is Full of Yogis

By: Will Hodgkinson

Narrated by: Thomas Judd

Length: 8 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

A witty memoir about the trials of adolescence, the tribulations of family life and the embarrassment that ensues from having larger-than-life parents Neville and Liz Hodgkinson bought into the Thatcherite dream of home ownership, aspiration and advancement. The first children of their working class parents to go to... Read more

How Not to Be Wrong

By: Jordan Ellenberg

Narrated by: Jordan Ellenberg

Length: 13 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

The Freakonomics of math—a math-world superstar unveils the hidden beauty and logic of the world and puts its power in our hands

The math we learn in school can seem like a dull set of rules, laid down by the ancients and not to be questioned. In How Not to Be Wrong, Jordan Ellenberg shows us how terribly limiting this view is: Math isn’t... Read more

The World According to Bob

By: James Bowen

Narrated by: Kristopher Milnes

Length: 6 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

Cat lovers around the world embraced the New York Times bestselling heartwarming true story of James Bowen and A Street Cat Named Bob. Now, the busker and his feline friend are back in The World According to Bob: The Further Adventures of One Man and His Streetwise Cat—a touching and true sequel about one man and the cat that changed his life.

As... Read more

Was wollte ... Kant? - phil.COLOGNE live (Ungekürzt)

By: Heiner Klemme

Narrated by: Heiner Klemme & Wolfram Eilenberger

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Immanuel Kant steht in dem Ruf, einer der strengsten unter den Philosophen zu sein, aber kein Philosoph, der ohne seine grundlegenden Begriffsdefinitionen auskommt. Immerzu hat er von den Pflichten des Menschen gesprochen und von uns gefordert, dass wir uns darin üben, einen inneren Gerichtshof abzuhalten. Mitunter schütteln wir heute auch den... Read more