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Stoicism

Read by Leon Mire


St. George William Joseph Stock


This short book is part of the Philosophies Ancient and Modern series, which attempts to make Western philosophy more accessible to the gene…

Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion

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David Hume


In Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion, philosopher David Hume examines whether belief in God can be rational. The work takes the form of …

Bible (WEB) NT 10: Ephesians

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World English Bible


Paul writes to the church at Ephesus, beginning with a praise to God for the forgiveness of their sins and for choosing them in His grace. P…

Bible (WEB) NT 18: Philemon

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World English Bible


While in prison, Paul writes this letter to another Christian, Philemon. Paul has met with and converted a man named Onesimus, probably a r…

The Oath and Law of Hippocrates, Charles Eliot, Editor

In Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 002

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Hippocrates; Charles Eliot, editor and Hippocrates


A collection of ten short nonfiction works in the public domain. The essays, speeches and reports included in this collection were independ…

Part 4: LXXIV. The Song of Melancholy

In Thus Spake Zarathustra: A Book for All and None

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Friedrich Nietzsche, transl. Thomas Common and Friedrich Nietzsche


Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (1844–1900) was a nineteenth-century German philosopher. He wrote critical texts on religion, morality, contempo…

The Ancient History of the Umbrella

In Umbrellas and Their History

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William Sangster


A whimsically serious look at the umbrella and society. (summary by Clarica)

The Philosphy of Compostion

In Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 011

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Edgar Allan Poe


A collection of sixteen short nonfiction works in the public domain. The essays, articles, speeches and reports included in this collection…

02 - Creating a Nation of Lawbreakers

In What Prohibition Has Done to America

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Fabian Franklin


In What Prohibition Has Done to America, Fabian Franklin presents a concise but forceful argument against the Eighteenth Amendment of the U.…

Principal Doctrines (Translated by Robert Drew Hicks)

In Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 005

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Epicurus


A collection of ten short nonfiction works in the public domain. The essays, speeches, news items and reports included in this collection we…

An Answer to the Question: What is Enlightenment?

In Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 001

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Immanuel Kant


A collection of ten short essays or other short nonfiction works in the public domain read by LibriVox volunteers.

The Ninety-Five Theses

In Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 003

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Martin Luther


A collection of ten short nonfiction works in the public domain. The essays, speeches and reports included in this collection were independ…

04-1 - Rio Negro to Bahia Blanca

In The Voyage of the Beagle

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Charles Darwin


The book, also known as Darwin's Journal of Researches, is a vivid and exciting travel memoir as well as a detailed scientific field journal…

Book 2 Chapter 9 - Definitions of Psychology

In The Mind and the Brain

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Alfred Binet


The authorized translation of L’âme et le corps, F. Legge, editor“This book is a prolonged effort to establish a distinction between w…