Philosophy
Ion
Read by Simon-Peter Zak
Plato
In Plato's ION, Socrates questions Ion, whether he should really claim laud and glory for his 'rhapsodic' recitals of Homer's poetry.—Descri…
De Anima
Read by Geoffrey Edwards
Aristotle
On the Soul (Greek Περὶ Ψυχῆς (Perì Psūchês), Latin De Anima) is a major treatise by Aristotle on the nature of living things. …
The Philosophy of Style
Read by Gary Gilberd
Herbert Spencer
“The Philosophy of Style,” explored a growing trend of formalist approaches to writing. Highly focused on the proper placement and ordering …
Posterior Analytics
Read by Geoffrey Edwards
Aristotle
Posterior Analytics is the fourth of Aristotle's six texts on logic which are collectively known as the Organon ("Instrument"). Po…
Representative Men
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
A series of biographical lectures originally published in 1850. Each chapter is a philosophical treatment of the life of an intellectual. Th…
Perpetual Peace: A Philosophic Essay (Hastie Translation)
Read by D.E. Wittkower
Immanuel Kant
This essay, written in 1795, puts forth a plan for a lasting peace between nations and peoples. Kant puts forth necessary means to any peace…
Catholic and Anti-Catholic History
Read by Janet Baker
Various
G.K. Chesterton and James Walsh join Hilaire Belloc in an energetic rollout of the means by which history becomes propaganda, to the damage,…
Essays book 1
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Michel Eyquem De Montaigne
Michel Eyquem de Montaigne is one of the most influential writers of the French Renaissance, known for popularising the essay as a literary …
Pensées
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Blaise Pascal
Pascal's Pensées is widely considered to be a masterpiece, and a landmark in French prose. When commenting on one particular section …
God and the State
Read by Carl Manchester
Mikhail Bakunin
Bakunin's most famous work, published in various lengths, this version is the most complete form of the work published hitherto.Originally t…
Categories
Read by Geoffrey Edwards
Aristotle
Categories (Lat. Categoriae, Greek Κατηγορίαι Katēgoriai) is the first of Aristotle's six texts on logic which are collectively known as the…
Aesop's Fables, Volume 05 (Fables 101-125)
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Aesop
Dating back to the 6th century BC, Aesop's Fables tell universal truths through the use of simple allegories that are easily understood. Tho…
She-rab Dong-bu (The Tree of Wisdom)
Read by Chris Masterson
Nagarjuna
The She-rab Dong-bu (Tree of Wisdom) is a metrical translation in Tibetan of a Sanscrit ethical work entitled Prajnya Danda, written by Naga…
The Praise of Folly
Read by Anna Simon
Desiderius Erasmus
The Praise of Folly (Greek title: Morias Enkomion (Μωρίας Εγκώμιον), Latin: Stultitiae Laus, sometimes translated as In Praise of Folly, Dut…
Eleven Theses on Feuerbach
Read by Carl Manchester
Karl Marx
The “Theses on Feuerbach” are eleven short philosophical notes written by Karl Marx in 1845. They outline a critique of the ideas of Marx’s …
Parva Naturalia
Read by Geoffrey Edwards
Aristotle
Parva Naturalia [the "short treatises on nature" (a conventional Latin title first used by Giles of Rome)] is a collection of book…