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Spinoza in 90 Minutes

by Paul Strathern ...

Narrated by Simon Vance ...

Series Audiobook 0 - The Philosophers in 90 Minutes Series
Unabridged

1 hour 13 min

Spinoza’s brilliant metaphysical system was derived neither from reality nor experience. Starting from basic assumptions, with a series of geometric proofs he built a universe which was also God—one and the same thing, the classic example of pantheism. Although his system seems an oddity today, Spinoza’s conclusions are deeply in accord with modern thought, from science (the holistic ethics of ... Read more

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Spinoza’s brilliant metaphysical system was derived neither from reality nor experience. Starting from basic assumptions, with a series of geometric proofs he built a universe which was also God—one and the same thing, the classic example of pantheism. Although his system seems an oddity today, Spinoza’s conclusions are deeply in accord with modern thought, from science (the holistic ethics of
... Read more
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Doors of Perception, The

by Aldous Huxley ...

Narrated by Aedemon Maure ...

Unabridged

3 hours 7 min

"A genuine spiritual quest. . . . Extraordinary." — New York TimesAmong the most profound and influential explorations of mind-expanding psychedelic drugs ever written, a complete classic book—The Doors of Perception —in which Aldous Huxley, author of Brave New World, reveals the mind's remote frontiers and the unmapped areas of human consciousness.The Doors of Perception by Huxley blends Eastern ... Read more

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"A genuine spiritual quest. . . . Extraordinary." — New York TimesAmong the most profound and influential explorations of mind-expanding psychedelic drugs ever written, a complete classic book—The Doors of Perception —in which Aldous Huxley, author of Brave New World, reveals the mind's remote frontiers and the unmapped areas of human consciousness.The Doors of Perception by Huxley blends Eastern
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Schopenhauer in 90 Minutes

by Paul Strathern ...

Narrated by Simon Vance ...

Series Audiobook 0 - The Philosophers in 90 Minutes Series
Unabridged

1 hour 19 min

Schopenhauer, the "philosopher of pessimism," makes it very plain that he regards the world and our life in it as a bad joke. But if the world is indifferent to our fate, it doesn't thwart us on purpose. The world's fa├ºade is supported by what Schopenhauer calls the universal Will—blind and without purpose. This Will brings on all our misery and suffering; our only hope is to liberate ourselves ... Read more

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Schopenhauer, the "philosopher of pessimism," makes it very plain that he regards the world and our life in it as a bad joke. But if the world is indifferent to our fate, it doesn't thwart us on purpose. The world's fa├ºade is supported by what Schopenhauer calls the universal Will—blind and without purpose. This Will brings on all our misery and suffering; our only hope is to liberate ourselves
... Read more
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Plato in 90 Minutes

by Paul Strathern ...

Narrated by Simon Vance ...

Series Audiobook 0 - The Philosophers in 90 Minutes Series
Unabridged

1 hour 14 min

In an age when philosophers had scarcely glimpsed the horizons of the mind, a boy named Aristocles decided to forgo his ambitions as a wrestler. Adopting the nickname Plato, he embarked instead on a life in philosophy. In 387 BC he founded the Academy, the world's first university, and taught his students that all we see is not reality but merely a reproduction of the true source. And in his ... Read more

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In an age when philosophers had scarcely glimpsed the horizons of the mind, a boy named Aristocles decided to forgo his ambitions as a wrestler. Adopting the nickname Plato, he embarked instead on a life in philosophy. In 387 BC he founded the Academy, the world's first university, and taught his students that all we see is not reality but merely a reproduction of the true source. And in his
... Read more
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Wittgenstein in 90 Minutes

by Paul Strathern ...

Narrated by Simon Vance ...

Series Audiobook 0 - The Philosophers in 90 Minutes Series
Unabridged

1 hour 16 min

If we accept Wittgenstein's word for it, he is the last philosopher. In his view, philosophy in the traditional sense was finished.Ludwig Wittgenstein was a superb logician who distrusted language and sought to solve the problems of philosophy by reducing them to logic. All else—metaphysics, aesthetics, ethics, finally even philosophy itself—was excluded. "What we cannot speak about," he declared, ... Read more

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If we accept Wittgenstein's word for it, he is the last philosopher. In his view, philosophy in the traditional sense was finished.Ludwig Wittgenstein was a superb logician who distrusted language and sought to solve the problems of philosophy by reducing them to logic. All else—metaphysics, aesthetics, ethics, finally even philosophy itself—was excluded. "What we cannot speak about," he declared,
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Confucius in 90 Minutes

by Paul Strathern ...

Narrated by Simon Vance ...

Series Audiobook 0 - The Philosophers in 90 Minutes Series
Unabridged

1 hour 16 min

Confucius taught a moral wisdom that would become a predominant social force in China from the second century BCE until the mid-twentieth century. It would appear that his aim was to turn his pupils into good government officials, but his quaint humanistic platitudes, maxims, and quasi-enigmatic anecdotes made spiritual fodder for the next two thousand years of the culture.In Confucius in 90 ... Read more

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Confucius taught a moral wisdom that would become a predominant social force in China from the second century BCE until the mid-twentieth century. It would appear that his aim was to turn his pupils into good government officials, but his quaint humanistic platitudes, maxims, and quasi-enigmatic anecdotes made spiritual fodder for the next two thousand years of the culture.In Confucius in 90
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Descartes in 90 Minutes

by Paul Strathern ...

Narrated by Simon Vance ...

Series Audiobook 0 - The Philosophers in 90 Minutes Series
Unabridged

1 hour 17 min

René Descartes spent much of his life in solitude. Fortunately, these countless lonely hours helped Descartes produce the declaration that changed all philosophy: “I think, therefore I am.” Convincing himself to doubt and disregard sensory knowledge, Descartes found he could prove his existence through his thoughts alone. This internal reality, he believed, was the true reality, while the external ... Read more

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René Descartes spent much of his life in solitude. Fortunately, these countless lonely hours helped Descartes produce the declaration that changed all philosophy: “I think, therefore I am.” Convincing himself to doubt and disregard sensory knowledge, Descartes found he could prove his existence through his thoughts alone. This internal reality, he believed, was the true reality, while the external
... Read more
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The Price of Peace

Money, Democracy, and the Life of John Maynard Keynes

by Zachary D. Carter ...

Narrated by Robert Petkoff ...

Unabridged

22 hours 50 min

**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • An “outstanding new intellectual biography of John Maynard Keynes [that moves] swiftly along currents of lucidity and wit” (The New York Times), illuminating the world of the influential economist and his transformative ideas“A timely, lucid and compelling portrait of a man whose enduring relevance is always heightened when crisis strikes.”—The Wall Street Journal* ... Read more

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**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • An “outstanding new intellectual biography of John Maynard Keynes [that moves] swiftly along currents of lucidity and wit” (The New York Times), illuminating the world of the influential economist and his transformative ideas“A timely, lucid and compelling portrait of a man whose enduring relevance is always heightened when crisis strikes.”—The Wall Street Journal*
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Nietzsche

A Very Short Introduction

by Michael Tanner ...

Unabridged

3 hours 35 min

With his well-known idiosyncrasies and aphoristic style, Friedrich Nietzsche is always bracing and provocative, and temptingly easy to dip into. Michael Tanner's introduction to the philosopher's life and work examines the numerous ambiguities inherent in his writings and explodes many of the misconceptions that have grown in the hundred years since Nietzsche wrote "do not, above all, confound me ... Read more

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With his well-known idiosyncrasies and aphoristic style, Friedrich Nietzsche is always bracing and provocative, and temptingly easy to dip into. Michael Tanner's introduction to the philosopher's life and work examines the numerous ambiguities inherent in his writings and explodes many of the misconceptions that have grown in the hundred years since Nietzsche wrote "do not, above all, confound me
... Read more
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La Folle Journée du Professeur Kant

by Jean Paul Mongin, Joyvox ...

Narrated by Maureen Dor ...

Unabridged

25 min

Que puis-je connaître ? Que dois-je faire ? Que m'est-il permis d'espérer ? À Königsberg, le sévère professeur Kant répondit à ces questions, et à quelques autres, au cours d'une journée si folle qu'il devait en manquer sa promenade... ... Read more

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Que puis-je connaître ? Que dois-je faire ? Que m'est-il permis d'espérer ? À Königsberg, le sévère professeur Kant répondit à ces questions, et à quelques autres, au cours d'une journée si folle qu'il devait en manquer sa promenade...
... Read more
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Walden

by Henry David Thoreau ...

Narrated by Robert Noel, The Glade ...

Unabridged

14 hours 25 min

"I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived.""If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer."Walden" is a literary masterpiece written by the American philosopher and naturalist ... Read more

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"I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived.""If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer."Walden" is a literary masterpiece written by the American philosopher and naturalist
... Read more
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Bananas for Jesus

by Volker Böhm ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Maxwell G ...

Unabridged

2 hours 5 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Embark on a life-changing journey across continents and cultures with Bananas for Jesus an inspiring true story of faith, adventure, and the undeniable power of God's love. From the heart of Europe to the islands of the Caribbean, follow the incredible path of a family that answered the call to spread hope and healing to some of the world's most ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Embark on a life-changing journey across continents and cultures with Bananas for Jesus an inspiring true story of faith, adventure, and the undeniable power of God's love. From the heart of Europe to the islands of the Caribbean, follow the incredible path of a family that answered the call to spread hope and healing to some of the world's most
... Read more
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顛覆者，大師的足跡──古希臘至文藝復興：從畢達哥拉斯到莎士比亞，歷史上那些改變遊戲規則的各界大師

by 陳志謙, 陳樂濛 ...

Unabridged

43 min

他們的貢獻不該被世人忘記他們的足跡不該被歲月抹去每一位被介紹的大師都是一段驚人的故事每一故事都反映了其所處時代的文化、科學和哲學以嚴謹學術研究和生動敘事風格，將古今中外的偉人生平娓娓道來▎古希臘和古羅馬時期的巨星本章開啟了這場穿越時空的旅程，讓讀者能夠一窺西方哲學的黎明，並理解這些思想如何奠定了後世學術與科學研究的基石。從泰利斯的自然哲學到蘇格拉底的倫理學，從畢達哥拉斯的數學理論到亞里斯多德的邏輯體系，這些內容不僅講述了他們的學術貢獻，更展現了他們如何以非凡的智慧解讀世界。▎中世紀時期的燈塔在這個時期，歐洲的學術氛圍相對封閉，但在伊斯蘭世界，學問卻如燦爛星空般熠熠生輝。本書透過對韓愈、劉禹錫、伊本．西那等人的介紹，揭示了中世紀不同文明間的知識交流，以及這些交流如何促進了人類文明的進步。此外，中國的科技發明，如活字印刷術，以及哲學思想，如宋明理學，也在本章得到了深入的探討。 ... Read more

$3.13 USD

他們的貢獻不該被世人忘記他們的足跡不該被歲月抹去每一位被介紹的大師都是一段驚人的故事每一故事都反映了其所處時代的文化、科學和哲學以嚴謹學術研究和生動敘事風格，將古今中外的偉人生平娓娓道來▎古希臘和古羅馬時期的巨星本章開啟了這場穿越時空的旅程，讓讀者能夠一窺西方哲學的黎明，並理解這些思想如何奠定了後世學術與科學研究的基石。從泰利斯的自然哲學到蘇格拉底的倫理學，從畢達哥拉斯的數學理論到亞里斯多德的邏輯體系，這些內容不僅講述了他們的學術貢獻，更展現了他們如何以非凡的智慧解讀世界。▎中世紀時期的燈塔在這個時期，歐洲的學術氛圍相對封閉，但在伊斯蘭世界，學問卻如燦爛星空般熠熠生輝。本書透過對韓愈、劉禹錫、伊本．西那等人的介紹，揭示了中世紀不同文明間的知識交流，以及這些交流如何促進了人類文明的進步。此外，中國的科技發明，如活字印刷術，以及哲學思想，如宋明理學，也在本章得到了深入的探討。
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Think Like a Philosopher: Explore Big Questions and Deepen Your Understanding of the World

by Quinn Ingram ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Madison G ...

Unabridged

4 hours 41 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Imagine a world where you can question everything, explore the depths of existence, and unravel the complexities of life itself. This is the world of philosophy, a journey of intellectual exploration that transcends the boundaries of everyday thought. This book invites you to step into the shoes of great thinkers throughout history, from the ancient ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Imagine a world where you can question everything, explore the depths of existence, and unravel the complexities of life itself. This is the world of philosophy, a journey of intellectual exploration that transcends the boundaries of everyday thought. This book invites you to step into the shoes of great thinkers throughout history, from the ancient
... Read more
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Nietzsche

El Combate con el Demonio

by Stefan Zweig, Pascual Venturino ...

Narrated by Manuel Lopez ...

Unabridged

3 hours 24 min

Un deslumbrante estudio biográfico del mayor filósofo alemán del siglo XIX por uno de los autores de habla alemana más leídos del siglo XX. En esta vívida y elocuente biografía, Zweig evita en gran medida el discurso académico tradicional sobre la obra del filósofo, concentrándose por completo en Nietzsche como persona, sus hábitos, sus pasiones y sus obsesiones. Stefan Zweig describe la tragedia ... Read more

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Un deslumbrante estudio biográfico del mayor filósofo alemán del siglo XIX por uno de los autores de habla alemana más leídos del siglo XX. En esta vívida y elocuente biografía, Zweig evita en gran medida el discurso académico tradicional sobre la obra del filósofo, concentrándose por completo en Nietzsche como persona, sus hábitos, sus pasiones y sus obsesiones. Stefan Zweig describe la tragedia
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My Incredible Paranormal, Spiritual, and Out of the Box Experiences

An Autobiography

by Martin K. Ettington ...

Narrated by Martin K. Ettington ...

Series Audiobook 12 - The God Like Powers Series
Unabridged

2 hours 45 min

Many of my friends who know me well and know some of my experiences insist I should write an autobiography because many people will find my stories fascinating.My life has been about my spiritual, and paranormal explorations of the world, and studies of our universe. These views are discussed in over one hundred books; which is detailed near the end of this autobiography.These stories include a ... Read more

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Many of my friends who know me well and know some of my experiences insist I should write an autobiography because many people will find my stories fascinating.My life has been about my spiritual, and paranormal explorations of the world, and studies of our universe. These views are discussed in over one hundred books; which is detailed near the end of this autobiography.These stories include a
... Read more
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Marcel Proust

by Edmund White ...

Narrated by David Case ...

Unabridged

4 hours 11 min

Considered one of the greatest—and most influential—writers of the twentieth century, Marcel Proust was also one of its most fascinating figures. A strange, reclusive genius who often lay in bed for days at a time obsessively rewriting his masterpiece, Remembrance of Things Past, Proust was at other times a tireless socialite, attending the grandest parties and dazzling guests with his vivacity ... Read more

$15.00 USD

Considered one of the greatest—and most influential—writers of the twentieth century, Marcel Proust was also one of its most fascinating figures. A strange, reclusive genius who often lay in bed for days at a time obsessively rewriting his masterpiece, Remembrance of Things Past, Proust was at other times a tireless socialite, attending the grandest parties and dazzling guests with his vivacity
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Montaigne

eine Biografie

by Stefan Zweig ...

Narrated by Volker Braumann ...

Unabridged

3 hours 8 min

Wir schreiben das Jahr 1941. Nach Aufenthalten in New York, New Haven und Rio de Janeiro übersiedelt Stefan Zweig, gefeierter und weltweit gelesener Schriftsteller, österreichischer und vor den Nazis geflohener Jude, mit seiner Frau Lotte in das 60 Kilometer von Rio entfernte Städtchen Petropolis, wo er einen kleinen Bungalow mietet, um dort weiter an seinen Texten zu arbeiten. Oft muss er sich ... Read more

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Wir schreiben das Jahr 1941. Nach Aufenthalten in New York, New Haven und Rio de Janeiro übersiedelt Stefan Zweig, gefeierter und weltweit gelesener Schriftsteller, österreichischer und vor den Nazis geflohener Jude, mit seiner Frau Lotte in das 60 Kilometer von Rio entfernte Städtchen Petropolis, wo er einen kleinen Bungalow mietet, um dort weiter an seinen Texten zu arbeiten. Oft muss er sich
... Read more
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Why We Drive

Toward a Philosophy of the Open Road

by Matthew B. Crawford ...

Narrated by Ron Butler ...

Unabridged

10 hours 23 min

A brilliant and defiant celebration of driving as a unique pathway of human freedom, by ""one of the most influential thinkers of our time"" (Sunday Times)""Why We Drive weaves philosophers, thinkers, and scientific research with shade-tree mechanics and racers to defend our right to independence, making the case that freedom of motion is essential to who we are as a species. ... We hope you'll ... Read more

$28.99 USD

A brilliant and defiant celebration of driving as a unique pathway of human freedom, by ""one of the most influential thinkers of our time"" (Sunday Times)""Why We Drive weaves philosophers, thinkers, and scientific research with shade-tree mechanics and racers to defend our right to independence, making the case that freedom of motion is essential to who we are as a species. ... We hope you'll
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The Rigor of Angels

Borges, Heisenberg, Kant, and the Ultimate Nature of Reality

by William Egginton ...

Narrated by David Glass ...

Unabridged

10 hours 14 min

**A NEW YORK TIMES AND NEW YORKER BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • A poet, a physicist, and a philosopher explored the greatest enigmas in the universe—the nature of free will, the strange fabric of the cosmos, the true limits of the mind—and each in their own way uncovered a revelatory truth about our place in the world“[A] mind-expanding book. . . . Elegantly written.” —The New York Times“A remarkable ... Read more

$22.50 USD

**A NEW YORK TIMES AND NEW YORKER BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • A poet, a physicist, and a philosopher explored the greatest enigmas in the universe—the nature of free will, the strange fabric of the cosmos, the true limits of the mind—and each in their own way uncovered a revelatory truth about our place in the world“[A] mind-expanding book. . . . Elegantly written.” —The New York Times“A remarkable
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Machiavelli

A Very Short Introduction, 2nd Edition

by Quentin Skinner ...

Narrated by Hannibal Hills ...

Unabridged

4 hours 16 min

Niccolo Machiavelli taught that political leaders must be prepared to do evil so that good may come of it, and his name has since become a byword for duplicity and immorality. Is his sinister reputation deserved? In answering this question Quentin Skinner traces the course of Machiavelli's adult life, from his time as Second Chancellor of the Florentine republic, during which he met with kings, ... Read more

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Niccolo Machiavelli taught that political leaders must be prepared to do evil so that good may come of it, and his name has since become a byword for duplicity and immorality. Is his sinister reputation deserved? In answering this question Quentin Skinner traces the course of Machiavelli's adult life, from his time as Second Chancellor of the Florentine republic, during which he met with kings,
... Read more
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Machiavelli on War

by Christopher Lynch ...

Narrated by David Colacci ...

Unabridged

14 hours 47 min

Machiavelli on War offers a comprehensive interpretation of the philosopher-historian's treatment of war throughout his writings, from poems and memoranda drafted while he was Florence's top official to his posthumous works, The Prince and Discourses on Livy. Christopher Lynch argues that the issue of war permeates the form and content of each of Machiavelli works, the substance of his thoughts, ... Read more

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Machiavelli on War offers a comprehensive interpretation of the philosopher-historian's treatment of war throughout his writings, from poems and memoranda drafted while he was Florence's top official to his posthumous works, The Prince and Discourses on Livy. Christopher Lynch argues that the issue of war permeates the form and content of each of Machiavelli works, the substance of his thoughts,
... Read more
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In Arthur's Nature

The Novel of a Philosopher Pushed to the Edge and the Woman He Pushed over It

by J.T. Frederick ...

Narrated by Matt ...

Unabridged

10 hours 10 min

In 1831, philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer pushed his neighbour down the stairs of their Frankfurt residence. Inspired by this true event and his actual writings, the novel reimagines the life of the fractured thinker as it blurs the boundaries between Arthur's theoretical beliefs and his physical existence.Caroline Marquet, a talented painter, has endured her own dark past, but her future is about ... Read more

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In 1831, philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer pushed his neighbour down the stairs of their Frankfurt residence. Inspired by this true event and his actual writings, the novel reimagines the life of the fractured thinker as it blurs the boundaries between Arthur's theoretical beliefs and his physical existence.Caroline Marquet, a talented painter, has endured her own dark past, but her future is about
... Read more
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Kant

A Very Short Introduction

by Roger Scruton ...

Unabridged

5 hours 17 min

Kant is arguably the most influential modern philosopher, but also one of the most difficult. Roger Scruton tackles his exceptionally complex subject with a strong hand, exploring the background to Kant's work and showing why the Critique of Pure Reason has proved so enduring. ... Read more

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Kant is arguably the most influential modern philosopher, but also one of the most difficult. Roger Scruton tackles his exceptionally complex subject with a strong hand, exploring the background to Kant's work and showing why the Critique of Pure Reason has proved so enduring.
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