Philosophy

On the Laws

by Marcus Tullius Cicero • Read by Geoffrey Edwards • 3.5★

On the Laws (Latin: De Legibus) was written shortly after Cicero's "On the Commonwealth" during the last years of the Roman Republ…

The Grand Inquisitor

by Fyodor Dostoyevsky • Read by LibriVox Volunteers • 3★

The Grand Inquisitor is a parable told by Ivan to Alyosha in Fyodor Dostoevsky's novel The Brothers Karamazov (1879–1880). Ivan and Alyosha …

The Art of War

by Sun Tzu 孙武 • Read by Paul Sze • 4.4★

The Art of War is a foundational text on military strategy and philosophy, attributed to the ancient Chinese general Sun Tzu. Written in the…

The Ethics of Belief

by William Kingdon Clifford • Read by LibriVox Volunteers • 2.6★

The Ethics of Belief is a seminal essay by philosopher William Kingdon Clifford that explores the moral implications of belief and the respo…

Of the Shortness of Life

by Lucius Annaeus Seneca • Read by Jonathan Hockey • 3.5★

Seneca the Younger wrote the moral essay "De Brevitate Vitae" — "On the Shortness of Life" — to his friend Paulinus. The…

Echoes of Love’s House

by William Morris • Read by LibriVox Volunteers

Echoes of Love’s House is a poetic exploration of love, beauty, and the human experience, crafted by the renowned artist and writer William …

The Birth of Tragedy

by Friedrich Nietzsche • Read by Jim Locke • 2.9★

In this famous early work of German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche, he investigates the artistic characteristics of Apollonian (reason) and…

Rhetoric

by Aristotle • Read by Geoffrey Edwards • 3.1★

The Rhetoric was developed by Aristotle during two periods when he was in Athens, the first between 367 to 347 BCE (when he was seconded to …

Metaphysics

by Aristotle • Read by Geoffrey Edwards • 3.3★

Metaphysics by Aristotle delves into the fundamental nature of reality, exploring concepts such as substance, causation, and the existence o…

An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding

by John Locke • Read by LibriVox Volunteers • 2.2★

John Locke's essays on human understanding answers the question “What gives rise to ideas in our minds?”. In the first book Locke refutes th…

On Generation and Corruption

by Aristotle • Read by Geoffrey Edwards • 2.8★

On Generation and Corruption (Ancient Greek: Περὶ γενέσεως καὶ φθορᾶς, Latin: De Generatione et Corruptione, also known as On Coming to Be a…

Physics

by Aristotle • Read by Geoffrey Edwards • 2.5★

In this foundational work, Aristotle explores the principles of the natural world, delving into concepts such as substance, causation, and m…

Laws

by Plato • Read by Geoffrey Edwards • 3.1★

Laws is Plato's final and most extensive dialogue, exploring the foundations of a just society and the role of law in governance. Written du…

Bhagavad Gita

by Unknowntranslated Bysir Edwin Arnold, Translated Bysir Edwin Arnold and Unknowntranslated By Sir Edwin Arnold • Read by LibriVox Volunteers • 3.2★

The content of the text is a conversation between Krishna and Arjuna taking place on the battlefield of Kurukshetra just prior to the start …

The Conquest of Bread

by Peter Kropotkin • Read by Enko • 2.4★

In this work, Kropotkin points out what he considers to be the fallacies of the economic systems of feudalism and capitalism, and how he bel…

The Mahabharata

by Romesh C. Dutt • Read by om123 • 2.7★

The Mahabharata is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India. Traditionally, the authorship of the Mahabharata is attributed to V…