Philosophers in Biography & Memoir Audiobooks

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Old Path White Clouds

Walking in the Footsteps of the Buddha

by Thich Nhat Hanh ...

Narrated by Edoardo Ballerini ...

Unabridged

16 hours 40 min

Old Path White Clouds presents the life and teachings of Gautama Buddha. Drawn directly from twenty-four Pali, Sanskrit, and Chinese sources, and retold by Thich Nhat Hanh in his inimitably beautiful style, this book traces the Buddha’s life slowly and gently over the course of eighty years, partly through the eyes of Svasti, the buffalo boy, and partly through the eyes of the Buddha himself. Old ... Read more

$24.95 USD

Old Path White Clouds presents the life and teachings of Gautama Buddha. Drawn directly from twenty-four Pali, Sanskrit, and Chinese sources, and retold by Thich Nhat Hanh in his inimitably beautiful style, this book traces the Buddha’s life slowly and gently over the course of eighty years, partly through the eyes of Svasti, the buffalo boy, and partly through the eyes of the Buddha himself. Old
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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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Eclectic

A Journey of Collection in Space, Time and Spirit

by Kurt Albert John Matthia ...

Narrated by Kurt Albert John Matthia ...

Unabridged

17 hours 56 min

Eclectic is autobiographical and intended to turn the reader from an intuitively causal view (today’s predominantly naturalistic view) of their personal journey through the Cosmos to seeing the journey rather as counter-intuitively being a teleological journey. Eclectic emerges from a diffuse, seemingly causal beginning. The book seemingly has no hope of a destination until it finds a spine ... Read more

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Eclectic is autobiographical and intended to turn the reader from an intuitively causal view (today’s predominantly naturalistic view) of their personal journey through the Cosmos to seeing the journey rather as counter-intuitively being a teleological journey. Eclectic emerges from a diffuse, seemingly causal beginning. The book seemingly has no hope of a destination until it finds a spine
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Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance®

by Peter Flannery, Robert M. Pirsig ...

Narrated by James Purefoy, Full Cast ...

Unabridged

1 hour 40 min

An odyssey into life’s challenging questions during an unforgettable summer motorcycle tripAcclaimed as one of the most exciting books in the history of American letters, Robert M. Pirsig’s Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance became an instant bestseller upon its publication in 1974. A powerful examination of how we live, as well as a breath-taking meditation on how to live better, it tells ... Read more

$19.99 USD

An odyssey into life’s challenging questions during an unforgettable summer motorcycle tripAcclaimed as one of the most exciting books in the history of American letters, Robert M. Pirsig’s Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance became an instant bestseller upon its publication in 1974. A powerful examination of how we live, as well as a breath-taking meditation on how to live better, it tells
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How to Live

Or a Life of Montaigne in One Question and Twenty Attempts at an Answer

by Sarah Bakewell ...

Narrated by Davina Porter ...

Unabridged

13 hours 26 min

This question obsessed Renaissance writers, none more than Michel Eyquem de Montaigne, perhaps the first recognizably modern individual. A nobleman, public official, and winegrower, he wrote free-roaming explorations of his thought and experience, unlike anything written before. He called them essays, meaning “attempts” or “tries.” He put whatever was in his head into them: his tastes in wine and ... Read more

$42.99 USD

This question obsessed Renaissance writers, none more than Michel Eyquem de Montaigne, perhaps the first recognizably modern individual. A nobleman, public official, and winegrower, he wrote free-roaming explorations of his thought and experience, unlike anything written before. He called them essays, meaning “attempts” or “tries.” He put whatever was in his head into them: his tastes in wine and
... Read more
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Keep Moving

And Other Tips and Truths about Aging

by Dick Van Dyke, Todd Gold ...

Narrated by Dick Van Dyke ...

Unabridged

5 hours 20 min

In this entertaining and inspirational memoir, Hollywood legend Dick Van Dyke shares his secret to staying resilient in old age.Beloved Hollywood icon Dick Van Dyke will celebrate his ninetieth birthday in December 2015. He’s an established legend, having starred in Mary Poppins, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, and The Dick Van Dyke Show. And yet he’s still keeping himself busy, entertaining America on ... Read more

$19.95 USD

In this entertaining and inspirational memoir, Hollywood legend Dick Van Dyke shares his secret to staying resilient in old age.Beloved Hollywood icon Dick Van Dyke will celebrate his ninetieth birthday in December 2015. He’s an established legend, having starred in Mary Poppins, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, and The Dick Van Dyke Show. And yet he’s still keeping himself busy, entertaining America on
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The Story of Philosophy

The Lives and Opinions of the Greater Philosophers

by Will Durant ...

Narrated by Grover Gardner ...

Unabridged

19 hours 28 min

The product of eleven years of research, The Story of Philosophy is an endlessly inspiring and instructive chronicle of the world’s greatest thinkers, from Socrates to Santayana. Written with exacting and scrupulous scholarship, it was designed both to command the respect of educators and to capture the interest of the layman.Durant lucidly describes the philosophical systems of such world-famous ... Read more

$31.95 USD

The product of eleven years of research, The Story of Philosophy is an endlessly inspiring and instructive chronicle of the world’s greatest thinkers, from Socrates to Santayana. Written with exacting and scrupulous scholarship, it was designed both to command the respect of educators and to capture the interest of the layman.Durant lucidly describes the philosophical systems of such world-famous
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I Am Dynamite!

A Life of Nietzsche

by Sue Prideaux ...

Narrated by Nicholas Guy Smith ...

Unabridged

17 hours 19 min

**NEW YORK TIMES Editors’ Choice • THE TIMES BIOGRAPHY OF THE YEAR • WINNER OF THE HAWTHORNDEN PRIZEA groundbreaking new biography of philosophy’s greatest iconoclast**Friedrich Nietzsche is one of the most enigmatic figures in philosophy, and his concepts—the Übermensch, the will to power, slave morality—have fundamentally reshaped our understanding of the human condition. But what do most people ... Read more

$22.99 USD

**NEW YORK TIMES Editors’ Choice • THE TIMES BIOGRAPHY OF THE YEAR • WINNER OF THE HAWTHORNDEN PRIZEA groundbreaking new biography of philosophy’s greatest iconoclast**Friedrich Nietzsche is one of the most enigmatic figures in philosophy, and his concepts—the Übermensch, the will to power, slave morality—have fundamentally reshaped our understanding of the human condition. But what do most people
... Read more
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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

$22.99 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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The Shadow of Vesuvius

A Life of Pliny

by Daisy Dunn ...

Narrated by Mike Grady ...

Unabridged

8 hours 34 min

When Pliny the Elder perished at Stabiae during the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD, he left behind an enormous compendium of knowledge, his thirty-seven-volume Natural History, and a teenaged nephew who revered him as a father. Grieving his loss, Pliny the Younger inherited the Elder’s notebooks―filled with pearls of wisdom―and his legacy. At its heart, The Shadow of Vesuvius is a literary ... Read more

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When Pliny the Elder perished at Stabiae during the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD, he left behind an enormous compendium of knowledge, his thirty-seven-volume Natural History, and a teenaged nephew who revered him as a father. Grieving his loss, Pliny the Younger inherited the Elder’s notebooks―filled with pearls of wisdom―and his legacy. At its heart, The Shadow of Vesuvius is a literary
... 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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Simply Hegel

by Robert L. Wicks ...

Narrated by Angus Freathy ...

Series Audiobook 18 - Great Lives
Unabridged

3 hours 47 min

Born in Stuttgart, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (1770-1831) attended the Gymnasium Illustre and, at the age of 18, entered the Tübingen Seminary, from which he received his theological certificate in 1793. His early writings, composed while he was serving as a family tutor in Bern and Frankfurt, dealt with religious subjects. From 1801 until his untimely death thirty years later, Hegel held ... Read more

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Born in Stuttgart, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (1770-1831) attended the Gymnasium Illustre and, at the age of 18, entered the Tübingen Seminary, from which he received his theological certificate in 1793. His early writings, composed while he was serving as a family tutor in Bern and Frankfurt, dealt with religious subjects. From 1801 until his untimely death thirty years later, Hegel held
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Montaigne

by Stefan Zweig ...

Narrated by Tyler Boss ...

Unabridged

2 hours 52 min

"The others form the human being, I depict him; and here I present an individual who is quite poorly formed and whom I would certainly make largely differently if I had to reshape him. But now that's the way he is." This phrase from the famous essays of Michel de Montaigne outlines the character of the author and his work. Montaigne wrote his essays not from a position of certainty but an from ... Read more

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"The others form the human being, I depict him; and here I present an individual who is quite poorly formed and whom I would certainly make largely differently if I had to reshape him. But now that's the way he is." This phrase from the famous essays of Michel de Montaigne outlines the character of the author and his work. Montaigne wrote his essays not from a position of certainty but an from
... Read more
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Stoicism The Art of Happiness

How the Stoic Philosophy Works, Living a Good Life, Finding Calm and Managing Your Emotions in a Turbulent World. New Version

by Brian Sandler ...

Narrated by Marc Nicholson ...

Unabridged

4 hours 28 min

Would you like to be able to improve your fortitude and patience?Would greater emotional resilience and mental toughness help you to cope with whatever life throws at you?You can learn these skills with the help of this book!The philosophy of stoicism goes all the way back to ancient Greece and centres around ideas of being resilient to hardships and problems that can be encountered in many areas ... Read more

$8.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Would you like to be able to improve your fortitude and patience?Would greater emotional resilience and mental toughness help you to cope with whatever life throws at you?You can learn these skills with the help of this book!The philosophy of stoicism goes all the way back to ancient Greece and centres around ideas of being resilient to hardships and problems that can be encountered in many areas
... Read more
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Brave Genius

A Scientist, a Philosopher, and Their Daring Adventures from the French Resistance to the Nobel Prize

by Sean B. Carroll ...

Narrated by Byron Wagner ...

Unabridged

17 hours 6 min

The never-before-told account of the intersection of some of the most insightful minds of the 20th century, and a fascinating look at how war, resistance, and friendship can catalyze genius.In the spring of 1940, the aspiring but unknown writer Albert Camus and budding scientist Jacques Monod were quietly pursuing ordinary, separate lives in Paris. After the German invasion and occupation of ... Read more

$15.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

The never-before-told account of the intersection of some of the most insightful minds of the 20th century, and a fascinating look at how war, resistance, and friendship can catalyze genius.In the spring of 1940, the aspiring but unknown writer Albert Camus and budding scientist Jacques Monod were quietly pursuing ordinary, separate lives in Paris. After the German invasion and occupation of
... Read more
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Confessions of a Basketball Junkie

by Dirk Dunbar ...

Narrated by Dirk Dunbar ...

Unabridged

9 hours 23 min

Dirk Dunbar's Confessions of a Basketball Junkie is a compelling read that offers a personal glimpse into the archetypal journey that we are all destined to navigate-from the call, departure, and tribulations to the return to the place and person we are meant to be. Filled with poetry and athletic anecdotes, mystical and humorous experiences, and truth-seeking explorations into our local and ... Read more

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Dirk Dunbar's Confessions of a Basketball Junkie is a compelling read that offers a personal glimpse into the archetypal journey that we are all destined to navigate-from the call, departure, and tribulations to the return to the place and person we are meant to be. Filled with poetry and athletic anecdotes, mystical and humorous experiences, and truth-seeking explorations into our local and
... Read more
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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

$6.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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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Ainsi parlait Nietzsche

by Christophe Prince, Nathalie Prince, Joyvox ...

Narrated by Maureen Dor ...

Unabridged

54 min

Pour ses 10 ans, la collection qui raconte aux enfants les grands philosophes dévoile son 31ème titre : Ainsi parlait Nietzsche, une pépite consacrée au plus explosif des philosophes ! Ainsi parlait Nietzsche Comment déposer ses fardeaux ? Comment conquérir sa liberté ? Comment devenir ce que l'on est ? Une histoire... "Je suis de la dynamite !" s'exclame Nietzsche, dévalant tout joyeux sa ... Read more

$12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Pour ses 10 ans, la collection qui raconte aux enfants les grands philosophes dévoile son 31ème titre : Ainsi parlait Nietzsche, une pépite consacrée au plus explosif des philosophes ! Ainsi parlait Nietzsche Comment déposer ses fardeaux ? Comment conquérir sa liberté ? Comment devenir ce que l'on est ? Une histoire... "Je suis de la dynamite !" s'exclame Nietzsche, dévalant tout joyeux sa
... Read more
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Die unerfüllten Wünsche des Kurfürsten Johann Wilhelm (Ungekürzt)

by Klas Ewert Everwyn ...

Narrated by Alexander Bandilla ...

Unabridged

6 hours 11 min

Ein wunderbares Sittengemälde des Lebens in der Düsseldorfer Residenz! Wer war der Barockfürst des 18. Jahrhunderts aus Düsseldorf? Der volksnahe Tribun, vom Volksmund bis heute Jan-Wellem genannt, oder doch ein absolutistischer Kleinfürst, der von politischem Missgeschick verfolgt wurde und sein Volk ausbeutete? Geboren am 19. April 1658, bekleidete der in Düsseldorf geborene Wittelsbacher viele ... Read more

$14.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Ein wunderbares Sittengemälde des Lebens in der Düsseldorfer Residenz! Wer war der Barockfürst des 18. Jahrhunderts aus Düsseldorf? Der volksnahe Tribun, vom Volksmund bis heute Jan-Wellem genannt, oder doch ein absolutistischer Kleinfürst, der von politischem Missgeschick verfolgt wurde und sein Volk ausbeutete? Geboren am 19. April 1658, bekleidete der in Düsseldorf geborene Wittelsbacher viele
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Time of the Magicians

Wittgenstein, Benjamin, Cassirer, Heidegger, and the Decade That Reinvented Philosophy

by Wolfram Eilenberger ...

Narrated by Rhett Samuel Price ...

Unabridged

13 hours

**“[A] fascinating and accessible account . . . In his entertaining book, Mr. Eilenberger shows that his magicians’ thoughts are still worth collecting, even if, with hindsight, we can see that some performed too many intellectual conjuring tricks.” —Wall Street JournalA grand narrative of the intertwining lives of Walter Benjamin, Martin Heidegger, Ludwig Wittgenstein, and Ernst Cassirer, major ... Read more

$22.99 USD

**“[A] fascinating and accessible account . . . In his entertaining book, Mr. Eilenberger shows that his magicians’ thoughts are still worth collecting, even if, with hindsight, we can see that some performed too many intellectual conjuring tricks.” —Wall Street JournalA grand narrative of the intertwining lives of Walter Benjamin, Martin Heidegger, Ludwig Wittgenstein, and Ernst Cassirer, major
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Maharishi & Me

Seeking Enlightenment with the Beatles' Guru

by Susan Shumsky ...

Narrated by Laural Merlington ...

Unabridged

13 hours 21 min

Susan Shumsky is a successful author in the New Age/Spirituality field, writing books on meditation, intuition, prayer, auras, chakras, and the like. But in the 1970s, she was one of only a handful of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi’s personal attendants and administrators, in India, Switzerland, and elsewhere. Following the teachings of Maharishi displaced Susan’s devotion to the hippie lifestyle, as she ... Read more

$14.99 USD

Susan Shumsky is a successful author in the New Age/Spirituality field, writing books on meditation, intuition, prayer, auras, chakras, and the like. But in the 1970s, she was one of only a handful of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi’s personal attendants and administrators, in India, Switzerland, and elsewhere. Following the teachings of Maharishi displaced Susan’s devotion to the hippie lifestyle, as she
... Read more
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Neville Goddard - Radiovorträge - Sender KECA (Radio Lectures - Station KECA 1951)

Manifestieren mit dem Gesetz der Annahme nach Neville Goddard

by Fabio Mantegna, Fabio Mantegna, audioparadies ...

Narrated by Konrad Lindemann ...

Series Audiobook 16 - Neville Goddard: Alle 14 original Bücher auf Deutsch
Unabridged

1 hour 45 min

Neville Goddard (Deutsch): Radiovorträge - Sender KECA - Originaltitel: Radio Lectures - Station KECA - aus dem Jahre 1951. Ein Bonus-Buch der Serie Neville Goddard: Alle 14 Original Bücher auf Deutsch. Radiovorträge - Sender KECA ist die deutsche Übersetzung von Radio Lectures - Station KECA aus dem Jahre 1951. Es ist das 2. Bonus-Buch über das Manifestieren mit dem Gesetz der Annahme nach ... Read more

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Neville Goddard (Deutsch): Radiovorträge - Sender KECA - Originaltitel: Radio Lectures - Station KECA - aus dem Jahre 1951. Ein Bonus-Buch der Serie Neville Goddard: Alle 14 Original Bücher auf Deutsch. Radiovorträge - Sender KECA ist die deutsche Übersetzung von Radio Lectures - Station KECA aus dem Jahre 1951. Es ist das 2. Bonus-Buch über das Manifestieren mit dem Gesetz der Annahme nach
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Coffret Les Petits Platons

Epictète + Leibniz + Albert Einstein + Hannah Arendt + Thalès

by Yan Marchand, Jean-Paul Mongin, Frédéric Morlot, Marion Muller-Colard, Joyvox ...

Narrated by Maureen Dor ...

Unabridged

3 hours 41 min

Épictète est né dans la servitude. Il est boiteux, dort sur une paillasse, et pourtant c'est l'homme le plus libre de Rome. On le dit même plus heureux que l'Empereur... Au soir de sa vie, Leibniz, génie universel, avait achevé de décrire l'univers. Mais aux yeux de son jeune ami Théodore, la question du mal restait incompréhensible : pourquoi les hommes peuvent-ils commettre de si grands crimes ? ... Read more

$38.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Épictète est né dans la servitude. Il est boiteux, dort sur une paillasse, et pourtant c'est l'homme le plus libre de Rome. On le dit même plus heureux que l'Empereur... Au soir de sa vie, Leibniz, génie universel, avait achevé de décrire l'univers. Mais aux yeux de son jeune ami Théodore, la question du mal restait incompréhensible : pourquoi les hommes peuvent-ils commettre de si grands crimes ?
... Read more
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Circonfession

by Jacques Derrida ...

Narrated by Jacques Derrida ...

Unabridged

5 hours 35 min

Jacques Derrida couche ce texte sur le papier de janvier 1989 à avril 1990, alors que sa mère se meurt. Il a alors 59 ans. 59 bandes d’écriture composent ce tissu verbal, chacune constituée d’une seule phrase, pour une année de vie. « Circonfession » – hybridation de « confession » et « circoncision » – est nourri d’éléments biographiques. Mais la confession est à la fois possible et impossible, ... Read more

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Jacques Derrida couche ce texte sur le papier de janvier 1989 à avril 1990, alors que sa mère se meurt. Il a alors 59 ans. 59 bandes d’écriture composent ce tissu verbal, chacune constituée d’une seule phrase, pour une année de vie. « Circonfession » – hybridation de « confession » et « circoncision » – est nourri d’éléments biographiques. Mais la confession est à la fois possible et impossible,
... Read more

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