Ancient

The 'Sacred' Kurral of Tiruvalluva-Nayanar

Read by Jothi Tharavant


Thiruvalluvar and Thiruvalluvartranslated Byg. U. Pope


Tirukkural (holy couplet) is believed to be written more than 2000 years ago by sage Thiruvalluvar.This is a metric translation by Rev. G.U.…

The Six Books of Proclus, the Platonic Successor, on the Theology of Plato

Read by Geoffrey Edwards


Proclus and Thomas Taylor


The Six books of Proclus, the Platonic successor, on The Theology of Plato (Greek: ΠΕΡΙ ΤΗΣ ΚΑΤΑ ΠΛΑΤΩΝΑ ΘΕΟΛΟΓΙΑΣ; Latin: Theologia Platoni…

Marius the Epicurean, Volume 2

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Walter Pater


The conclusion of Pater's historico-philosophical novel about a young Roman nobleman's search for purpose and meaning. Set in the time of Ca…

Lorenzo Scupoli - The Spiritual Combat, The Peace of the Soul, The Happiness of…


Lorenzo Scupoli


Lorenzo Scupoli - The Spiritual Combat, The Peace of the Soul, The Happiness of the Heart which Dies to Itself in Order to Live To God by Lo…

Trostschrift an seine Mutter Helvia

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Lucius Annaeus Seneca


Veröffentlicht 1867.Lucius Annaeus Seneca, genannt Seneca der Jüngere, war ein römischer Philosoph, Dramatiker, Naturforscher…

On the Nature of Things (Munro translation)

Read by Pamela Nagami


Titus Lucretius Carus


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

A Short History of Greek Philosophy

Read by Peter Tucker


John Marshall


History of Ancient Greek philosophy from pre-Socratics to Aristotle and on to the Sceptics and the Stoics. - Summary by Peter Tucker

Octavius

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Marcus Minucius Felix


This ancient Roman dialogue plays out as a religious debate between the Christian lawyer Octavius, and his close friend, a skeptical pagan n…

Generation of Animals

Read by Geoffrey Edwards


Aristotle


Generation of Animals (or On the Generation of Animals; Greek: Περὶ ζῴων γενέσεως (Peri Zoion Geneseos); Latin: De Generatione Animalium) Bo…

Plato's Definitions and Epigrams / Πλάτωνος Ὅροι καὶ Ἐπιγράμματα

Read by Maria Sozopoulou


Plato


Definitions is a dictionary of 184 terms, originated in Plato’s Academy. Until late antiquity Plato was named as the author of this work, bu…

Diamond Sutra and Heart Sutra

Read by Geoffrey Edwards


Unknowntranslated Bywilliam Gemmellandsamuel Beal and Translated Bywilliam Gemmellandsamuel Beal


The Diamond Sutra is a Mahāyāna (Buddhist) sutra from the genre of Prajñāpāramitā ('perfection of wisdom') sutras. The Diamond Sūtra …

Meteorology, On the Universe & On Breath

Read by Geoffrey Edwards


Aristotle


Meteorology (Greek: Μετεωρολογικά; Latin: Meteorologica or Meteora) by Aristotle Translated by Erwin Wentworth Webster before he fell in act…

Movement & Progression of Animals

Read by Geoffrey Edwards


Aristotle


Movement of Animals (or On the Motion of Animals; Greek Περὶ ζῴων κινήσεως; Latin De Motu Animalium) begins with a discussion of the physics…

The Golden Bough. A Study in Magic and Religion. Part 4. Adonis Attis Osiris. V…

Read by Leon Harvey


James Frazer


The sixth volume in the Golden Bough. Frazer continues into the second part of the compilation of analogies dealing with the recurring theme…

Rhetoric to Alexander & On Virtues and Vices

Read by Geoffrey Edwards


Aristotle


Rhetoric to Alexander (Latin: Rhetorica ad Alexandrum; Ancient Greek: Τέχνη ῥητορική) is attributed to Aristotle but may have been written b…

Early Greek Philosophy

Read by Pamela Nagami


Alfred William Benn


"Man is the measure of all things," said the early Greek philosopher, Protagoras of Abdera. It was in this spirit of humanistic se…

Ancient Ideals in Modern Life: Four Lectures

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Annie Besant


Four lectures about East Indian spirituality delivered at the twenty-fifth anniversary meeting of the Theosophical Society at Benares, 1900.…

Lives of Eminent Philosophers, Volume 1

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Diogenes Laertius


Diogenes Laertius' Lives of Eminent Philosophers provides a wealth information about the lives and teachings of ancient Greek thinkers. Desp…

Neoplatonism

Read by Peter Tucker


Charles Bigg


This monograph focusses predictably on the theories and teachings of Plotinus but precedes this with a review of foregoing schools of philos…

The Diamond Sutra (Chin-Kang-Ching) or Prajna-Paramita

Read by John Greenman


Unknowntranslated Bywilliam Gemmell


The Diamond Sutra, also known as the ‘Diamond Cutter Sutra’ or ‘Vajracchedika Prajnaparamita Sutra,’ is a remarkable Buddhist text and is co…

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