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The Spell of the Sensuous

Perception and Language in a More-Than-Human World

by David Abram ...

Narrated by Sean Runnette ...

Unabridged

12 hours 4 min

For a thousand generations, human beings viewed themselves as part of the wider community of nature, and they carried on active relationships not only with other people but with other animals, plants, and natural objects (including mountains, rivers, winds, and weather patterns) that we have only lately come to think of as "inanimate." How, then, did humans come to sever their ancient reciprocity ... Read more

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For a thousand generations, human beings viewed themselves as part of the wider community of nature, and they carried on active relationships not only with other people but with other animals, plants, and natural objects (including mountains, rivers, winds, and weather patterns) that we have only lately come to think of as "inanimate." How, then, did humans come to sever their ancient reciprocity
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The Art of Being

by Erich Fromm ...

Narrated by Raymond Todd ...

Unabridged

4 hours 43 min

This classic work by psychologist and social philosopher Eric Fromm builds upon his previous popular book, To Have or to Be? In The Art of Being, Fromm teaches us to avoid the tantalizing illusions of our consumer-driven world by learning to function as a whole person from a state of inner completeness or being. The transition from an identity of having to being creates a state of enlightened ... Read more

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This classic work by psychologist and social philosopher Eric Fromm builds upon his previous popular book, To Have or to Be? In The Art of Being, Fromm teaches us to avoid the tantalizing illusions of our consumer-driven world by learning to function as a whole person from a state of inner completeness or being. The transition from an identity of having to being creates a state of enlightened
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Westworld and Philosophy

If You Go Looking for the Truth, Get the Whole Thing

by William Irwin ...

Narrated by Eric Michael Summerer, Eva Wilhelm ...

Series series Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture
Unabridged

9 hours 35 min

Have you ever questioned the nature of your reality? HBO's Westworld, a high-concept cerebral television series which explores the emergence of artificial consciousness at a futuristic amusement park, raises numerous questions about the nature of consciousness and its bearing on the divide between authentic and artificial life. Are our choices our own? What is the relationship between the mind and ... Read more

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Have you ever questioned the nature of your reality? HBO's Westworld, a high-concept cerebral television series which explores the emergence of artificial consciousness at a futuristic amusement park, raises numerous questions about the nature of consciousness and its bearing on the divide between authentic and artificial life. Are our choices our own? What is the relationship between the mind and
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On Writing and Failure

Or, the Peculiar Perseverance Required to Endure the Life of a Writer

by Stephen Marche ...

Narrated by Stephen Marche ...

Unabridged

1 hour 55 min

Writing is, and always will be, an act defined by failure. The best plan is to just get used to it.Failure is a topic discussed in every creative writing department in the world, but this is the book every beginning writer should have on their shelf to prepare them. Less a guide to writing and more a guide to what you need to continue existing as a writer, On Writing and Failure: Or, On the ... Read more

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Writing is, and always will be, an act defined by failure. The best plan is to just get used to it.Failure is a topic discussed in every creative writing department in the world, but this is the book every beginning writer should have on their shelf to prepare them. Less a guide to writing and more a guide to what you need to continue existing as a writer, On Writing and Failure: Or, On the
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Contraduction

by Dan Barker ...

Narrated by Dan Barker ...

Unabridged

3 hours 24 min

In a quiet and unassuming way, Contraduction is utterly brilliant. Every page has a thought so deep and unexpected that it stops you in your tracks, as you not only realize, “That’s a different, really interesting way to think about the world, exactly the opposite of how I normally view things” but also, “And it is absolutely equally valid (and enriching) to adopt this opposite way of thinking.” I ... Read more

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In a quiet and unassuming way, Contraduction is utterly brilliant. Every page has a thought so deep and unexpected that it stops you in your tracks, as you not only realize, “That’s a different, really interesting way to think about the world, exactly the opposite of how I normally view things” but also, “And it is absolutely equally valid (and enriching) to adopt this opposite way of thinking.” I
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The Last Day

Short dramatic story

by Dr. Marwa Magdy ...

Narrated by Pandarosh ...

Unabridged

19 min

A story that describes the suffering of a man who became disabled after getting married and was exposed to support from the last person he expected it to be, and faced alienation and abuse from the person closest to him. ... Read more

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A story that describes the suffering of a man who became disabled after getting married and was exposed to support from the last person he expected it to be, and faced alienation and abuse from the person closest to him.
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Simplicity Comes Into Being When There is Freedom From the Desire to Achieve

Ojai 1949 - Public Talk 13

by Jiddu Krishnamurti ...

Narrated by Jiddu Krishnamurti ...

Series Audiobook 13 - Ojai 1949 - Public Talk
Unabridged

1 hour 12 min

Simplicity comes into being when there is freedom from the desire to achieve• One who is sincere can never be simple because he who is trying to be sincere always has the desire to pattern or approximate himself to an idea.• Self-knowledge can be discovered more fully, deeply, widely, only when there is passive awareness, which is not the exertion of will.• In the search for self-knowledge we get ... Read more

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Simplicity comes into being when there is freedom from the desire to achieve• One who is sincere can never be simple because he who is trying to be sincere always has the desire to pattern or approximate himself to an idea.• Self-knowledge can be discovered more fully, deeply, widely, only when there is passive awareness, which is not the exertion of will.• In the search for self-knowledge we get
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If We Had No Belief What Would Happen to Us?

Ojai 1949 - Public Talk 3

by Jiddu Krishnamurti ...

Narrated by Jiddu Krishnamurti ...

Series Audiobook 3 - Ojai 1949 - Public Talk
Unabridged

39 min

If we had no belief what would happen to us? - 23 July 1949• Without self-knowledge we cannot go beyond the self-projected illusions of themind.• It’s only in relationship that one can know oneself as one is.• A mind that is filled with beliefs, dogmas, assertions and quotations is an uncreative, repetitive mind.• Can we look at ourselves without beliefs?• A mind that is quiet because it ... Read more

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If we had no belief what would happen to us? - 23 July 1949• Without self-knowledge we cannot go beyond the self-projected illusions of themind.• It’s only in relationship that one can know oneself as one is.• A mind that is filled with beliefs, dogmas, assertions and quotations is an uncreative, repetitive mind.• Can we look at ourselves without beliefs?• A mind that is quiet because it
... Read more
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Diderot and the Art of Thinking Freely

by Andrew S. Curran ...

Narrated by Paul Boehmer ...

Unabridged

13 hours 18 min

Denis Diderot is often associated with the decades-long battle to bring the world's first comprehensive Encyclopédie into existence. But his most daring writing took place in the shadows. Thrown into prison for his atheism in 1749, Diderot decided to reserve his best books for posterity—for us, in fact. In the astonishing cache of unpublished writings left behind after his death, Diderot ... Read more

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Denis Diderot is often associated with the decades-long battle to bring the world's first comprehensive Encyclopédie into existence. But his most daring writing took place in the shadows. Thrown into prison for his atheism in 1749, Diderot decided to reserve his best books for posterity—for us, in fact. In the astonishing cache of unpublished writings left behind after his death, Diderot
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Cleansing the Mind of the Accumulation of Time

Ojai 1980 - Dialogue 2

by Jiddu Krishnamurti ...

Narrated by Jiddu Krishnamurti ...

Series Audiobook 2 - Ojai 1980 - Dialogue
Unabridged

1 hour 19 min

Cleansing the mind of the accumulation of time - 2 April 1980• Time is the enemy of man.• Is there a beginning which is not enmeshed in time?• We said nothingness is everything and so it is total energy. It is undiluted pure, uncorrupted energy. Is there something beyond that?• Has man ever been free from the ‘I’?• That emptiness can only exist when there is death of the particular. ... Read more

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Cleansing the mind of the accumulation of time - 2 April 1980• Time is the enemy of man.• Is there a beginning which is not enmeshed in time?• We said nothingness is everything and so it is total energy. It is undiluted pure, uncorrupted energy. Is there something beyond that?• Has man ever been free from the ‘I’?• That emptiness can only exist when there is death of the particular.
... Read more
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On Human Nature

by Roger Scruton ...

Narrated by Mike Cooper ...

Unabridged

3 hours 31 min

In this short book, Roger Scruton presents an original and radical defense of human uniqueness. Confronting the views of evolutionary psychologists, utilitarian moralists, and philosophical materialists such as Richard Dawkins and Daniel Dennett, Scruton argues that human beings cannot be understood simply as biological objects. We are not only human animals; we are also persons, in essential ... Read more

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In this short book, Roger Scruton presents an original and radical defense of human uniqueness. Confronting the views of evolutionary psychologists, utilitarian moralists, and philosophical materialists such as Richard Dawkins and Daniel Dennett, Scruton argues that human beings cannot be understood simply as biological objects. We are not only human animals; we are also persons, in essential
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Mensch! Wer wir sind und was uns rettet

Sechs Vorträge von Christoph Quarch Livemitschnitte

by Christoph Quarch ...

Narrated by Christoph Quarch ...

Unabridged

7 hours 42 min

Sechs Vorträge von Dr. Christoph Quarch, die den Fragen nachgehen: Wer ist der Mensch? Was zeichnet ihn aus? Was unterscheidet ihn von Maschinen? Welche Qualitäten hat das Menschsein? Was rettet den Menschen? Was bleibt vom Menschen? 1. Vortrag: Erkenne dich selbst! Warum wir nicht umhinkönnen, uns ein Bild von uns zu machen Unsere Kultur beginnt mit einem Denkanstoß "Erkenne dich selbst". Seither ... Read more

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Sechs Vorträge von Dr. Christoph Quarch, die den Fragen nachgehen: Wer ist der Mensch? Was zeichnet ihn aus? Was unterscheidet ihn von Maschinen? Welche Qualitäten hat das Menschsein? Was rettet den Menschen? Was bleibt vom Menschen? 1. Vortrag: Erkenne dich selbst! Warum wir nicht umhinkönnen, uns ein Bild von uns zu machen Unsere Kultur beginnt mit einem Denkanstoß "Erkenne dich selbst". Seither
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Emerson's Essays

by Ralph Waldo Emerson ...

Unabridged

5 hours 38 min

"Emerson's Essays" by Ralph Waldo Emerson is a timeless collection of profound and thought-provoking essays that explore the core principles of transcendentalism and offer profound insights into the human experience. In this enriching anthology, Emerson presents a wide array of essays covering topics such as nature, self-reliance, society, and the pursuit of truth and wisdom. Emerson's writing is ... Read more

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"Emerson's Essays" by Ralph Waldo Emerson is a timeless collection of profound and thought-provoking essays that explore the core principles of transcendentalism and offer profound insights into the human experience. In this enriching anthology, Emerson presents a wide array of essays covering topics such as nature, self-reliance, society, and the pursuit of truth and wisdom. Emerson's writing is
... Read more
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Ojai 1973 - Public Meetings

In meditation, life is a total movement

by J.Krishnamurti ...

Narrated by J.Krishnamurti ...

Unabridged

5 hours 43 min

1.Relationship without image is loveRelationship means action and movement.Without understanding the totality of human relationship we live in conflict, however intimate we may be.When there is knowledge as image in relationship there is conflict.2.The meaning of life pleasure and fear"Is life a mere struggle within and without; laborious, painful, anxious, and then death?What place has thought ... Read more

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1.Relationship without image is loveRelationship means action and movement.Without understanding the totality of human relationship we live in conflict, however intimate we may be.When there is knowledge as image in relationship there is conflict.2.The meaning of life pleasure and fear"Is life a mere struggle within and without; laborious, painful, anxious, and then death?What place has thought
... Read more
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Letters to a Young Contrarian

by Christopher Hitchens ...

Narrated by James Adams ...

Unabridged

3 hours 40 min

From bestselling author and provocateur Christopher Hitchens, the classic guide to the art of principled dissent and disagreement.**“Hitchens is, first and last, a writer, an always exciting, often exacting, furious polemicist.” -**The Boston GlobeIn Letters to a Young Contrarian, Christopher Hitchens inspires the radicals, gadflies, mavericks, rebels, and angry young people of tomorrow. Exploring ... Read more

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From bestselling author and provocateur Christopher Hitchens, the classic guide to the art of principled dissent and disagreement.**“Hitchens is, first and last, a writer, an always exciting, often exacting, furious polemicist.” -**The Boston GlobeIn Letters to a Young Contrarian, Christopher Hitchens inspires the radicals, gadflies, mavericks, rebels, and angry young people of tomorrow. Exploring
... Read more
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CONFUCIUS, l'homme de bien

by Jean-Pierre Ludwig ...

Narrated by Virginie Durandet, François Tavares ...

Unabridged

2 hours 4 min

Confucius, philosophe chinois du 5ème siècle av. J.-C., reste étonnamment actuel. Redécouvert par la Chine communiste et prisé dans le domaine du management, son enseignement visait, à son époque, à réveiller les consciences corrompues. Ce qui le rend toujours pertinent aujourd’hui, c’est son humanisme profond et son approche antidogmatique. À une période où la quête du mieux vivre ensemble est ... Read more

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Confucius, philosophe chinois du 5ème siècle av. J.-C., reste étonnamment actuel. Redécouvert par la Chine communiste et prisé dans le domaine du management, son enseignement visait, à son époque, à réveiller les consciences corrompues. Ce qui le rend toujours pertinent aujourd’hui, c’est son humanisme profond et son approche antidogmatique. À une période où la quête du mieux vivre ensemble est
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Man's Inhumanity To Himself

by Earl James Gobin ...

Narrated by Amina James Gobin ...

Unabridged

2 hours 32 min

What happens when private technology corporations become more influential than governments?The Big Tech Industry's Ongoing War Crimes Against Humanity and Humanism argues that the unchecked power of major technology companies has transformed modern society in ways that threaten privacy, free expression, human dignity, and democratic accountability.Examining artificial intelligence, mass ... Read more

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What happens when private technology corporations become more influential than governments?The Big Tech Industry's Ongoing War Crimes Against Humanity and Humanism argues that the unchecked power of major technology companies has transformed modern society in ways that threaten privacy, free expression, human dignity, and democratic accountability.Examining artificial intelligence, mass
... Read more
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Can Thought Bring Order?

Saanen 1974 - Public Talk 2

by Jiddu Krishnamurti ...

Narrated by Jiddu Krishnamurti ...

Series Audiobook 2 - Saanen 1974 - Public Talk
Unabridged

1 hour 26 min

Can thought bring order? - 18 July 1974• Are thoughts, feelings, reactions and relationships merely mechanical? Is thereany other movement?• Where there is a cause there is time and so living becomes relative.• Is my relationship with another based on opinions, memories, demands andsexual appetites?• Is there a way of living which has no cause?• Do I actually see disorder or only its description?• ... Read more

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Can thought bring order? - 18 July 1974• Are thoughts, feelings, reactions and relationships merely mechanical? Is thereany other movement?• Where there is a cause there is time and so living becomes relative.• Is my relationship with another based on opinions, memories, demands andsexual appetites?• Is there a way of living which has no cause?• Do I actually see disorder or only its description?•
... Read more
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Ecce Homo

by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche ...

Unabridged

4 hours 53 min

Welcome to the provocative and introspective world of Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche's Ecce Homo, where the philosopher boldly examines his own life, works, and the underlying philosophies that have shaped his thought. This autobiographical reflection challenges readers to confront their own beliefs and assumptions, making it a vital exploration of individuality and the essence of existence.In Ecce ... Read more

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Welcome to the provocative and introspective world of Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche's Ecce Homo, where the philosopher boldly examines his own life, works, and the underlying philosophies that have shaped his thought. This autobiographical reflection challenges readers to confront their own beliefs and assumptions, making it a vital exploration of individuality and the essence of existence.In Ecce
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It is Only a Very Silent Mind That Can Actually See

Amsterdam 1967 - Public Talk 5

by Jiddu Krishnamurti ...

Narrated by Jiddu Krishnamurti ...

Series Audiobook 5 - Amsterdam 1967 - Public Talk
Unabridged

1 hour 21 min

It is only a very silent mind that can actually see - 30 May 1967- Conflict exists only when there are two opposing things: fear and non-fear,violence and non-violence.- A mind that is in a state of inquiry is entirely different from a mind that is seeking. Seeking implies effort, conformity, authority and therefore conflict.- Without space in which there is no boundary, the mind is incapable of ... Read more

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It is only a very silent mind that can actually see - 30 May 1967- Conflict exists only when there are two opposing things: fear and non-fear,violence and non-violence.- A mind that is in a state of inquiry is entirely different from a mind that is seeking. Seeking implies effort, conformity, authority and therefore conflict.- Without space in which there is no boundary, the mind is incapable of
... Read more
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Love

A History (Oxford Philosophical Concepts)

by Ryan Patrick Hanley ...

Narrated by Tim Lounibos, Rachel Yong ...

Unabridged

10 hours 31 min

Lovers know that love is both vast and intense. This would seem to make it resistant to philosophical or rational analysis. Yet love's vastness and intensity are what carry it into all spheres of our lives—ethical, political, spiritual, physical. As a result, considerations of what it means to love and to be loved, and what is worth loving and worth being, are inextricable from our most deeply ... Read more

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Lovers know that love is both vast and intense. This would seem to make it resistant to philosophical or rational analysis. Yet love's vastness and intensity are what carry it into all spheres of our lives—ethical, political, spiritual, physical. As a result, considerations of what it means to love and to be loved, and what is worth loving and worth being, are inextricable from our most deeply
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Stoicism: The Power of Stoicism, Minimalism, and Digital Detox for Inner Peace (How Men Can Use Ancient Wisdom to Overcome Loneliness, Build Real Friendships and Find Their Tribe)

by William Cintron ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Mason G ...

Unabridged

1 hour 52 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Stoicism is a timeless philosophy that teaches how to remain calm, focused, and resilient in the face of life’s challenges. Rooted in ancient wisdom, it emphasizes controlling what you can and accepting what you cannot.This guide introduces practical stoic principles that help reduce stress, improve decision-making, and build emotional strength. By ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Stoicism is a timeless philosophy that teaches how to remain calm, focused, and resilient in the face of life’s challenges. Rooted in ancient wisdom, it emphasizes controlling what you can and accepting what you cannot.This guide introduces practical stoic principles that help reduce stress, improve decision-making, and build emotional strength. By
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Antidisestablishmentarianism

Disestablishing America's Established Religion

by Mary C. Findley, Michael J. Findley ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Matt G ...

Series Audiobook 0 - Serial Antidisestablishmentarianism
Unabridged

12 hours 26 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Can you handle the truth? You're about to learn that you've been taught a chain of lies stretching back thousands of years. Get ready to understand the truth about more than just history. This is the real story behind a philosophy that's supposed to solve all our problems and lead us to enlightenment. Listen to the very people so often quoted to prove ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Can you handle the truth? You're about to learn that you've been taught a chain of lies stretching back thousands of years. Get ready to understand the truth about more than just history. This is the real story behind a philosophy that's supposed to solve all our problems and lead us to enlightenment. Listen to the very people so often quoted to prove
... Read more
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El banquete

by Platón ...

Narrated by ®bseal voice ...

Unabridged

2 hours 8 min

Audiolibro narrado en castellano*.* Uno de los diálogos literarios y filosóficos más importantes de Platón, filósofo griego fiel seguidor de Sócrates y maestro de Aristóteles creador de un sistema filosófico y de un método de exposición de la filosofía que le convierte, probablemente, en el filósofo más influyente de toda la historia. En “El banquete” ambientado con personajes que existieron en un ... Read more

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Audiolibro narrado en castellano*.* Uno de los diálogos literarios y filosóficos más importantes de Platón, filósofo griego fiel seguidor de Sócrates y maestro de Aristóteles creador de un sistema filosófico y de un método de exposición de la filosofía que le convierte, probablemente, en el filósofo más influyente de toda la historia. En “El banquete” ambientado con personajes que existieron en un
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