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1. | | Great Speeches in History Available on: Digital Download ($9.95)This audio program offers speeches from a wide variety of thinkers and leaders. You will here important statements made by Philosophers, Religious Leaders, Royalty, Statesman civil rights advocates and more. |
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2. | | Plato - The Republic Podcast by Plato Available on: PodcastThe Republic is an influential work of philosophy and political theory by the Greek philosopher Plato, written in approximately 360 BC. |
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3. | | Philosophy: The Classics Podcast by Nigel Warburton Available on: PodcastAuthor Nigel Warburton reads from his book Philosophy: The Classics which is an introduction to 27 key works in the history of Philosophy... |
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4. | | Classics of Western Philosophy: Volume 2 by Bertrand Russell Available on: Digital Download ($9.95)Classics of Western Philosophy: Volume 2 is a collection of major philosophical works of the Western World. We offer here for your perusal key excerpts from ancient, medieval and modern thinkers. We are excited to offer you this further exploration into the greatest minds in human history. |
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5. | | Classics of Western Philosophy: Volume 1 by Plato Available on: Digital Download ($9.95)Classics of Western Philosophy is a collection of major philosophical works of the Western World. This chronological anthology features key excerpts from ancient, medieval, & modern philosophers. |
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6. | | Plato's Republic by Plato Available on: Audio CD | Digital Download ($68.75)Plato was a teacher who wrote in the dialogue form as a means of challenging his students to think deeply about fundamental questions. Consider this hypothesis: Plato wrote each book of The Republic to be performed by actors playing characters such as Socrates, Glaucon, Ademantus, Thrasymachus. |
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7. | | The Apology by Plato Available on: Digital DownloadOne of the most famous works of western civilization, The Apology is Plato's account of the trial of Socrates. |
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8. | | Utopia Podcast by Sir Thomas More Available on: PodcastWritten in 1515, Sir Thomas More's famous narrative describes what could be considered the perfect society, and questions whether a perfect society is possible. |
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9. | | Plato's Ion and Meno by Plato Available on: Audio CD | Audio Cassette | Digital Download ($14.00)Socrates questions Ion, an actor who just won a major prize, about his ability to interpret the epic poetry of Homer. As the dialogue proceeds, the nature of human creativity emerges as a mysterious process and an unsolved puzzle. |
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10. | | The Great Transformation by Karen Armstrong Available on: Audio CD ($35.96) | Digital DownloadFrom one of the world's leading writers on religion and the highly acclaimed author of the best-selling A History of God, The Battle for God, and The Spiral Staircase, comes a major new work: a chronicle of one of the most important intellectual revolutions in world history and its relevance to our own time. |
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11. | | The Confucian Analects by Confucius Available on: Digital Download ($9.95)The Confucian Analects (literally translated as "discussion over Confucius' words") collects a record of the philosophy, discussions and day to day life of the great chinese scholar Confucius (551-479 BCE). |
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12. | | The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli Available on: Digital DownloadWritten in 1513 to the Medici family, Machiavelli's work is known primarily for its ruthless advice and shocking lack of morality. |
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13. | | Plato's Euthyphro, Apology, Crito and Phaedo by Plato Available on: Audio CD | Digital Download ($16.50)These four dialogues present the trial, the imprisonment, and the execution of Socrates who his friend Phaedo said was “the wisest, best, and most righteous person I have ever known.” |
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14. | | Classics of Western Philosophy: Volume 3 by Aristotle Available on: Digital Download ($9.95)Classics of Western Philosophy: Volume 3 is an audio collection of essential works from across the wide spectrum of western thought. |
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15. | | Zaadz Notes: Marcus Aurelius by Brian Johnson Available on: Digital DownloadStoic philosophy. You know, one of the classic Hellenistic philosophies—right there with Epicureanism and Cynicism.
Huh? Whether or not you’ve heard of Stoicism, you’ve met one of its leading thinkers: Marcus Aurelius—he’s the old emperor in the movie Gladiator. |
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16. | | Plato's Gorgias by Plato Available on: Audio CD | Digital Download ($16.50)Gorgias of Leontini, a famous teacher of rhetoric, has come to Athens to recruit students, promising to teach them how to become leaders in politics and business. A group has gathered at Callicles' house to hear Gorgias demonstrate the power of his art. |
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17. | | Dao De Jing by Lao Tzu Available on: Audio CD | Digital Download ($13.75)These words, written 2500 years ago by Lao Zi resemble Socrates' account of his own quest in Plato's Apology. Ancient philosophy, both in China and in Greece, places self-knowledge as the center of the search for wisdom. |
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18. | | Zaadz Notes: Socrates by Brian Johnson Available on: Digital DownloadHis command takes on more significance when you understand one of the most important values in Greek culture: areté. Translated as "virtue," the word actually means something closer to "being the best you can be," or "reaching your highest human potential." |
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19. | | The Consolation of Philosophy by Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius Available on: Digital DownloadConsolation of Philosophy is a philosophical work by Boethius written in about the year 524 AD. It has been described as the single most important and influential work in the West in medieval and early Renaissance Christianity, and is also the last great work that can be called Classical. |
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20. | | The Republic by Plato Available on: Audio CD ($23.18) | Audio Cassette | Digital DownloadIn The Republic, Plato tackles the big issues of the state and the individual: how the state should be ruled, and by whom; and the way the individual should lead his life - and why... |
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21. | | Hume's Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion Available on: Audio CD | Digital Download ($16.50)David Hume's Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion had not yet been published when he died in 1776. Even though the manuscript was mostly written during the 1750s, it did not appear until 1779. The subject itself was too delicate and controversial. What should we teach young people about religion? |
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22. | | Plato's Symposium by Plato Available on: Audio CD | Digital Download ($13.75)The dramatic nature of Plato's dialogues is delightfully evident in the Symposium. The marriage between character and thought bursts forth as the guests gather at Agathon's house to celebrate the success of his first tragedy. |
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23. | | The Art of War by Sun Tzu Available on: Audio CD ($13.46) | Digital Download ($10.47)Written 2,500 years ago, Sun Tzu's The Art of War has exerted an extraordinary influence on the modern world. |
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24. | | The Treatise on Friendship by Marcus Tullius Cicero Available on: Digital DownloadIn this creative and entertaining dialogue, Cicero explores the roots of friendship as well as its benefits and pitfalls. |
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25. | | Reflections on the Mind of Plato by Joseph Norio Uemura Available on: Audio CD | Digital Download ($10.50)In the twenty-four centuries that have passed since the Athenians put Socrates to death, every generation has interpreted the meaning of Plato's work differently. Joseph Uemura guides us through six dialogues in an effort to promote a dialectical quest rather than seek a final resting place. |