Philosophy

Considerations on Representative Government

by John Stuart Mill Read by Bill Boerst 5
Mill's volume was published in 1861 as an argument favoring this form of governance. Mill covers what forms of government work best, includi…

A System of Logic

by John Stuart Mill Read by Chris Greaves 4.5
"In this work, he formulated the five principles of inductive reasoning that are known as Mill's Methods. This work is important in the…

The Light of Egypt

by Thomas H. Burgoyne Read by Jill Preston 4
"The Light of Egypt" will be found to be an Occult library in itself, a textbook of esoteric knowledge, setting forth the "wi…

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 …

The Dhammapada

by Unknowntranslated Byf. Max Müller and Unknowntranslated By F. Max Müller Read by Newgatenovelist 4.9
The Dhammapada collects sayings of the Buddha, offering advice on how to live a full and thoughtful life. The translation used for this reco…

The Tao Teh King

by Laozi 老子 and Lao Tzu Read by Eric S. Piotrowski 4.4
Lao-Tze's Tao Teh King illuminates The Tao: a guiding principle of the universe and all within it. By exploring the nature of dualities and …

Compendium of the Summa Theologica

by Saint Thomas Aquinas, Bernardus Bonjoannes and Wilfrid Lescher Read by InTheDesert 5
This Compendium, written in the sixteenth century, has several advantages over later ones; the subject matter being so condensed as to exhib…

Religion and Science from Galileo to Bergson

by John Charlton Hardwick Read by Laurie Anne Walden 4.6
This history of Western philosophy, published in 1920, explores how people have explained the natural world during the last few centuries, w…

Unto this Last

by John Ruskin Read by LibriVox Volunteers 5
Unto This Last is a seminal work by John Ruskin that challenges the foundations of political economy and critiques the prevailing capitalist…

Eureka

by Edgar Allan Poe Read by Scotty Smith 4.9
Eureka is Poe's attempt at explaining the universe, using his general proposition "Because Nothing was, therefore All Things are".…

The Bell

by Iris Murdoch 4.4
The Bell is a classic radio adaptation of Iris Murdoch's novel, dramatized in three parts. The story explores the conflict between sex and r…

Notes On Democracy

by H. L. Mencken Read by Lisa Reichert 5
American journalist H.L. Mencken’s Notes On Democracy was originally published in 1926, yet is still relevant almost 100 years later.Mencken…

Short Nonfiction Collection

by Various Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
Explore a diverse array of ideas and insights in this collection of fifteen short nonfiction works, each selected by dedicated LibriVox volu…

Maitrayana Upanishad

by Unknowntranslated Byf. Max Müller, Translated Byf. Max Müller and Unknowntranslated By F. Max Müller Read by Jothi Tharavant 4.9
The word Upanishad (upa-ni-shad) consists of, "Upa" means "near;" "ni" means "down;" "shad"…

On Lying

by Saint Augustine of Hippo Read by InTheDesert 4.6
I have also written a Book on Lying, which though it takes some pains to understand, contains much that is useful for the exercise of the mi…

Treatise on the Passions

by Saint Thomas Aquinas Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC 5
The Summa Theologica (or the Summa Theologiae or simply the Summa, written 1265–1274) is the most famous work of Thomas Aquinas (c. 1225–127…

American Philosophy Collection

by Various Read by P. J. Taylor 5
This collection of articles in early 20th Century American philosophy focuses on the topics of realism, experience, and ideas, with particul…

The Social Contract

by Jean-Jacques Rousseau Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.1
The Social Contract outlines Rousseau's views on political justice, explaining how a just and legitimate state is to be founded, organized a…

Human Nature And Conduct

by John Dewey Read by William Allan Jones 4.2
John Dewey, an early 20th Century American philosopher, psychologist, educational theorist saw Social Psychology as much a physical science …

Six Metaphysical Meditations

by René Descartes Read by LibriVox Volunteers 5
These are six meditations by the French philosopher Rene Descartes, best known for his conclusion "Cogito, ergro sum" "I Thin…

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