Philosophy

Auguste Comte and Positivism

by John Stuart Mill Read by Bill Boerst 4.9
Part 1 lays out the framework for Positivism as originated in France by Auguste Comte in his Cours de Philosophie Positive. Mill examines th…

Sophistical Elenchi

by Aristotle Read by Geoffrey Edwards 4.7
The Sophistical Elenchi is the sixth of Aristotle's six texts on logic which are collectively known as the Organon ("Instrument").…

Essays

by Michel Eyquem De Montaigne Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
Michel Eyquem de Montaigne is one of the most influential writers of the French Renaissance, known for popularising the essay as a literary …

Isha Upanishad

by Max Müller Read by Jothi Tharavant 4.5
The word Upanishad (upa-ni-shad) consists of, "Upa" means "near;" "ni" means "down;" "shad"…

Mundaka Upanishad

by Max Müller Read by Jothi Tharavant 4.5
The word Upanishad (upa-ni-shad) consists of, "Upa" means "near;" "ni" means "down;" "shad"…

The Phenomenology of Mind

by Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.3
Phänomenologie des Geistes (1807) is Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel's most important and widely discussed philosophical work. Hegel's fi…

Common Sense

by Yoritomo Tashi Read by Thomas Rose 4.6
One of three seminal philosophical works by the twelfth century Japanese Shogun, Yoritomo-Tashi. (From the Preface) He knows how to clothe…

An Introduction to Metaphysics

by Henri Bergson Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.1
An Introduction to Metaphysics (Introduction a la Metaphysique) is a 1903 essay by Henri Bergson that explores the concept of reality. For B…

Principia Ethica

by George Edward Moore Read by Fredrik Karlsson 4.8
George Edward Moore, usually known as G. E. Moore, (1873 – 1958) was a distinguished and influential English philosopher. He was, with Bertr…

Statesman

by Plato Read by Geoffrey Edwards 4.5
Statesman is a philosophical dialogue by Plato that explores the nature of leadership and governance. Through a conversation between Socrati…

Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám

by Omar Khayyám Read by Michael Armenta 4.8
Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám is a celebrated collection of quatrains that explores the profound themes of existence, love, …

Laches

by Plato Read by Geoffrey Edwards 4.5
Laches is a philosophical dialogue by Plato that delves into the nature of courage. Through a conversation between Socrates and several prom…

Lectures on Landscape

by John Ruskin Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.1
Lectures on Landscape presents a thought-provoking exploration of landscape painting through the eyes of John Ruskin, a prominent artist and…

Religio Medici and Hydriotaphia

by Thomas Browne Read by Nicole Lee 4.4
Religio Medici (The Religion of a Doctor) sets out Sir Thomas Browne's spiritual testament as well as being an early psychological self-port…

Omens and Superstitions of Southern India

by Edgar Thurston Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.9
Omens and Superstitions of Southern India explores the rich tapestry of beliefs and practices that shape the psychical life of the people in…

Louis Lambert

by Honoré de Balzac Read by Don W. Jenkins 3.9
Louis Lambert is an 1832 novel by French novelist and playwright Honoré de Balzac (1799–1850), included in the Études philosop…

Philebus

by Plato Read by Geoffrey Edwards 4.5
Philebus is a philosophical dialogue by Plato that delves into the nature of pleasure and wisdom, exploring their roles in the good life. Se…

Menexenus

by Plato Read by Geoffrey Edwards 4.6
Menexenus is a thought-provoking dialogue by Plato that explores themes of memory, rhetoric, and the nature of civic duty. In this work, Soc…

The Vocation of the Scholar

by Johann Gottlieb Fichte Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.9
The Vocation of the Scholar presents a series of profound lectures by Johann Gottlieb Fichte, a pivotal figure in German idealism. Delivered…

Yang Chu's Garden of Pleasure

by Liezi Read by Chris Masterson 4
At the Court of Liang at the period of Yang Chu, about 300 B.C., the philosophers were treated as guests of the reigning king, who reserved …

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