Philosophy

Adam and Eve

by John Milton Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.8
Adam and Eve is a poignant exploration of the first humans as depicted in John Milton's epic poem, Paradise Lost. This excerpt from Book IV …

Ein verbummelter Student

by Gustav Sack Read by Rainer 3.9
"Ein verbummelter Student" ist ein autobiographisch geprägtes Werk von Gustav Sack (1885-1916), einem heute fast vergessenen,…

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…

Los cínicos

by Diogenes Laertius Read by Epachuko 4.6
Diógenes Laercio dedicó el libro VI de su extensa obra a los 9 miembros de la escuela de pensamiento cínica, tambi&eacu…

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…

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…

Traité de la vie élégante

by Honoré de Balzac Read by Christiane Jehanne 4.2
L’homme intérieur, principe du pouvoir et de la longévité, et l’homme extérieur arpentant, avec la même &e…

Compilation de Pensées

by François-René de Chateaubriand Read by Christiane Jehanne 4.9
Comme l'indique le titre, ce sont différents pensées de l'auteur, sur la vie, l'être humain, aussi la vie politique, ave…

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…

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 …

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…

Sobre la amistad

by Marco Tulio Cicerón Read by Alba 4.2
Fannio: Así son las cosas, Lelio: no ha existido un hombre mejor ni más ilustre que el Africano, pero también debes ap…

Der Antichrist

by Friedrich Nietzsche Read by Ramona Deininger-Schnabel 3.4
Der Philosoph Friedrich Nietzsche ist nicht unumstritten, wurde von den Nazis mißverstanden und für ihre Ideologie mißbrauc…

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…

Der Tolle Mensch

by Friedrich Nietzsche Read by Rainer 4.4
“Der tolle Mensch” ist der Aphorismus 125 aus dem dritten Buch der “Fröhlichen Wissenschaft” und befaßt sich mit dem Thema “Gott …

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 …

De Rerum Natura

by Titus Lucretius Carus Read by Malone 4.8
An exposition of Epicurus atomic theory and the ethical tenets based upon it. Drawing upon this materialist philosophy, Lucretius cites the …

Máximas y Aforismos de Confucio

by Cuentos y Leyendas Populares Read by Alba 4.1
De la moral provienen dos cosas esenciales: la cultura de la naturaleza inteligente y la duración de los pueblos. Es preciso que el …

The Art of War

by Sun Tzu 孙武 Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
《孙子兵法》是从战国时期成书以来,就一直风靡流传的军事著作。古今中外的军事家们都使用其中论述的军事理论来指导战争,而且,其中论述的基本理论和思想还被运用到了现代经营决策和社会管理方面。总结《孙子兵法》全书,我们可以看到其中有四个主要思想贯穿于始终,即整体思维的战争论、唯物主义的战…

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