Philosophy audiobooks
A Treatise Of Human Nature
by David HumeA Treatise of Human Nature is a book by Scottish philosopher David Hume, first published at the end of 1738. The full title of the Treatise is 'A Treatise of Human Nature: Being an Attempt to Introduce the Experimental Method of Reasoning into Moral Subjects'. It contains the following sections:..
The Critique of Pure Reason
by Immanuel KantThe Critique of Pure Reason by Immanuel Kant, first published in 1781, second edition 1787, is one of the most influential works in the history of philosophy. Also referred to as Kant's "first critique," it was followed in 1788 by the Critique of Practical Reason and in 1790 by the Critique of Judgment. In the preface to the first edition Kant expl..
The Ethics
by Benedict de SpinozaThe Ethics is a philosophical book written by Baruch Spinoza. It was written in Latin. Although it was published posthumously in 1677, it is his most famous work, and is considered his magnum opus. In The Ethics, Spinoza attempts to demonstrate a "fully cohesive philosophical system that strives to provide a coherent picture of reality and to compr..
Democracy in America
by Alexis de TocquevilleWhen Alexis de Tocqueville visited America in the 1830s he found a thriving democracy of a kind he had not seen anywhere else. Many of his insightful observations American society and political system, found in the two volume book he published after his visit, still remain surprisingly relevant today...
The Communist Manifesto
by Friedrich EngelsThe Communist Manifesto is one of the most influential political pamphlet written 1848 by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. The manifesto predicts the lack of efficient productivity and labor wealth in the capitalism would lead to socialism and subsequently lead to communism. Though it is a co-authored book, Marx himself said in the preface that the ..
The World as Will and Idea
by Arthur SchopenhauerGerman philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer's philosophical work The World as Will and Idea has been written in Two volumes comprising books titled as Epistemology, Ontologym, Aesthetics, and Ethics. The essence of Arthur's philosophy is similar to Buddha's philosophy that all the sufferings humans go through to be attributed to Will or Desire for more...
The Symposium
by PlatoThe Symposium is a philosophical book written by Plato sometime after 385 BCE. On one level the book deals with the genealogy, nature and purpose of love, on another level the book deals with the topic of knowledge, specifically how does one know what one knows. The topic of love is taken up in the form of a group of speeches, given by a group of m..
On War
by Carl von ClausewitzOn War is a classic work on military strategy by Carl von Clausewitz, a veteran of the Napoleonic Wars. The author's style is dialectical: he makes two strong but opposing statements and then draws them together to describe many facets of war. Free of technical jargon, and suitable for modern readers...