Philosophy audiobooks

Ethik - Das gute Leben - Abridged

By: Wilhelm Vossenkuhl

Narrated by: Wilhelm Vossenkuhl

Length: 1 hour

Abridged: Yes

DAS GUTE LEBEN ALS ZIEL Aristoteles hat die Aufgabe der Ethik darin gesehen, dem Ziel eines guten Lebens der Menschen zu dienen. Was war damals und was ist heute unter einem guten Leben zu verstehen? DAS WISSEN DES GUTEN Anfang des 20. Jahrhunderts meinte der englische Philosoph Moore, 'gut' sei nicht definierbar. Wenn die Bedeutung des... Read more

Ethik - Grundlagen - Abridged

By: Wilhelm Vossenkuhl

Narrated by: Wilhelm Vossenkuhl

Length: 58 minutes

Abridged: Yes

SITTE UND ETHIK Was bedeutet Ethik und wie sind ethische Normen und Regeln mit der Welt, in der wir leben, verbunden? Warum sind die sittlichen, in Kultur und Religion verankerten Normen nicht ausreichend? Es geht darum zu verstehen, dass die Ethik eng mit der Sitte verbunden, aber doch eine eigene, unabhängige wissenschaftliche Disziplin... Read more

Ethik - Was wir sollen - Abridged

By: Wilhelm Vossenkuhl

Narrated by: Wilhelm Vossenkuhl

Length: 59 minutes

Abridged: Yes

PFLICHT UND VERANTWORTUNG Wir Menschen sind für uns selbst und für andere verantwortlich. Die Verantwortung besteht aus Pflichten sich selbst und anderen gegenüber, aber auch aus rechtlichen Ansprüchen, die wir in einer Gesellschaft zu erfüllen haben. Es gibt auch eine Verantwortung für die Zukunft. KANTS KATEGORISCHER IMPERATIV UND DAS... Read more

Utopia

By: Sir Thomas More

Narrated by: James Adams

Length: 4 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

In this political work written in 1516, Utopia is the name given by Sir Thomas More to an imaginary island. Book I ofUtopia, a dialogue, presents a perceptive analysis of contemporary social, economic, and moral ills in England. Book II is a narrative describing a country run according to the ideals of the English humanists, where poverty,... Read more

The Portable Atheist

By: Christopher Hitchens

Narrated by: Nicholas Ball

Length: 10 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

Atheist? Believer? Uncertain? No matter: The Portable Atheist will engage you every step of the way. From the #1 New York Times best-selling author of God Is Not Great, comes this provocative and entertaining guided tour of atheist and agnostic thought through the ages with original pieces by Salman Rushdie, Ian McEwan, and Ayaan Hirsi Ali.... Read more

El Profeta - Abridged

By: Khalil Gilbran

Narrated by: Hernando Ivan Cano

Length: 37 minutes

Abridged: Yes

El Profeta, un repositorio rico en sabiduria y alegría que ha inspirado a generaciones de personas. Con poesia frugal y bellamente resonante, El Profeta ofrece inolvidables palabras de esperanza y consolación sobre los temas del nacimiento, amor, del matrimonio, de la muerte y de los otros hitos de la vida. Read more

Zen Flesh, Zen Bones - Abridged

By: Paul Reps

Narrated by: Peter Coyote

Length: 2 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: Yes

In this collection of inspirational writings, novice and experienced practitioners are treated to four key works that rank high in the Zen canon: 101 Zen Stories recounts actual experiences with Zen that span five centuries. The Gateless Gate is a 13th-century collection of mind problems used in the practice of Zen. Ten Bulls is a 12th-century... Read more

Self-Inquiry - Dawn of the Witness and the End of Suffering (AYP Enlightenment Series Book 7)

By: Yogani

Narrated by: Yogani

Length: 3 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

"Self-Inquiry - Dawn of the Witness and the End of Suffering" provides practical methods for making use of abiding inner silence (the Witness) cultivated in Deep Meditation, resulting in increased inner stability and happiness amidst the ups and downs of life. The practice of Self-Inquiry also aids us in realizing the ultimate truth of existence... Read more

The Transformative Power Of Beauty

By: J. Ruth Gendler

Narrated by: Justine Willis Toms

Length: 58 minutes

Abridged: No

Beauty is a quality that defies definition. You know it when you see it, but may not know why one object looks beautiful while another does not. J. Ruth Gendler looks beyond definitions to explore the feeling of beauty, and the wisdom that makes it possible to transform the world to a place that’s more beautiful than we imagined it could be. Read more

The Emergence of Integral Consciousness

By: Allan Combs, Ph.D.

Narrated by: Craig Hamilton

Length: 58 minutes

Abridged: No

We all sense intuitively that reality is not a jumbled assortment of unrelated parts, but a dynamic, unified whole. Yet, as fields of knowledge become increasingly complex and specialized, it's often difficult to see how all the parts of this whole truly fit together. In this dialogue with consciousness researcher Allan Combs, we explore the... Read more

Plato's Republic

By: Simon Blackburn

Narrated by: Simon Vance

Length: 4 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

Plato is perhaps the most significant philosopher who has ever lived, and The Republic, composed in Athens in about 375 BC, is widely regarded as his most famous dialogue. Its discussion of the perfect city—and the perfect mind—laid the foundations for Western culture and, for over two thousand years, has been the cornerstone of Western... Read more

Humanity's Potential to Consciously Evolve

By: Barbara Marx Hubbard

Narrated by: Craig Hamilton

Length: 58 minutes

Abridged: No

In Hubbard's research through history she realized that when a culture lost an image of its own future, which was positive to that culture, and they didn't believe in themselves anymore, the culture declined. Read more

Les rêveries du promeneur solitaire – Promenades I à V

By: Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Narrated by: Denis Podalydes

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Les Rêveries du promeneur solitaire de J.J. Rousseau, promenades 1 à 5 - L'habitude de rentrer en moi-même me fit perdre le sentiment et presque le souvenir de mes maux, j'appris ainsi par ma propre expérience que la source du vrai bonheur est en nous, et qu'il ne dépend pas des hommes de rendre vraiment misérable celui qui sait vouoir être... Read more

God Is Not Great

By: Christopher Hitchens

Narrated by: Christopher Hitchens

Length: 8 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

Whether you're a lifelong believer, a devout atheist, or someone who remains uncertain about the role of religion in our lives, this insightful manifesto will engage you with its provocative ideas.

With a close and studied reading of the major religious texts, Christopher Hitchens documents the ways in which religion is a man-made wish, a cause... Read more

Living In Meaningful Coincidence: Reflections Of A Physicist

By: David Peat, Ph.D.

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Physicist F. David Peat is one of the most interesting and innovative thinkers of our time. In this reflective look at the synchronicities of his life, Peat reminisces about his friendship with colleagues like fellow physicist David Bohm, brain researcher Roger Penrose, sculptor Anish Kapoor and high school physics teacher Dicky Blink. Peat's... Read more

Understanding Everything

By: Ervin Laszlo, Ph.D.

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

What is the cosmos made of at its most fundamental level? Where does consciousness exist in the physical world? How does it fit into our understanding of evolution? What can you and I do to ensure the evolution of our species continues beyond the next generation? Ervin Laszlo has a mind as big as the cosmos, it seems, as his studies and writings... Read more

Tao Te Ching

By: Stephen Mitchell & Lao Tzu

Narrated by: Stephen Mitchell

Length: 1 hour 40 minutes

Abridged: No

In 81 brief chapters, Lao-Tzu's Tao Te Ching, or Book of the Way, provides advice that imparts balance and perspective, a serene and generous spirit, and teaches us how to work for the good with the effortless skill that comes from being in accord with the Tao—the basic principle of the universe. Stephen Mitchell's bestselling version has been... Read more

Rediscover Your Center, Reclaim Your Joy

By: Richard Moss

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Learn how you can move through your days with greater peace and joy. Dr. Moss has developed a map of the ways we lose our awareness and let suffering take hold of our lives. He helps us find the way back to our center and the ability to be in the present, so that pain is transformed and we rediscover our compassion-for ourselves, for others, and... Read more

The Qur'an

By: Bruce Lawrence

Narrated by: Michael Prichard

Length: 5 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

Few books in history have been as important or as poorly understood as the Qur'an. Sent down in a series of revelations to the Prophet Muhammad, the Qur'an is the unmediated word of Allah: a ritual, political, and legal authority, an ethical and spiritual guide, and a literary masterpiece. It is revered by Muslims throughout the world, in whom... Read more

Discovering Your Greatest Opportunities

By: James B. Swartz

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Swartz discovered many common traits in the world's most successful people that you'll find encouraging. For example, you're never too old, dismal failure is often followed by extraordinary achievement, and taking time off might turn on your greatest inspiration. Best of all, achieving your greatest success may be easier than you expect. He... Read more

Objectivism

By: Leonard Peikoff

Narrated by: Johanna Ward

Length: 19 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

This brilliantly conceived and well-organized book is based on a lecture course given by Dr. Leonard Peikoff in 1976, prepared with the help of Ayn Rand and entitled “The Philosophy of Objectivism.” Ayn Rand said of these lectures: “Until or unless I write a comprehensive treatise on my philosophy, Dr. Peikoff’s course is the only authorized... Read more

For the New Intellectual

By: Ayn Rand

Narrated by: Anna Fields

Length: 7 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

“Ideas are the greatest and most crucially practical power on earth.”—Ayn RandOne of the most controversial figures on the intellectual scene, Ayn Rand was the proponent of a moral philosophy of rational self-interest that stands in sharp opposition to the ethics of altruism and self-sacrifice. Her unique philosophy, Objectivism, has gained a... Read more

Capitalism

By: Ayn Rand

Narrated by: Anna Fields

Length: 14 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

The foundations of capitalism are being battered by a flood of altruism, which is the cause of the modern world’s collapse. This is the view of Ayn Rand, a view so radically opposed to prevailing attitudes that it constitutes a major philosophic revolution. In her series of essays, she presents her stand on the persecution of big business, the... Read more

Autobiographical Reflections

By: Eric Voegelin

Narrated by: Bernard Mayes

Length: 4 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

This is an ideal introduction to the ideas of Eric Voegelin, a man whom many regard as the greatest thinker of our time. Here we encounter the stages in the development of his unique philosophy of consciousness; his key intellectual breakthroughs; his theory of history; and his diagnosis of the political ills of the modern age.The book also... Read more