Philosophy

Introduction to The Philosophy of History

by Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel Read by D.E. Wittkower 4.5
The introduction to Hegel's lectures on the philosophy of world history is often used to introduce students to Hegel's philosophy, in part b…

Ancient and Modern Celebrated Freethinkers

by Charles Bradlaugh Read by Ted Delorme 4.7
This book presents a brief bio and a summary of important ideas & events in the lives of 23 great philosophers from ancient times throug…

The Story of Aristotle's Philosophy

by Will Durant Read by Pamela Nagami 4.8
This little Blue Book No. 39, by Will Durant, deals with Aristotle (384-322 B.C.E.), a Macedonian pupil of Plato, who became the teacher of …

Beyond Good and Evil

by Friedrich Nietzsche Read by Cori Samuel 4.8
By turns illuminating, infuriating, bewildering, and amusing, Nietzsche's masterwork covers a lot of ground. He rejects most strands of Wes…

The Sayings of Lao Tzu

by Lao Tzu Read by Nemo 4.7
Lao-Tzu, also known as Laozi was a Chinese philosopher believed to have lived in the 6th century BCE and is credited with writing the Tao-Te…

A Divine Cordial

by Thomas Watson Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.8
This book is an exposition of Romans 8:28: "We know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the c…

On the Duty of Civil Disobedience

by Henry David Thoreau Read by Bob Neufeld 4.7
Civil Disobedience (Resistance to Civil Government) is an essay by American transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau that was first published i…

The Art of Controversy

by Arthur Schopenhauer Read by Carl Manchester 4.7
The Art of Controversy (or The Art of Being Right) (Die Kunst, Recht zu Behalten) is a short treatise written in 1831 by the German philosop…

Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia

by Samuel Johnson Read by Martin Geeson 4.3
In this enchanting fable (subtitled The Choice of Life), Rasselas and his retinue burrow their way out of the totalitarian paradise of the H…

Musings of a Chinese Mystic

by Lionel Giles Read by Scotty Smith 4.8
If Lao Tzu then had revolted against the growing artificiality of life in his day, a return to nature must have seemed doubly imperative to …

Two Treatises of Civil Government

by John Locke Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.3
The Two Treatises of Civil Government is a work of political philosophy published anonymously in 1689 by John Locke. The First Treatise is a…

The Book of Life

by Upton Sinclair Read by Rom Maczka 4.4
Faith and reason, love and virtue, morality and mortality! In these two short volumes the famous novelist, essayist, and playwright, Upton S…

God and the State

by Mikhail Bakunin Read by Carl Manchester 4.6
God and the State is Mikhail Bakunin's seminal exploration of the relationship between religion and authority, presenting a radical critique…

Reflections on War and Death

by Sigmund Freud Read by D.E. Wittkower 4.5
Anyone, as Freud tells us in Reflections on War and Death, forced to react against his own impulses may be described as a hypocrite, whether…

A Guide to Stoicism

by St. George William Joseph Stock Read by Bill Boerst 4.6
This book is a primer on the philosophy of stoicism, resurrected from its origins in Greek and Roman philosophy. The original philosophy was…

As a Man Thinketh

by James Allen Read by Mark Cawley 4.7
Allen's books illustrate the use of the power of thought to increase personal capabilities. Although he never achieved great fame or wealth,…

The Lifted Veil

by George Eliot Read by Bruce Pirie 4.5
The Lifted Veil is a thought-provoking novella by George Eliot that delves into the realms of the supernatural and the unknown. Set against …

Utilitarianism

by John Stuart Mill Read by D.E. Wittkower 4.7
In Utilitarianism, John Stuart Mill presents a thorough examination of the ethical theory that advocates for actions that promote the greate…

Apology of Socrates

by Plato Read by Phil Chenevert 4.6
The Apology is Plato's version of the speech given by Socrates as he defended himself in 399 BC[2] against the charges of "corrupting t…

Bethink Yourselves!

by Leo Tolstoy Read by David Barnes 4.9
As Russia goes to war against Japan, Tolstoy urges those at all levels of society, from the Tsar down to the common soldier, to consider the…

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