Philosophy

Phaedrus

by Plato Read by Martin Geeson 4.3
“For there is no light of justice or temperance, or any of the higher ideas which are precious to souls, in the earthly copies of them: they…

The Nicomachean Ethics

by Aristotle Read by Geoffrey Edwards 4.1
The Nicomachean Ethics is Aristotle's foundational text on ethics, exploring the nature of the good life and the virtues necessary for achie…

An Essay Concerning Human Understanding

by John Locke Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.8
This is the fourth book of John Locke's Essay Concerning Human Understanding. His book deals with knowledge and probability. He asks how far…

The Essays of Francis Bacon

by Francis Bacon Read by Carl Vonnoh, III 4.4
Voltaire was an atheist. Diderot was Enlightened. But trite titles seldom encompass completely the beliefs of any individual. And this one f…

The Critique of Practical Reason

by Immanuel Kant Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.8
The Critique of Practical Reason (Kritik der praktischen Vernunft) is the second of Immanuel Kant's three critiques, first published in 1788…

The Concept of Nature

by Alfred North Whitehead Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4
In The Concept of Nature, Alfred North Whitehead discusses the interrelatedness of time, space, and human perception.The idea of objects as …

Modern Magic

by Maximilian Schele De Vere Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.7
M. (Maxamilian) Schele de Vere was born in Sweden in 1820 and studied language in Germany before eventually becoming a professor of modern l…

The Golden Sayings of Epictetus

by Epictetus Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.6
The Golden Sayings of Epictetus presents a collection of profound aphorisms from the Stoic philosopher Epictetus, whose teachings have influ…

The Chymical Wedding of Christian Rosenkreutz

by William James McGlothlin Read by KirksVoice 4.5
The Chymical Wedding of Christian Rosenkreutz was edited in 1616 in Strasbourg (annexed by France in 1681). It is the third of the original …

Letters on England

by Voltaire Read by Xiaoyan Arrowsmith 4.8
Voltaire spent his early thirties in England as an exile following the Bastille imprisonment for his satires. With passionate admiration, he…

An Inquiry into the Human Mind

by Thomas Reid Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.7
An Inquiry into the Human Mind by Thomas Reid is a foundational text in the philosophy of perception, challenging the prevailing views of hi…

Ashtavakra Gita

by Rajanikant Chandwadkar 4.9
Android phone users can now listen to this Ashtavakra Gita Audiobook on the go without having to download audio files. An app has been devel…

Stoicism

by St. George William Joseph Stock Read by Leon Mire 4.5
This short book is part of the Philosophies Ancient and Modern series, which attempts to make Western philosophy more accessible to the gene…

Thus Spake Zarathustra

by Friedrich Nietzsche Read by John Van Stan 4
The modern British philosopher, Anthony M. Ludovici, said that this text “is unquestionably Nietzsche’s opus magnum.” However, he warns the …

Summa Contra Gentiles

by Saint Thomas Aquinas Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC 4.6
The Summa Contra Gentiles was composed by Thomas Aquinas between 1259 and 1265, in four books broadly covering teachings on God, on Creation…

Philosophical Essays

by Bertrand Russell Read by Landon D. C. Elkind 4.7
Six out of seven essays appearing here were reprinted from other publications; indeed, this 1910 collection went out of print, so that two o…

Zadig or the Book of Fate

by Voltaire Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.3
Zadig, ou La Destinée, ("Zadig, or The Book of Fate") (1747) is a famous novel written by the French Enlightenment philosop…

Crime

by Clarence Darrow Read by Peter Yearsley 4.5
Clarence Darrow was an American lawyer. He remains notable for his wit and agnosticism, which marked him as one of the most famous American …

An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals

by David Hume Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
David Hume, an eminent Scottish philosopher, historian, and essayist, explores the nature and foundation of Morals in this book, which was w…

Theaetetus

by Plato Read by Geoffrey Edwards 4.3
Theaetetus is a profound dialogue by Plato that delves into the nature of knowledge and perception. Through a conversation between Socrates …

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