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Philosophers: The Best Ancient and Recent Philosophical Ideas and Views
- Narrated by: Eric LaCord, William Bennett, Alasdair Cunningham, Jason Neeser
- Length: 11 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Politics & Social Sciences, Philosophy
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- Annie Marie
- 25-01-19
All the philosophers
I really appreciate people putting books out there like this one. Some of the narrators were better than others, but overall very enjoyable.
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- Edward
- 24-01-19
Intriguing
I was sincerely interested in this, since I have always been thinking a lot about life. I have seen philosophers' books and works in paperbacks and hardcovers, but it is that much more enjoyable to listen to it. Great narrators, all of them.
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- Jessica
- 29-01-19
Intriguing content
All the thoughts about life can be summarized in this multi-view on life's purpose by all these philosophers. I guess I do like the diversity of this book.
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- Lara
- 04-02-19
ALl in 1
Liked this. All the philosoophers in 1 bundle. Great way to spend my credit. Recommended. Different narrators. So some sound better than others. But that wasn't a problem.
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- Jerry
- 24-01-19
Helpful
To learn more about the philosophers of the ages (not all of them, but at least 11 of them), you need to know about their background to understand them, plus you should also know their main points of perspective. This guide does a great job at that.
Each of the books has an intro, a history, and the main works or quotes from that philosopher, which is exactly what I was looking for.
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- Rhys Clayton
- 24-01-19
Nice compilation
I recognize a single book wouldn't contain all of the works of all philosophers, but this is a good selection that triggered my curiosity and satisfied it shortly afterwards. This is a great book. Several narrators are in this one. I liked the last the best.
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- Anonymous User
- 25-01-19
Philosophy explained
I was especially ecstatic about Plato, one of the classics, and Rene Descartes, whom I read a lot about.
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- Jacob Cameron
- 24-01-19
Makes you think
A book bundle or box set like this makes you think.... all these different wise men with all their different insights... there is so much knowledge out there, we just have to find it. I recommend this book.
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- Anonymous User
- 25-01-19
The best
This is truly the best philosophers. There might be one or two of them missing, but it's good.
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- Tim Hozos
- 25-01-19
Perfect
This is exactly what I wanted: A combination of some of their most important ideas, background, and history. Yeah, sure,you can read all their elaborate works where they beat around the bush to get to the point, but this is a concise synopsis of each fo these philosophers, and that's how I like it.
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- Anonymous User
- 26-01-19
Amazing book
This has so many thoughts about life, so many philosophies, and it's kind of like religion and like seeing all these different insights about reality.
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- Anonymous User
- 29-01-19
Excellent
Out of all the different philosophers in here, Erasmus was my favorite. I was also intrigued with David Hume and John Locke. I didn't know very much about them yet. This is an excellent read. Recommended.
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- Anonymous User
- 26-01-19
Enjoyed this
This is the best way to go through college: To just sit in a chair and listen to what the basics are of each of these philosophers. I wish there were more books like this out there.
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- Sarah
- 20-05-20
Excellent value
I know I am certainly not the best of testimonial writers, but this is worthy of appreciation. The writer and narrator have obviously put so much energy and time into these audiobooks.