Philosophy
Safe in their Alabaster Chambers
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Emily Dickinson
Safe in their Alabaster Chambers invites listeners into the introspective world of Emily Dickinson, where themes of death, immortality, and …
Understanding the Buddhist Path
Ven. Robina Courtin
Understanding the Buddhist Path A series of talks on the Buddhism Spring 2007 Join a series of western teachers giving their perspective on …
Girl Scout Collection
Read by Betsie Bush
Various
These articles, pamphlets, and stories relating to the Girls Scouts of America touch on the history, activities, ideals, and traditions of t…
Dying Speech of an Old Philosopher
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Walter Savage Landor
LibriVox volunteers bring you 19 recordings of Dying Speech of an Old Philosopher by Walter Savage Landor. This was the Weekly Poetry projec…
On the Future of Our Educational Institutions
Read by John Van Stan
Friedrich Nietzsche
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…
The Widow's House
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Sarah Orne Jewett
LibriVox volunteers bring you 12 recordings of The Widows' House by Sarah Orne Jewett. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for November …
An Introduction to Yoga
Read by Ritu Aarcee
Annie Besant
Four lectures by Annie Besant to give an outline and better understanding of Yoga - Summary by Ritu Aarcee
Thomas Hobbes
Read by Jim Locke
Alfred Edward Taylor
This work is a look at the life and ideas of Thomas Hobbes, English philosopher of the seventeenth century. The most important ideas are fo…
The Day-Dream
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Thomas Moore
LibriVox volunteers bring you 9 recordings of The Day-Dream by Sir Thomas Moore. This was the fortnightly poetry project for July 12th, 2009…
He Had His Dream
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Paul Laurence Dunbar
LibriVox volunteers bring you 18 recordings of He Had His Dream by Paul Laurence Dunbar. This was the Weekly Poetry project for July 14, 201…
Discourse on Metaphysics
Read by Peter Tucker
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
This is a relatively short treatise by the highly influential and admired philosopher and polymath Leibniz. It presents his views on metaphy…
I Saw in Louisiana a Live-Oak Growing
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Walt Whitman
LibriVox volunteers bring you 11 recordings of I Saw in Louisiana a Live-Oak Growing by Walt Whitman. This was the Weekly Poetry project for…
Something Childish, but very Natural
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Samuel Taylor Coleridge
LibriVox volunteers bring you 10 recordings of Something Childish, but very Natural by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. This was the Weekly Poetry p…
Propaganda
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Edward Bernays
"Propaganda" incorporates psychological manipulation and social sciences to examine ways of manipulating masses of people. Bernays…
Old Man Travelling
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William Wordsworth
LibriVox volunteers bring you 16 recordings of Old Man Travelling; Animal Tranquillity and Decay, a Sketch by William Wordsworth. This was t…
Six Metaphysical Meditations
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René Descartes
These are six meditations by the French philosopher Rene Descartes, best known for his conclusion "Cogito, ergro sum" "I Thin…
The Nymph's Reply to the Shepherd
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Sir Walter Raleigh
The Nymph's Reply to the Shepherd is a witty and thoughtful poem by Sir Walter Raleigh, crafted as a response to Christopher Marlowe's roman…
The Autobiography of a Slander
Read by Rhonda Federman
Edna Lyall
The Autobiography of a Slander exposes the consequences of reckless words or, even worse, intentionally disparaging words. In this moral tal…
True Culture
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Ella Wheeler Wilcox
LibriVox volunteers bring you 14 recordings of True Culture by Ella Wheeler Wilcox. This was the Weekly Poetry project for December 16, 2012…
To the Man of the High North
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Robert W. Service
LibriVox volunteers bring you 5 recordings of To the Man of the High North by Robert Service. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for No…