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| Answering the Question: What is Enlightenment?
by Immanuel Kant
Written in 1784, "Answering the Question: What is Enlightenment?" is one of philosopher Immanuel Kant's most influential and famous essays. Here Kant addresses the causes for a lack of Enlightenment in society, and the preconditions a person must meet in order to gain it. |
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| The Apology of Socrates
by Plato
The Apology of Socrates is one of the earliest existing documents of Greek philosophy - everything earlier was lost and is known only through quoted fragments in later works, like those of Plato himself. |
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| Aristotle: An Introduction
by Hugh Griffith
Aristotle was the third key figure among the philosophers of Ancient Greece, after Socrates and Plato. Here, extensive sections of the main works for which he is still respected are given, following accessible introductions setting the scene. |
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| Beyond Good and Evil
by Friedrich Nietzsche
Continuing where Thus Spoke Zarathustra left off, Nietzsches controversial work Beyond Good and Evil is one of the most influential philosophical texts of the nineteenth century and one of the most controversial works of ideology ever written. |
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| Classics of Western Philosophy: Volume 1
by Plato
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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| The Confessions of St. Augustine
by Saint Augustine
Saint Augustine’s contributions to Christian theology are second to no other post-apostolic author in the whole sweep of church history. |
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| The Critique of Pure Reason
by Immanuel Kant
The Critique of Pure Reason, first published in 1781 with a second edition in 1787, has been called the most influential and important philosophical text of the modern age. |
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| Discourse on the Method
by Rene Descartes
The Discourse on Method is best known as the source of the famous quotation "cogito ergo sum", "I think, therefore I am." |
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| The Enchiridion
by Epictetus
The Enchiridion (or "Handbook") is a classic philosophical text that collects Epictetus' core ethical teachings. |
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| The Enlightenment: Reason, Tolerance, and Humanity
by James Schmidt
The Enlightenment stands at the threshold of the modern age. It elevated the natural sciences to the preeminent position they enjoy in modern culture. It inaugurated a skepticism toward tradition and authority that decisively shaped modern attitudes in religion, morality, and politics. |
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| Ethics Bites Podcast
by David Edmonds
Ethics Bites is a fascinating and absorbing series of interviews covering topics such as animal rights, euthanasia, censorship and fertility treatment. |
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| Ethics For The New Millennium
by His Holiness the Dalai Lama
Only during a time when we have so little faith in one another, so little confidence in the willingness of others to do what is right, can a strong voice emerge to dispel disillusionment and show us hope. |
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| Ethics: A History of Moral Thought
by Peter Kreeft
This course addresses some of the eternal questions that man has grappled with since the beginning of time. What is good? What is bad? Why is justice important? Why is it better to be good and just than it is to be bad and unjust? |
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| Existentialism in Literature and Film
by Hubert L. Dreyfus
The course will be organized around various attempts to reinterpret the Judeo/Christian God, and to determine in what sense, if at all, such a God is still a living God. |
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| For The New Intellectual
by Ayn Rand
This is Ayn Rand's challenge to the prevalent philosophical doctrines of our time and the "atmosphere of guilt, of panic, of despair, of boredom, and of all-pervasive evasion" that they create. |
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| Great Minds of the Western Intellectual Tradition
by Jeremy Adams
Who or what is God? What is the purpose of life and how does one live happily? What is truth? What is justice? beauty? When is it legitimate for one person to have power over another? Can any of these questions have a final answer? |
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| Introducing Postmodernism
by Richard Appignanesi
What on earth is postmodernism? Here, at last, is the perfect audio guide to the maddeningly enigmatic concept that has been used to describe our cultural condition of the late-20th and early-21st centuries. |
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| Justice: What's The Right Thing To Do?
by Michael Sandel
Justice is one of the most popular courses in Harvard’s history. Nearly one thousand students pack Harvard’s historic Sanders Theatre to hear Professor Sandel talk about justice, equality, democracy, and citizenship. |
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| Marx in 90 Minutes
by Paul Strathern
Karl Marx's devastating critique of capitalism, and his proposal of communism as the answer to the failings of the capitalist system, bore their greatest fruits in the twentieth century… |
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| The Moral Landscape
by Sam Harris
In this explosive new book, Sam Harris tears down the wall between scientific facts and human values, arguing that most people are simply mistaken about the relationship between morality and the rest of human knowledge. |
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| The Nicomachean Ethics
by Aristotle
In the Nichomachean Ethics— so called after their first editor, Aristotle’s son Nicomachus—Aristotle sets out to discover the good life for man, the life of happiness. |
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| Nietzsche v. Jesus Christ
by Dallas Willard
"I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life," Jesus said. "God is dead," claimed Nietzsche, thousands of years later. How can we make sense of these two prominent figures in intellectual history? |
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| Peikoff.com Q&A on Ayn Rand Podcast
by Leonard Peikoff
A 15-minute discussion of Ayn Rand's philosophy, posted every other Monday on www.Peikoff.com. Leonard Peikoff is a PhD in philosophy and a longtime teacher and writer; he was designated by Ayn Rand as her legal and intellectual heir. In the show, Peikoff reads a batch of philosophical questions emailed to him and methodically answers them. |
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| Philosopher's Notes: Meditations
by Brian Johnson
Not only is Marcus Aurelius one of my heroes, he’s also one of history’s leading Stoic Philosophers. Stoic philosophy. You know, one of the classic Hellenistic philosophies—right there with Epicureanism and Cynicism. |
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| The Philosopher's Zone Podcast
by Alan Saunders
The Philosopher's Zone with Alan Saunders looks at the world of philosophy and at the world through philosophy. The program addresses the big philosophical questions and arguments. |
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| The Philosophies of India
by Douglas Allen
India has perhaps the oldest living philosophical tradition in the world. Though both Buddhism and Jainism began in India, its primary influence is the Vedic tradition. |
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| Philosophy of Language
by John Searle
The main purpose of this course is to answer the question, “How does language relate to the world?” In order to do this we will have to explore a lot of related questions... |
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| Philosophy of Mind
by Andrew Pessin
The nature of the mind lies at the heart of the eternal human quest for understanding. What does it mean to think? |
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| Philosophy of Thomas Aquinas
by Peter Kreeft
An enthusiastic admirer of the philosophy of Thomas Aquinas, professor and philosopher Peter Kreeft details the rational thought and precise literary talent that established Aquinas as the foremost thinker of his time—and as the most important philosopher for the almost two thousand years between Aristotle and Descartes. |
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| The Philosophy Podcast
by Plato
With The Philosophy Podcast, LearnOutLoud.com will showcase audio renditions of classic philosophy from such greats as Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Descartes, Nietzsche and much more. For more audio and video material tailored to the lifelong learner, please feel free to visit www.learnoutloud.com |
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| Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction
by Edward Craig
This lively and engaging book is the ideal introduction for anyone who has ever been puzzled by what philosophy is or what it is for. |
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| Philosophy: The Classics Podcast
by Nigel Warburton
Author 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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| Plato - The Republic Podcast
by Plato
The Republic is an influential work of philosophy and political theory by the Greek philosopher Plato, written in approximately 360 BC. |
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| Plato and Aristotle
by Aryeh Kosman
This course is an introduction to the philosophical thought of the two most important philosophical figures of ancient Greece. By working through parts of their central texts and thoughts, we will gain an understanding of Plato and Aristotle's relevance in the past and today as well. |
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| Plato's Ion and Meno
by Plato
Socrates questions Ion, an actor, about his ability to interpret the poetry of Homer. In the Meno, the topic is whether goodness can be taught. Both dialogues provide more questions than answers. |
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| Political Philosophy
by Grahame Lock
This audio course examines the major periods in the history of Western political thought and questions the political and social order. |
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| A Primer on Postmodernism
by Stanley J. Grenz
From the academy to pop culture, our society is in the throes of change rivaling the birth of modernity out of the decay of the Middle Ages. We are now moving from the modern to the postmodern era. |
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| The Prince
by Niccolo Machiavelli
Written 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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| The Problems of Philosophy
by Bertrand Russell
The Problems of Philosophy is one of Bertrand Russell's attempts to create a brief and accessible guide to the problems of philosophy. |
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| Simone de Beauvoir
by Ladelle McWhorter
Simone de Beauvoir stands as a towering figure in the twentieth century’s flowering of thought among women. |
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| The Social Contract
by Jean-Jacques Rousseau
One of the most famous philosophers of the enlightenment, Rousseau's Social Contract explores the foundation of society. |
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| Stoics and Epicureans
by Daryl Hale
Stoics and Epicureans date from the Hellenistic period, but the debate between these two modes of thought continues today. |
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| The Stranger
by Albert Camus
Albert Camus' The Stranger is one of the most widely read novels in the world, with millions of copies sold.... |
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| Symposium
by Plato
In Symposium, a group of Athenian aristocrats attend a party held by Agathon to celebrate his victory in the drama festival of the Dionysia. |
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| Thus Spoke Zarathustra
by Friedrich Nietzsche
Thus Spoke Zarathustra is a 19th century literary masterpiece and key philosophical work by Nietzsche. |
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| The Value of Philosophy
by Bertrand Russell
The Value of Philosophy is taken from the final chapter of Bertrand Russell's larger 1912 work "Problems of Philosophy". |
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| Walden
by Henry David Thoreau
Walden by Henry David Thoreau is one of the best-known non-fiction books written by an American. Published in 1854, it details Thoreau’s life for two years, two months, and two days around the shores of Walden Pond. |
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| What is Knowledge?
by Colin McGinn
In this lecture, Professor Colin McGinn deciphers what we mean when we say we 'know' something to be true. |
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| What Was the Enlightenment?
by James Schmidt
In this lecture Professor James Schmidt talks about what Immanuel Kant called "man's emergence from his self-imposed immaturity". The Age of Enlightenment began the elevation of science and reason in Western civilization. |
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