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Evil in Modern Thought
- An Alternative History of Philosophy (Princeton Classics)
- By: Susan Neiman
- Narrated by: Susan Neiman
- Length: 15 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Evil threatens human reason, for it challenges our hope that the world makes sense. For 18th-century Europeans, the Lisbon earthquake was manifest evil. Today we view evil as a matter of human cruelty, and Auschwitz as its extreme incarnation. Examining our understanding of evil from the Inquisition to contemporary terrorism, Susan Neiman explores who we have become in the three centuries that separate us from the early Enlightenment. In the process, she rewrites the history of modern thought and points philosophy back to the questions that originally animated it.
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Good Overview
- By K on 19-05-21
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Evil in Modern Thought
- An Alternative History of Philosophy (Princeton Classics)
- Narrated by: Susan Neiman
- Length: 15 hrs and 29 mins
- Release date: 27-04-21
- Language: English
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Courage Is Calling
- A Book About Bravery
- By: Ryan Holiday
- Narrated by: Ryan Holiday
- Length: 6 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Fortune favours the bold. All great leaders of history have known this, and were successful because of the risks they dared to take. But today, so many of us are paralysed by fear. Drawing on ancient Stoic wisdom and examples across history and around the world, Ryan Holiday shows why courage is so important, and how to cultivate it in our own lives. Courage is not simply physical bravery but also doing the right thing and standing up for what you believe; it's creativity, generosity and perseverance. And it is the only way to live an extraordinary, fulfilled and effective life.
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Painful to listen to and not very insightful
- By Amazon Customer on 18-11-21
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Courage Is Calling
- A Book About Bravery
- Narrated by: Ryan Holiday
- Series: The Stoic Virtues Series
- Length: 6 hrs and 5 mins
- Release date: 28-09-21
- Language: English
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Masters of Greek Thought: Plato, Socrates, and Aristotle
- By: Robert C. Bartlett, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Robert C. Bartlett
- Length: 18 hrs and 16 mins
- Original Recording
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For more than two millennia, philosophers have grappled with life's most profound and "eternal" questions. It is easy to forget, however, that these questions about fundamental issues like justice, injustice, virtue, vice, or happiness were not always eternal. They once had to be asked for the first time.This was a step that could place the inquirer beyond the boundaries of the law. And the Athenian citizen and philosopher who took that courageous step in the 5th century B.C. was Socrates.
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I wanted to hear their philosophy
- By Steve on 22-09-16
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Masters of Greek Thought: Plato, Socrates, and Aristotle
- Narrated by: Robert C. Bartlett
- Series: The Great Courses: Ancient Philosophy
- Length: 18 hrs and 16 mins
- Release date: 08-07-13
- Language: English
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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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One of the most influential philosophers and theologians in the history of Western thought, St Thomas Aquinas established the foundations for much of modern philosophy of religion, and is famous for his arguments for the existence of God. In this cogent and multifaceted introduction to the great saint's work, Edward Feser argues that you cannot fully understand Aquinas' philosophy without his theology, and vice-versa. He covers Aquinas' thoughts on the soul, natural law, metaphysics, and more.
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Clear explanation
- By John on 23-05-16
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Aquinas
- An Audio Guide
- Narrated by: Adrian Mulraney
- Length: 7 hrs and 35 mins
- Release date: 11-05-12
- Language: English
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Against Interpretation and Other Essays
- By: Susan Sontag
- Narrated by: Tavia Gilbert
- Length: 12 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Originally published in 1966, Susan Sontag's first collection of essays is a modern classic and includes the famous essays "Notes on Camp" and "Against Interpretation", as well as, her impassioned discussions of Sartre, Camus, Simone Weil, Godard, Beckett, Levi-Strauss, science-fiction movies, psychoanalysis, and contemporary religious thought.
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- By Pat Kaufman on 17-02-22
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Against Interpretation and Other Essays
- Narrated by: Tavia Gilbert
- Length: 12 hrs and 6 mins
- Release date: 17-04-18
- Language: English
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The Pleasure Principle
- Epicureanism: A Philosophy for Modern Living
- By: Catherine Wilson
- Narrated by: Billie Fulford-Brown
- Length: 6 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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In our troubled world, looking back to ancient wisdom can shed light on fresh solutions. For years, many of us have upheld the Stoic belief in ‘no pain, no gain.’ But when the pace of modern life and the demands of jobs and family overwhelm us, punishing exercise regimes, productivity apps...
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Accessible, scholarly, convincing, and a pleasure
- By jordan david crago on 29-07-19
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The Pleasure Principle
- Epicureanism: A Philosophy for Modern Living
- Narrated by: Billie Fulford-Brown
- Length: 6 hrs and 53 mins
- Release date: 02-05-19
- Language: English
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The Socratic Dialogues Middle Period, Volume 1
- Symposium, Theaetetus, Phaedo
- By: Plato, Benjamin Jowett - translation
- Narrated by: David Rintoul, Hugh Ross, full cast
- Length: 8 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Here are three important but very different Dialogues from the Middle Period. Symposium, the most well-known in this collection, is concerned with the theme of love. In the house of Agathon, a group of friends - each very different in personality and background - meet to consider and discuss various kinds of love. Each one, Phaedrus, Pausanias, Eryximachus, Aristophanes (the playwright) and Agathon (a prize-winning tragic poet), presents his particular view in a short discourse.
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Amazing
- By harald on 20-08-25
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The Socratic Dialogues Middle Period, Volume 1
- Symposium, Theaetetus, Phaedo
- Narrated by: David Rintoul, Hugh Ross, full cast
- Length: 8 hrs and 23 mins
- Release date: 22-11-17
- Language: English
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Discipline Is Destiny
- The Power of Self-Control
- By: Ryan Holiday
- Narrated by: Ryan Holiday
- Length: 7 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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The inscription on the Oracle of Delphi says: 'Nothing in excess.' C.S. Lewis described temperance as going to the 'right length but no further.' Easy to say, hard to practice—and if it was tough in 300 BCE, or in the 1940s, it feels all but impossible today. Yet it's the most empowering and important virtue any of us can learn. Drawing on ancient Stoic wisdom and examples across history and around the world, Ryan Holiday shows why self-control is so vital, and how to cultivate it in our own lives.
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Interesting stories, not how to be disciplined
- By Adam on 11-11-22
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Discipline Is Destiny
- The Power of Self-Control
- Narrated by: Ryan Holiday
- Length: 7 hrs and 23 mins
- Release date: 27-09-22
- Language: English
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Marcus Aurelius - Meditations: Adapted for the Contemporary Reader
- By: Marcus Aurelius, James Harris
- Narrated by: Gregory Allen Siders
- Length: 4 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Meditations is a series of personal writings by Marcus Aurelius, Roman Emperor from 161 to 180 AD, recording his private notes to himself and ideas on Stoic philosophy. Marcus Aurelius wrote the 12 books of the Meditations as a source for his own guidance and self-improvement. These books have been carefully adapted into modern English form to allow for easy listening. Enjoy!
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Such a shame about the narrator.
- By Hubabakanda on 06-09-20
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Marcus Aurelius - Meditations: Adapted for the Contemporary Reader
- Narrated by: Gregory Allen Siders
- Length: 4 hrs and 38 mins
- Release date: 24-11-16
- Language: English
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Seneca's Letters from a Stoic
- By: Lucius Annaeus Seneca
- Narrated by: Jeffrey Ito
- Length: 20 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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As chief advisor to the emperor Nero, Lucius Annaeus Seneca was most influential in ancient Rome as a power behind the throne. His lasting fame derives from his writings on Stoic ideology, in which philosophy is a practical form of self-improvement rather than a matter of argument or wordplay. Seneca's letters to a young friend advise action rather than reflection, addressing the issues that confront every generation: how to achieve a good life; how to avoid corruption and self-indulgence; and how to live without fear of death.
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Seneca's Letters from a Stoic
- Narrated by: Jeffrey Ito
- Length: 20 hrs and 5 mins
- Release date: 16-01-25
- Language: English
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Mini Philosophy
- A Small Book of Big Ideas
- By: Jonny Thomson
- Narrated by: Jonny Thomson
- Length: 6 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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A hundred and fifty bite-sized insights into philosophy's greatest minds. Mini Philosophy is a fascinating journey into what some of the greatest minds of the last 2,500 years have to say about the big questions in life and why they are relevant to us today. Covering everything from Sun Tzu's strategy for winning at board games to Freud's insights into our 'death drive'; why De Beauvoir believed the mothering instinct is a myth to why Schopenhauer probably wasn't much fun at parties, these mini meditations will expand your mind (and bend it too).
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Astonishing
- By Danaya on 09-12-22
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Mini Philosophy
- A Small Book of Big Ideas
- Narrated by: Jonny Thomson
- Length: 6 hrs and 31 mins
- Release date: 02-12-21
- Language: English
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The Practicing Stoic
- By: Ward Farnsworth
- Narrated by: John Lescault
- Length: 9 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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The great insights of the Stoics are spread over a wide range of ancient sources. This book brings them all together for the first time. It systematically presents what the various Stoic philosophers said on every important topic, accompanied by an eloquent commentary that is clear and concise. The result is a set of philosophy lessons for everyone - the most valuable wisdom of ages past made available for our times, and for all time.
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A treasure trove
- By Mjl on 07-08-21
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The Practicing Stoic
- Narrated by: John Lescault
- Length: 9 hrs and 57 mins
- Release date: 25-12-18
- Language: English
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A Book of Secrets
- Finding comfort in a complex world THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
- By: Derren Brown
- Narrated by: Derren Brown
- Length: 6 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Brought to you by Penguin. THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER Perhaps being happy is not the answer after all. In this thoughtful and brilliant new book, the internationally bestselling author of HAPPY considers the value of friction in our lives. In chapters revealing his own moments of anger and...
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What is he on about?
- By Francesca on 06-10-21
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A Book of Secrets
- Finding comfort in a complex world THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
- Narrated by: Derren Brown
- Length: 6 hrs and 19 mins
- Release date: 02-09-21
- Language: English
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The Grammar of Angels
- A Search for the Magical Powers of Language
- By: Edward Wilson-Lee
- Narrated by: Edward Wilson-Lee
- Length: 7 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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'Ingenious… a glorious portrait of the great 15th-century prince of learning' Daily Telegraph 'A deeply fascinating, sui generis book by a brilliant scholar-writer, which uses the life story of a Renaissance prodigy to summon an angel-host of ideas, people and stories, all circling the...
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The Grammar of Angels
- A Search for the Magical Powers of Language
- Narrated by: Edward Wilson-Lee
- Length: 7 hrs and 3 mins
- Release date: 30-01-25
- Language: English
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The Definitive Stoicism Collection
- Meditations of Marcus Aurelius, Letters from a Stoic of Seneca, The Enchiridion & Discourses of Epictetus and Other Stoic Works
- By: Marcus Aurelius, Seneca, Epictetus
- Narrated by: Wholesome Words Cast
- Length: 48 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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This audiobook offers you an opportunity to explore the full breadth of Stoic philosophy, from practical advice to deeper contemplations on the nature of existence. Perfect for commutes, meditation sessions, or quiet moments of reflection, this collection will guide you on a journey towards inner strength, emotional resilience and a more purposeful life.
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truly astonishing and inspiring
- By MW on 16-09-24
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The Definitive Stoicism Collection
- Meditations of Marcus Aurelius, Letters from a Stoic of Seneca, The Enchiridion & Discourses of Epictetus and Other Stoic Works
- Narrated by: Wholesome Words Cast
- Length: 48 hrs and 32 mins
- Release date: 12-09-24
- Language: English
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Breakfast with Seneca
- A Stoic Guide to the Art of Living
- By: David Fideler
- Narrated by: Paul Heitsch
- Length: 7 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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In Breakfast with Seneca, philosopher David Fideler mines Seneca's classic works in a series of focused chapters, clearly explaining Seneca's ideas without oversimplifying them. Best enjoyed as a daily ritual, like an energizing cup of coffee, Seneca's wisdom provides us with a steady stream of time-tested advice about the human condition - which, as it turns out, hasn't changed much over the past 2,000 years.
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My new favourite breakfast guest
- By Nadine K. on 29-07-24
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Breakfast with Seneca
- A Stoic Guide to the Art of Living
- Narrated by: Paul Heitsch
- Length: 7 hrs and 17 mins
- Release date: 14-12-21
- Language: English
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