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    • Prelude to a Philosophy of the Future
    • By: Friedrich Nietzsche
    • Narrated by: Steven Van Doren
    • Length: 8 hrs and 9 mins
    • Release date: 08-03-09
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 551 ratings
    • In Beyond Good and Evil, Friedrich Nietzsche attacks past philosophers for their alleged lack of critical sense and blind acceptance of Christian premises....

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    • A Message for an Age of Anxiety
    • By: Alan Watts, Deepak Chopra - introduction MD
    • Narrated by: John Lee
    • Length: 3 hrs and 47 mins
    • Release date: 05-09-23
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 62 ratings
    • In The Wisdom of Insecurity, Watts explains complex concepts in beautifully simple terms, making this the kind of book you can return to again and again for comfort and insight in challenging times....

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    • By: Bertrand Russell
    • Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
    • Length: 38 hrs and 3 mins
    • Release date: 09-08-20
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 293 ratings
    • Hailed as “lucid and magisterial” by The Observer, this book is universally acclaimed as the outstanding one-volume work on the subject of Western philosophy....

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    • Seven Hundred Years of Humanist Freethinking, Inquiry, and Hope
    • By: Sarah Bakewell
    • Narrated by: Antonia Beamish
    • Length: 14 hrs and 27 mins
    • Release date: 03-28-23
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 91 ratings
    • The bestselling author of How to Live and At the Existentialist Café explores seven hundred years of writers, thinkers, scientists, and artists, all trying to understand what it means to be truly human....

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    • How 1776 Created the Post-Christian West
    • By: Andrew Wilson
    • Narrated by: Andrew Wilson
    • Length: 10 hrs and 13 mins
    • Release date: 09-05-23
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 73 ratings
    • In this skillfully researched audiobook, Andrew Wilson explains how 7 historic events in 1776 shaped today’s post-Christian West and equips believers to share God’s truth in the current social landscape.

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    • A Very Short Introduction
    • By: Peter Singer
    • Narrated by: Christine Williams
    • Length: 3 hrs and 30 mins
    • Release date: 05-25-21
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 66 ratings
    • Hegel is regarded as one of the most influential figures on modern political and intellectual development. After painting Hegel's life and times in broad strokes, Peter Singer goes on to tackle some of the more challenging aspects of Hegel's philosophy....

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    • Meditations on the First Philosophy: Principles of Philosophy
    • By: René Descartes
    • Narrated by: James Adams
    • Length: 8 hrs and 7 mins
    • Release date: 10-30-09
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 295 ratings
    • By calling everything into doubt, Descartes laid the foundations of modern philosophy....

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    • By: Edmund Burke
    • Narrated by: Bernard Mayes
    • Length: 11 hrs and 28 mins
    • Release date: 09-18-12
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 239 ratings
    • Blending history with principle and graceful imagery with profound practical maxims, this book is one of the most influential political treatises in the history of the world....

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    • A Very Short Introduction
    • By: Christopher Butler
    • Narrated by: Christine Williams
    • Length: 4 hrs and 7 mins
    • Release date: 06-01-21
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 33 ratings
    • Postmodernism has become the buzzword of contemporary society over the last decade. But how can it be defined? In this highly engaging introduction, the mysteries of this most elusive of concepts are unraveled, casting a critical light upon the way we live now....

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    • By: Francis Fukuyama
    • Narrated by: L. J. Ganser
    • Length: 15 hrs and 51 mins
    • Release date: 08-14-18
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 337 ratings
    • Ever since its first publication in 1992, The End of History and the Last Man has provoked controversy and debate. Francis Fukuyama's prescient analysis of religious fundamentalism, politics, scientific progress, ethical codes, and war is essential....

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    • An Integral Vision for Business, Politics, Science and Spirituality
    • By: Ken Wilber
    • Narrated by: Fajer Al-Kaisi
    • Length: 5 hrs and 50 mins
    • Release date: 12-09-14
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 726 ratings
    • In A Theory of Everything, Wilber uses clear, nontechnical language to present complex, cutting-edge theories that integrate the realms of body, mind, soul, and spirit.....

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    • A Very Short Introduction
    • By: Michael Tanner
    • Narrated by: Christine Williams
    • Length: 3 hrs and 35 mins
    • Release date: 06-08-21
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 28 ratings
    • 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....

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    • 3 Books In 1: How to Make Smarter Decisions, Conquer Logical Fallacies, and Sharpen Your Thinking
    • By: Thinknetic
    • Narrated by: Adrian M. Lopez
    • Length: 10 hrs and 15 mins
    • Release date: 03-01-22
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 37 ratings
    • In today's fast world, it's important to have certain skills for success. With so much fake news and information everywhere, critical thinking and logic are crucial. These skills help us think well and make good decisions.

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    • Prelude to a Philosophy of the Future
    • By: Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche
    • Narrated by: Otto Sharp
    • Length: 6 hrs and 30 mins
    • Release date: 06-21-23
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 1 rating
    • Introducing "Beyond Good and Evil" by Friedrich Nietzsche—the transformative audiobook that will challenge your perspective, ignite intellectual curiosity, and awaken the philosopher within....

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    • A Very Short Introduction
    • By: Roger Scruton
    • Narrated by: Kyle Munley
    • Length: 5 hrs and 17 mins
    • Release date: 05-25-21
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 49 ratings
    • 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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    • Who Needs It
    • By: Ayn Rand
    • Narrated by: Lloyd James
    • Length: 10 hrs and 49 mins
    • Release date: 04-25-07
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 418 ratings
    • Who needs philosophy? Ayn Rand's answer: Everyone....

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    • The Birth of the Prison
    • By: Michel Foucault
    • Narrated by: Simon Prebble
    • Length: 13 hrs and 8 mins
    • Release date: 09-23-13
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 480 ratings
    • This groundbreaking audiobook by Michel Foucault, the most influential philosopher since Sartre, compels us to reevaluate our assumptions about the ensuing reforms in the penal institutions of the West....

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    • A Very Short Introduction
    • By: Gary Gutting
    • Narrated by: David de Vries
    • Length: 3 hrs and 56 mins
    • Release date: 08-31-21
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 30 ratings
    • In this Very Short Introduction audiobook, Gary Gutting presents a wide-ranging but nonsystematic exploration of some highlights of Foucault's life and thought....

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    • By: Paul Strathern
    • Narrated by: Robert Whitfield
    • Length: 1 hr and 12 mins
    • Release date: 04-13-04
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 986 ratings
    • With Friedrich Nietzsche, philosophy was dangerous not only for philosophers but for everyone....

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