Philosophy

Considerations on Representative Government

by John Stuart Mill Read by Bill Boerst 5
Mill's volume was published in 1861 as an argument favoring this form of governance. Mill covers what forms of government work best, includi…

On the Future of Our Educational Institutions

by Friedrich Nietzsche Read by John Van Stan 5
These are lectures on the education system of Nietzsche's day. He states that "This book is intended for calm readers, for those who ha…

Religio Medici

by Thomas Browne Read by Barbara Baker 5
Selections from the varied writings of a 17th century English doctor with a well-stocked mind, an interest in the new science of his age and…

An Essay Concerning Human Understanding

by John Locke Read by LibriVox Volunteers 5
This is the third book of John Locke's Essay on Human Understanding. Book I was Neither Principles Nor Ideas Are Innate. Book II was Of Idea…

Short Nonfiction Collection

by Various Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.7
Explore a diverse array of thought-provoking essays and speeches in this engaging collection of short nonfiction works. Curated by dedicated…

On the Nature of Things

by Titus Lucretius Carus Read by Pamela Nagami 4.1
Titus Lucretius Carus (c. 99-55 BC), the author of "De Rerum Natura" or "On the Nature of Things," was a Roman poet and …

Charmides

by Plato Read by Geoffrey Edwards 4
Charmides is one of Plato's dialogues that delves into the concept of temperance, a key virtue in the pursuit of a good life. Set in ancient…

Short Nonfiction Collection

by Various Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.8
Fifteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include Philosophy and Psychology: selectio…

The Complete Works of Friedrich Nietzsche

by Friedrich Nietzsche Read by Jim Locke 4.6
Volume 3 of the complete works contains several short critical introductory essays, five lectures under the heading "On the Future of o…

The Life of Reason

by George Santayana Read by Fredrik Karlsson 4
The Life of Reason, subtitled "the Phases of Human Progress", is a book published in five volumes from 1905 to 1906, by Spanish-bo…

Essays in Experimental Logic

by John Dewey Read by LibriVox Volunteers 5
In this early collection of formative essays, acclaimed American philosopher John Dewey argues that the idealistic, realistic, and analytic …

The Prophet

by Khalil Gibran 4.8
Language: EnglishThe Prophet is the best known work of Khalil Gibran, also known as Kahlil Gibran, a Lebanese American poet and artist.…

Topics

by Aristotle Read by Geoffrey Edwards 3.8
The Topics is is the fifth of Aristotle's six texts on logic which are collectively known as the Organon ("Instrument"). The Topic…

The Book of Lies

by Aleister Crowley Read by P. J. Taylor 3.8
The Book of Lies, or Liber 333, is a holy book in the Western occult tradition of Thelema, consisting of 91 short chapters of poems, aphoris…

Soren Kierkegaard

by Various Read by Craig Campbell 4
The writings listed here represent books about Soren Kierkegaard. A fragment of his work, On the Dedication to "That Single Individual&…

History of Philosophy

by William Turner Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.6
The History of Philosophy is the exposition of philosophical opinions and of systems and schools of philosophy. It includes the study of the…

The Ego and His Own

by Max Stirner Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.4
In this book, his most famous, Max Stirner presents a philosophical case for a radical egoism that shuns the socially-oriented outlooks of b…

A Theory of Monads

by Herbert Wildon Carr Read by LibriVox Volunteers 5
Since the publication of this book, a little more than a year ago, the interest in Einstein and the principle of relativity has very greatly…

On Benefits

by Lucius Annaeus Seneca Read by LibriVox Volunteers 5
De Beneficiis (English: On Benefits) is one of the moral essays composed by Seneca, Roman author of the 1st century CE. It deals with Stoic …

Dreams of a Spirit-Seer

by Immanuel Kant Read by Peter Tucker 5
Analysis of the writings of Kant's contemporary, the spiritualist religious philosopher Swedenborg, whose ideas still have a following in pr…

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