Philosophy

The World as Will and Idea

by Arthur Schopenhauer Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.6
The World as Will and Idea presents Arthur Schopenhauer's profound exploration of the nature of existence, where he posits that the driving …

The Coming People

by Charles F. Dole Read by Max Cusimano 4.3
Dole briefly sketches the history of life, and shows how it has a definite direction - toward the survival of the kind and gentle people. It…

Parva Naturalia

by Aristotle Read by Geoffrey Edwards 3.9
Parva Naturalia is a thought-provoking collection of short treatises by Aristotle that delves into the intricate relationship between the bo…

A Ballade of Suicide

by G. K. Chesterton Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.2
A Ballade of Suicide is a thought-provoking poem by G. K. Chesterton that delves into the complexities of life and death with a unique blend…

Candide

by Voltaire Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
Candide, ou l’Optimisme, (“Candide, or Optimism”) (1759) is a picaresque novel by the Enlightenment philosopher Voltaire. Voltaire never ope…

Eudemian Ethics

by Aristotle Read by Geoffrey Edwards 4
Eudemian Ethics is a profound exploration of moral philosophy by Aristotle, delving into the nature of virtue, the essence of friendship, an…

Of the Injustice of Counterfeiting Books

by Immanuel Kant Read by D.E. Wittkower 4.2
This essay of Kant’s on copyright argues that the unlicensed copying of books cannot possibly be permissible, due to the fact that it assume…

Marius the Epicurean

by Walter Pater Read by DrPGould 3.8
The conclusion of Pater's historico-philosophical novel about a young Roman nobleman's search for purpose and meaning. Set in the time of Ca…

Excerpts on Love

by St. Clement of Alexandria 4.8
Excerpts from the Stromata on love, the quest for perfection, women, and the perfect wife. St. Clement of Alexandria was a philosopher and C…

Short Nonfiction Collection

by Various Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.8
Explore a diverse array of short nonfiction pieces in this engaging collection, featuring works that span various topics and genres. Curated…

The Conduct of Life

by Ralph Waldo Emerson Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.5
This is the best of Emerson's later works, qualifying his earlier popular essays, series one and two, with the heavier hand of experience. T…

Human Nature and Conduct

by John Dewey Read by William Allan Jones 3.5
John Dewey, an early 20th Century American philosopher, psychologist, educational theorist. This project encompasses Part 4 of 4 of his book…

Mardi

by Herman Melville Read by James K. White 4
Mardi is Melville's first purely fictional work. In it he contemplates man's beliefs, and questions whether or not one faith has value over …

The Anatomy of Melancholy

by Robert Burton Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
The Anatomy of Melancholy is a book by Robert Burton, first published in 1621. On its surface, the book is a medical textbook in which Burto…

On the Nature of the Gods

by Marcus Tullius Cicero Read by Geoffrey Edwards 3.4
De Natura Deorum (On the Nature of the Gods) outlines Stoic, Epicurean and Academic (Skeptical) views on religious questions. Problems discu…

The Discovery Of The Future

by H. G. Wells Read by David Wales 3.8
The Discovery of the Future is a 1902 philosophical lecture by H. G. Wells that argues for the knowability of the future. It was originally …

Growing Old

by Matthew Arnold Read by LibriVox Volunteers 2.8
Growing Old is a reflective exploration of the passage of time and the inevitability of aging, penned by the esteemed British poet and cultu…

Pantheisticon

by John Toland Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.3
Pantheisticon is a profound exploration of the philosophical and moral underpinnings of pantheism, presented by John Toland, a pioneering th…

The Origins of Christianity

by Thomas Whittaker Read by JoeD 3.3
The full title of this book is The Origins of Christianity with an Outline of Van Manen’s Analysis of The Pauline Literature. Willem Christi…

The Brilliant Proof

by Mírzá Abu’L-Fadl Gulpáygání Read by Nicholas James Bridgewater 4.2
“In these days,” writes the renowned Bahá’í scholar, Mírzá Abu’l-Fadl, “which are the latter days of 1911, A. D.…

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