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Plato's Gorgias
by Plato
Credits: Audio Download
Gorgias of Leontini, who teaches rhetoric, is in Athens, to instruct potential leaders in politics and business. A group has gathered at Callicles' house where Socrates questions him in his usual way.
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The Enchiridion
by Epictetus
Credits: Audio Download
The Enchiridion (or "Handbook") is a classic philosophical text that collects Epictetus' core ethical teachings.
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Plato's Republic
by Plato
Credits: Audio Download
Plato was wrote in the dialogue form as a means of challenging his students to think deeply about fundamental questions. What is justice and how can it be manifested individuals and in human society?
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The Nicomachean Ethics
by Aristotle
Credits: Audio Download
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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Kant's Foundations of Ethics
by Immanuel Kant
Credits: Audio Download
Three works that present Kant’s ethical world view are included: What is Enlightenment? (1784), Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysics of Morals Morals (1785), and Toward Lasting Peace (1795).
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Ethics: A History of Moral Thought
by Peter Kreeft
Credits: Audio Download
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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State of Fear
by Michael Crichton
Credits: Audio Download
Integral Naked is an online behind-the-scenes exploration of cutting-edge thought. From philosophers to musicians to spiritual adepts, get naked with some of the most provocative thinkers on the planet today.
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Ethics For The New Millennium
by His Holiness the Dalai Lama
Credits: Audio Download
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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The Book of Virtues
by William J. Bennett
Credits: Audio Download
A rich mine of moral literacy and a reliable moral reference point, these stories will help anchor our children and ourselves in our culture, our history, and our traditions.
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Plato's Laches
by Plato
Credits: Audio Download
Laches—an Athenian general—saw Socrates fight bravely in battle. When asked to explain courage words fail him. Ray Munro cast and directed the actors who perform a new translation by Albert Anderson.
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Evil and the Justice of God
by N.T. Wright
Credits: Audio Download
With every earthquake and war, understanding the nature of evil and our response to it becomes more urgent. Evil is no longer the concern just of ministers and theologians but also of politicians and the media.
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Beyond Good and Evil
by Friedrich Nietzsche
Credits: Audio Download | Audio CD
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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The Book of Virtues: Volumes II
by William J. Bennett
Credits: Audio Download
In this special presentation, William J. Bennett presents a selection from his best-selling anthology of stories that has inspired and instructed readers of all ages from coast to coast.
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Conflict, Creativity, and the Ethics of Enlightenment
by Andrew Cohen
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Andrew Cohen is a unique and fiery voice in today's spiritual scene. Author of numerous books and publisher of the highly respected magazine, What Is Enlightenment?, Andrew brings a profound sense of depth and urgency to contemporary spirituality.
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The Art of Happiness in a Troubled World
by His Holiness the Dalai Lama
Credits: Audio Download
How can we expect to find happiness and meaning in our lives when the modern world seems like such a truly unhappy place?
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ECT: Electroconvulsive Therapy
Credits: Audio Download
Electroshock therapy: It’s a charged topic. Is it something out of Frankenstein, or a modern medical miracle?
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Full House
by Stephen Jay Gould
Credits: Audio Download
We have always identified trends as bad (loosening of the moral fiber) or good (better ethnic eating...
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The Moral Compass
by William J. Bennett
Credits: Audio Download
More than two million readers have used The Book of Virtues, the nationwide #1 bestseller by William J. Bennett, to help their families learn the essential traits of good character.
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Consumer's Guide to a Brave New World
by Wesley J. Smith
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Wesley J. Smith provides us with a guide to the new world that is no longer a figment of our imagination, but right around the corner of our lives....
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Visions of Heaven and Life on Earth
by Robert Wright
Credits: Audio Download
Always eager to tackle the most challenging—and fascinating—topics, Phipps and Wright dive deeply into this discussion about the evolution of religion, the meandering development of human morality, and the possible fate of civilization in the future.
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Drugs and Alcohol
by Rod L. Evans
Credits: Audio Download
Drugs and alcohol involve personal habits that have significant social consequences. Some have said that we are a society of drinkers and pill takers; much of this consumption is legal.
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Civility & Community
by Brian Schrag
Credits: Audio Download
Concern for others is the basis of human decency; without it, our communities are increasingly degraded by selfishness and corruption.
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Abortion & Euthanasia
by David James
Credits: Audio Download
The beginning and ending of life are deeply controversial moral topics with enormous stakes. Most people agree that it is wrong to kill humans—but are fetuses, or people in a deep coma, fully human?
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The Customer Code of Ethics: Embracing the Service Attitude
by Laura Stack
Credits: Audio Download
The study of ethics seeks to address concepts such as good and bad, right and wrong, justice, and virtue. As ethics apply to customer service, it’s your attitude about the way to treat customers, which has to stem from an inner belief that it’s the RIGHT thing to do.
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The Family
by Lawrence D. Houlgate
Credits: Audio Download
There are three main ethical theories of family. Natural Law says that our human nature is to unite in marriage with a person of the opposite sex for the purpose of having and rearing children.
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