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By: Thomas Troward
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The Life of the Mind
- By: Hannah Arendt
- Narrated by: Laural Merlington
- Length: 20 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 53
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 44
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 45
Considered by many to be Hannah Arendt's greatest work, published as she neared the end of her life, The Life of the Mind investigates thought itself, as it exists in contemplative life. In a shift from her previous writings, most of which focus on the world outside the mind, this work was planned as three volumes that would explore the activities of the mind considered by Arendt to be fundamental. What emerged is a rich, challenging analysis of human mental activity, considered in terms of thinking, willing, and judging.
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2 out of 5 stars
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English only please
- By angela cozea on 11-20-19
By: Hannah Arendt
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The Meaning of Masonry
- By: W.L. Wilmshurst
- Narrated by: Chris Coxon
- Length: 6 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 43
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 38
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Story5 out of 5 stars 37
This set of essays discusses the esoteric side of Freemasonry. The Spirit of Masonry has been the essential source for anyone exploring the inner mysteries of the Masonic fraternity for more than 200 years.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great!
- By Go Seigen on 12-12-23
By: W.L. Wilmshurst
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Communing with the Divine
- A Clairvoyant's Guide to Angels, Archangels, and the Spiritual Hierarchy
- By: Barbara Y. Martin, Dimitri Moraitis
- Narrated by: Dimitri Moraitis
- Length: 9 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 267
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 231
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 225
In their newest book, award-winning authors Barbara Y. Martin and Dimitri Moraitis explore the sacred art of communing with celestial beings. Reading of Martin's extensive direct clairvoyant experiences, this book will teach you to work closely with angels, archangels, and other divine beings who guide you in day-to-day living and help you achieve your destiny.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Listened to it twice - don't miss this one
- By Computer Nut on 07-30-14
By: Barbara Y. Martin, and others
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Buddha's Noble Eightfold Path
- By: Urgyen Sangharaskhita
- Narrated by: Kulananda
- Length: 5 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 208
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 131
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 130
The Eightfold Path is the most widely known formulation of the Buddha's teaching. It is ancient, reaching back to the Buddha's very first discourse, and it is highly venerated as a unique treasury of wisdom and practical guidance. The teaching of the Eightfold Path challenges us to grasp the implications of that vision, and asks us to transform ourselves in its light. Like the teaching itself, this work covers every aspect of life.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent
- By Anthony on 06-22-07
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The Law of Success
- The Original Classic from the Author of THINK AND GROW RICH
- By: Napoleon Hill, Mitch Horowitz
- Narrated by: Mitch Horowitz
- Length: 47 mins
- Abridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 142
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 120
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Story5 out of 5 stars 120
In The Law of Success, the legendary motivational master Napoleon Hill ( Think and Grow Rich) makes his fullest, most in-depth exploration of the 15 principles that lead you to prosperity, purpose, and mastery. This brief yet immensely powerful condensation of Napoleon Hill's lesson plan allows you to put his ideas to work right now. Here is all the insight and subtlety of Napoleon Hill's treasured keys, offered to you in about 40 minutes. In the space of a lunch hour or commute, you can begin to revolutionize your life.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Short and Powerful!
- By Patricia Anaya on 12-01-17
By: Napoleon Hill, and others
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Psychotherapy East and West
- By: Alan Watts
- Narrated by: Jeremy Arthur
- Length: 5 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 87
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 76
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 75
Alan Watts examines the problem of humans in a seemingly hostile universe in ways that question the social norms and illusions that bind and constrict modern humans. Marking a groundbreaking synthesis, Watts asserts that the powerful insights of Freud and Jung, which had, indeed, brought psychiatry close to the edge of liberation, could, if melded with the hitherto secret wisdom of the Eastern traditions, free people from their battles with the self.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Not what I have come to expect from Alan Watts works
- By Shiva Latchmipersad on 03-22-19
By: Alan Watts
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Plato's Meno
- By: Plato
- Narrated by: Ray Childs
- Length: 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 104
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 89
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 90
A dialogue between Socrates and Meno probes the subject of ethics. Can goodness be taught? If it can, then we should be able to find teachers capable of instructing others about what is good and bad, right and wrong, or just and unjust.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Why Incomplete?
- By Nelson Alexander on 08-27-16
By: Plato
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Modern Man in Search of a Soul
- By: Carl Jung
- Narrated by: Christopher Prince
- Length: 9 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,759
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,459
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,443
Modern Man in Search of a Soul is the classic introduction to the thought of Carl Jung. Along with Freud and Adler, Jung was one of the chief founders of modern psychiatry. In this book, Jung examines some of the most contested and crucial areas in the field of analytical psychology: dream analysis, the primitive unconscious, and the relationship between psychology and religion.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Could have almost been an automated text reader
- By Chicken Love on 04-24-15
By: Carl Jung
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On the Soul & Parva Naturalia
- By: Aristotle
- Narrated by: James Cameron Stewart
- Length: 8 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 27
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 22
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 22
Two contrasting reflections by Aristotle which cover very particular ground. In 'On the Soul', Aristotle presents his view of the 'life essence' which, he argues, is possessed by living things whether plants, animals or humans. Not a 'soul' in the generally accepted Western use of the term, this 'soul', he says, is a life force that is indivisible from the organism that possesses it.
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5 out of 5 stars
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DeAnima. Aristotle on the soul.
- By Reader on 07-28-18
By: Aristotle
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Allegory of the Cave
- By: Plato
- Narrated by: Deaver Brown
- Length: 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 288
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Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 212
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 210
Plato's Allegory of the Cave is what many believe to be the foundation of Western Philosophy. It addresses what is visible and invisible, seen and observed versus intuited and imagined, and what is public versus private and just versus unjust. It also concerns the meaning and importance of education, the state of the soul, the conflict between truth and beauty, animal urges versus higher aspirations, knowledge versus ignorance, and on and on.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Philisophy student
- By Yvette Flores on 03-01-08
By: Plato
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The Varieties of Religious Experience
- By: William James
- Narrated by: Jim Killavey
- Length: 18 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 105
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Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 76
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Story4 out of 5 stars 78
The Varieties of Religious Experience is considered to be the classic work in the field. To quote Wikipedia, "James was most interested in understanding personal religious experience. The importance of James to the psychology of religion - and to psychology more generally - is difficult to overstate. He discussed many essential issues that remain of vital concern today. What makes James writing so special is that he could take a very complex subject and, without watering it down, make it understandable to 'the rest of us.'"
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5 out of 5 stars
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Profound stuff
- By Empowerment on 09-05-09
By: William James
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Between Past and Future
- Eight Exercises in Political Thought
- By: Hannah Arendt
- Narrated by: Bernadette Dunne
- Length: 11 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 51
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 39
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Story5 out of 5 stars 39
Hannah Arendt's insightful observations of the modern world, based on a profound knowledge of the past, constitute an impassioned contribution to political philosophy. In Between Past and Future, Arendt describes the perplexing crises modern society faces as a result of the loss of meaning of the traditional key words of politics: justice, reason, responsibility, virtue, and glory. Through a series of eight exercises, she shows how we can redistill the vital essence of these concepts and use them to regain a frame of reference for the future.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Just stunning
- By Peter Stephens on 02-26-18
By: Hannah Arendt
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On the Fourfold Root of the Principle of Sufficient Reason
- By: Arthur Schopenhauer
- Narrated by: Leighton Pugh
- Length: 6 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 49
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 38
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Story5 out of 5 stars 37
There is a cause, or a reason, behind everything that happens. This is the fundamental view behind the classical proposition the Principle of Sufficient Reason, which, in 1813, Schopenhauer chose as his subject for further examination in his doctoral dissertation On the Fourfold Root of the Principle of Sufficient Reason....
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5 out of 5 stars
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I’ve enjoyed this program
- By Phil F. on 04-23-20
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The Story of Philosophy
- The Lives and Opinions of the Greater Philosophers
- By: Will Durant
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 19 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,833
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,485
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,469
Durant lucidly describes the philosophical systems of such world-famous “monarchs of the mind” as Plato, Aristotle, Francis Bacon, Spinoza, Kant, Voltaire, and Nietzsche. Along with their ideas, he offers their flesh-and-blood biographies, placing their thoughts within their own time and place and elucidating their influence on our modern intellectual heritage. This book is packed with wisdom and wit.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fantastic and insightful book
- By ESK on 01-25-13
By: Will Durant