- Educators (251)
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Memories, Dreams, Reflections
- By: C.G. Jung
- Narrated by: James Cameron Stewart
- Length: 16 hrs and 51 mins
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In 1957, four years before his death, Carl Gustav Jung, psychiatrist and psychologist, began writing his life story. But what started as an exercise in autobiography soon morphed into an altogether more profound undertaking.
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My favorite Audible production so far
- By Gaggleframpf on 05-03-16
By: C.G. Jung
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The Rigor of Angels
- Borges, Heisenberg, Kant, and the Ultimate Nature of Reality
- By: William Egginton
- Narrated by: David Glass
- Length: 10 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Argentine poet Jorge Luis Borges was madly in love when his life was shattered by painful heartbreak....
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The most ridiculous narration
- By Anonymous User on 03-07-24
By: William Egginton
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Marcus Aurelius
- The Stoic Emperor
- By: Donald J. Robertson
- Narrated by: Donald J. Robertson
- Length: 6 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Experience the world of Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius and the tremendous challenges he faced and overcame with the help of Stoic philosophy.
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Robertson does it again
- By J. Gilmore on 02-17-24
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Simply Wittgenstein
- By: James C. Klagge
- Narrated by: Joff Manning
- Length: 3 hrs and 51 mins
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Born in Vienna into an extremely wealthy and highly cultured family, Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951) grew up surrounded by art, music, and dysfunctional behavior....
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Fun, accessible and informative
- By Fabian on 04-18-18
By: James C. Klagge
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In My Own Way
- By: Alan Watts
- Narrated by: Jeremy Arthur
- Length: 13 hrs and 39 mins
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Macmillan Audio presents In My Own Way, Alan Watts' acclaimed autobiography, published for the first time in audio....
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This is Alan Watts at his very best, as a free spirit.
- By Gene Levinson on 03-20-19
By: Alan Watts
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Symposium
- By: Plato
- Narrated by: full cast
- Length: 2 hrs and 31 mins
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The Greek word sumposion means a drinking party, and the party described in Plato's Symposium is one supposedly given in the year 416 BC by the playwright Agathon....
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Greek Philosophy over a Good Wine
- By Cathy Dopp on 02-16-06
By: Plato
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Memories, Dreams, Reflections
- By: C.G. Jung
- Narrated by: James Cameron Stewart
- Length: 16 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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In 1957, four years before his death, Carl Gustav Jung, psychiatrist and psychologist, began writing his life story. But what started as an exercise in autobiography soon morphed into an altogether more profound undertaking.
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My favorite Audible production so far
- By Gaggleframpf on 05-03-16
By: C.G. Jung
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The Rigor of Angels
- Borges, Heisenberg, Kant, and the Ultimate Nature of Reality
- By: William Egginton
- Narrated by: David Glass
- Length: 10 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Argentine poet Jorge Luis Borges was madly in love when his life was shattered by painful heartbreak....
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The most ridiculous narration
- By Anonymous User on 03-07-24
By: William Egginton
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Marcus Aurelius
- The Stoic Emperor
- By: Donald J. Robertson
- Narrated by: Donald J. Robertson
- Length: 6 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Experience the world of Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius and the tremendous challenges he faced and overcame with the help of Stoic philosophy.
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Robertson does it again
- By J. Gilmore on 02-17-24
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Simply Wittgenstein
- By: James C. Klagge
- Narrated by: Joff Manning
- Length: 3 hrs and 51 mins
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Born in Vienna into an extremely wealthy and highly cultured family, Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951) grew up surrounded by art, music, and dysfunctional behavior....
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Fun, accessible and informative
- By Fabian on 04-18-18
By: James C. Klagge
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In My Own Way
- By: Alan Watts
- Narrated by: Jeremy Arthur
- Length: 13 hrs and 39 mins
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Macmillan Audio presents In My Own Way, Alan Watts' acclaimed autobiography, published for the first time in audio....
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This is Alan Watts at his very best, as a free spirit.
- By Gene Levinson on 03-20-19
By: Alan Watts
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Symposium
- By: Plato
- Narrated by: full cast
- Length: 2 hrs and 31 mins
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The Greek word sumposion means a drinking party, and the party described in Plato's Symposium is one supposedly given in the year 416 BC by the playwright Agathon....
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Greek Philosophy over a Good Wine
- By Cathy Dopp on 02-16-06
By: Plato
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How to Live
- Or a Life of Montaigne in One Question and Twenty Attempts at an Answer
- By: Sarah Bakewell
- Narrated by: Davina Porter
- Length: 13 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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This question obsessed Renaissance writers, none more than Michel Eyquem de Montaigne, perhaps the first recognizably modern individual....
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Interesting and in parts Inspired.
- By Darwin8u on 05-21-12
By: Sarah Bakewell
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The Visionaries
- Arendt, Beauvoir, Rand, Weil, and the Power of Philosophy in Dark Times
- By: Wolfram Eilenberger, Shaun Whiteside
- Narrated by: Hannah Curtis
- Length: 12 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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The period from 1933 to 1943 was one of the darkest and most chaotic in human history, as the Second World War unfolded with unthinkable cruelty. It was also a crucial decade in the dramatic, intersecting lives of some of history’s greatest philosophers....
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Satire and Beauvoir’s problematic behavior; Simone Weil’s problematic self-immolation
- By Louise Beecher on 03-24-24
By: Wolfram Eilenberger, and others
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Apprenticed to a Himalayan Master
- A Yogi's Autobiography
- By: Sri M.
- Narrated by: Gaurav Sajjanhar
- Length: 10 hrs and 15 mins
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The author Sri "M" is an extraordinary individual. At the young age of 19 and a half, he travelled to snow-clad Himalayas from Kerala, and there he met and lived for several years with a "real-time" yogi, Babaji....
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The book lacks description of end result
- By Rohini Rajagopalan on 01-07-20
By: Sri M.
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Kierkegaard
- A Single Life
- By: Stephen Backhouse
- Narrated by: Tom Parks
- Length: 8 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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An accessible, expert introduction to one of the greatest minds of 19th century. Whether you're completely new to him, or if you're already familiar with his work, Kierkegaard: A Single Life presents a fresh understanding of his life and thought....
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Great!
- By Will on 07-11-17
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How to Think Like a Woman
- Four Women Philosophers Who Taught Me How to Love the Life of the Mind
- By: Regan Penaluna
- Narrated by: Angie Kane
- Length: 8 hrs and 26 mins
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In How to Think Like a Woman, Penaluna blends memoir, biography, and criticism to tell the stories of four women, weaving throughout an alternative history of philosophy. This is a moving meditation on what philosophy could look like if women were treated equally....
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The untold story of philosophy
- By Mahmoud Rasmi on 04-07-23
By: Regan Penaluna
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At the Existentialist Café
- Freedom, Being, and Apricot Cocktails
- By: Sarah Bakewell
- Narrated by: Antonia Beamish
- Length: 14 hrs and 39 mins
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Paris, 1933: Three contemporaries meet over apricot cocktails at the Bec-de-Gaz bar on the rue Montparnasse - Jean-Paul Sartre, Simone de Beauvoir, and longtime friend Raymond Aron....
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Consistent look at incoherent philosophy
- By Gary on 06-19-16
By: Sarah Bakewell
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The Dangerous Life and Ideas of Diogenes the Cynic
- By: Jean-Manuel Roubineau, Malcolm DeBevoise - translator, Phillip Mitsis - editor
- Narrated by: James Cameron Stewart
- Length: 4 hrs and 30 mins
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Roubineau sifts through the many legends and apocryphal stories that surround the life of Diogenes. Roubineau retraces the known facts of Diogenes' existence....
By: Jean-Manuel Roubineau, and others
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The Story of Philosophy: Herbert Spencer
- By: Will Durant
- Narrated by: Mark Bowen
- Length: 2 hrs and 16 mins
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"The Story of Philosophy: Herbert Spencer" by Will Durant provides a detailed examination of the life and work of Herbert Spencer, a key figure in the development of 19th-century philosophy.
By: Will Durant
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Cosmic Trigger III
- My Life After Death
- By: Robert Anton Wilson
- Narrated by: Oliver Senton
- Length: 7 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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The first volume of the Cosmic Trigger series describes in vivid elucidation the perils of a spiritual journey. In this third and final volume, Bob digs even deeper and uncovers the masks of reality and the reality of masks....
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Excellent narrator!
- By MC on 07-27-22
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Up from Slavery
- By: Booker T. Washington
- Narrated by: Jowanna Lewis
- Length: 6 hrs and 58 mins
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Booker Taliaferro Washington was born in a southern plantation. He was a son of a black slave woman and unknown white man. His mother worked as...
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Excellent book and excellent reader
- By Malcolm Andrews on 09-24-24
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Perdurabo (Revised and Expanded Edition)
- The Life of Aleister Crowley
- By: Richard Kaczynski
- Narrated by: Alan Irving
- Length: 30 hrs and 26 mins
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A rigorously researched biography, Perdurabo paints a memorable portrait of the founder of modern magick, as well as a study of the occult, sexuality, Eastern religion, and more.
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Aristotle's Way
- How Ancient Wisdom Can Change Your Life
- By: Edith Hall
- Narrated by: Sian Thomas
- Length: 8 hrs and 48 mins
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From renowned classicist Edith Hall, Aristotle's Way is an examination of one of history's greatest philosophers, showing us how to lead happy, fulfilled, and meaningful lives....
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Full of Political Opinion
- By Jared Payne on 10-15-19
By: Edith Hall
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Simply Nietzsche (Great Lives)
- By: Peter Kail
- Narrated by: Victoria Meakin
- Length: 4 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Born and raised in a small town in Prussia, Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (1844-1900) began his career in philology (the study of language), and served as a professor at the University of Basel. In 1879, he was forced to leave due to health issues, which afflicted him throughout his life....
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Brilliant Summary
- By Steve S on 01-07-23
By: Peter Kail
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The First Philosophers
- The Presocratics and Sophists
- By: Robin Waterfield
- Narrated by: Adrian Hobart
- Length: 15 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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This volume contains a translation of all the most important fragments of the Presocratics and Sophists, and of the most informative testimonia from ancient sources....
By: Robin Waterfield
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Parfit
- A Philosopher and His Mission to Save Morality
- By: David Edmonds
- Narrated by: Zeb Soanes
- Length: 13 hrs and 14 mins
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This audiobook narrated by Zeb Soanes paints an entertaining and illuminating portrait of a brilliant philosopher who tried to rescue morality from nihilism....
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Loved it
- By Anna Karenina on 07-05-23
By: David Edmonds
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Confessions
- By: Augustine, Peter C. Brown, Michael Foley, and others
- Narrated by: Mike Fraser
- Length: 15 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Superbly narrated by Mike Fraser, F. J. Sheed’s remarkable translation of this classic spiritual autobiography is finally in audio format, with an introduction by noted historian of late antiquity Peter Brown.
By: Augustine, and others
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Continuo preta [I’m Still Black]
- A vida de Sueli Carneiro [The Life of Sueli Carneiro]
- By: Bianca Santana
- Narrated by: Bianca Santana
- Length: 7 hrs and 57 mins
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Uma das maiores intelectuais públicas do Brasil, referência histórica do movimento negro, biografada por uma das mais promissoras vozes da nova geração....
By: Bianca Santana
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The Price of Peace
- Money, Democracy, and the Life of John Maynard Keynes
- By: Zachary D. Carter
- Narrated by: Robert Petkoff
- Length: 22 hrs and 50 mins
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At the dawn of World War I, a young academic named John Maynard Keynes hastily folded his long legs into the sidecar of his brother-in-law’s motorcycle for an odd, frantic journey that would change the course of history....
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A must read for post COVID-19 crisis
- By Amazon Customer on 06-02-20
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Why We Drive
- Toward a Philosophy of the Open Road
- By: Matthew B. Crawford
- Narrated by: Ron Butler
- Length: 10 hrs and 23 mins
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Once we were drivers, the open road alive with autonomy, adventure, danger, trust, and speed. Today we are as likely to be in the back seat of an Uber as behind the wheel ourselves. Tech giants are hurling us toward a shiny, happy "self-driving" future....
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Another masterpiece by Crawford.
- By johnson on 08-19-20
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Aquinas
- An Audio Guide
- By: Edward Feser
- Narrated by: Adrian Mulraney
- Length: 7 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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St Thomas Aquinas established the foundations for much of modern philosophy of religion, and is famous for his arguments for the existence of God....
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Excellent book marred by faulty pronunciation
- By Charles on 09-13-15
By: Edward Feser
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John Wycliffe
- A Life from Beginning to End
- By: Hourly History
- Narrated by: Mike Nelson
- Length: 1 hr and 13 mins
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John Wycliffe was known as the “Morning Star” of the Reformation. His doctrines of strict adherence to the Bible and his attacks on the wealth and corruption of the Catholic Church would be the spark that would later ignite the fires of the Protestant Reformation....
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Not much on his works and theology.
- By Todd on 10-18-18
By: Hourly History
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Tete-a-Tete
- The Tumultuous Lives and Loves of Simone de Beauvoir and Jean-Paul Sartre
- By: Hazel Rowley
- Narrated by: Tavia Gilbert
- Length: 14 hrs and 14 mins
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Passionate, freethinking existentialist philosopher-writers Simone de Beauvoir and Jean-Paul Sartre are one of the world's legendary couples. Biographer Hazel Rowley offers the first dual portrait of these two colossal figures and their intense, often embattled relationship....
By: Hazel Rowley
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The Rebel's Clinic
- The Revolutionary Lives of Frantz Fanon
- By: Adam Shatz
- Narrated by: Terrence Kidd
- Length: 15 hrs and 57 mins
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In the era of Black Lives Matter, Frantz Fanon's shadow looms larger than ever. He was the intellectual activist of the postcolonial era, and his writings about race, revolution, and the psychology of power continue to shape radical movements across the world.
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Read, don’t listen
- By Howard Schatz, MD on 07-20-24
By: Adam Shatz
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Karl Marx: A Nineteenth-Century Life
- By: Jonathan Sperber
- Narrated by: Kevin Stillwell
- Length: 22 hrs and 49 mins
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Jonathan Sperber, one of the United States' leading European historians, challenges many of our misconceptions of this political firebrand turned London journalist....
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Informative intellectual biography, poor reading
- By anonymous on 10-25-13
By: Jonathan Sperber