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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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Epicurus and Lucretius
by Sherwin T. Wine
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Secularism has its roots in the world of the Greeks. The arrival of philosophy in Athens was accompanied by a deep skepticism concerning the Greek gods and Greek mythology.
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Duns Scotus and Medieval Christian Philosophy
by Ralph McInerny
Credits: Audio Download | Audio CD
The Roman Empire became Christian in 323 AD; about two centuries later, the rest of Europe began to convert. Medieval culture blurred the line between the sacred and the secular.
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Philosophy of Thomas Aquinas
by Peter Kreeft
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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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Plato and Aristotle
by Aryeh Kosman
Credits: Audio Download
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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Samuel Beckett
by Sherwin T. Wine
Credits: Audio Download
Poet, novelist and playwright Beckett embodied a radical response to the outrageous events of two world wars.
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Classics of Western Philosophy: Volume 1
by Plato
Credits: Audio Download
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 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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Hume's Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion
Credits: Audio Download
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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Kosmic Consciousness
by Ken Wilber
Credits: Audio Download | Audio CD
Where is this grand evolution taking us-and how can each of us participate more fully in it? On Kosmic Consciousness, Ken Wilber invites you to find out.
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Heidegger in 90 Minutes
by Paul Strathern
Credits: Audio Download | Audio CD | Audio Cassette
One of the two major philosophical traditions of the twentieth century was linguistic analysis, derived largely from Wittgenstein. The other, diametrically opposed, came from Heidegger…
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Jean-Paul Sartre
by John Compton
Credits: Audio Download | Audio CD
Jean-Paul Sartre, a French philosopher, is perhaps the best known advocate of existentialism. In this view, no external authority gives life meaning: mankind is radically free and responsible.
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Thus Spoke Zarathustra
by Friedrich Nietzsche
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This was conceived and written by Friedrich Nietzsche during the years 1881-1885. The book formed part of his 'campaign against morality, ' in which Nietzsche explored the ethical consequences of the 'death of God'.
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Wittgenstein in 90 Minutes
by Paul Strathern
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If we accept Wittgenstein's word for it, Paul Strathern writes, "he is the last philosopher....
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Karl Marx
by Sherwin T. Wine
Credits: Audio Download
When Marx died, his disciples were few in numbers. But within ten years his followers were numerous. And within 20 years they constituted millions.
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Philosopher's Notes: Meditations
by Brian Johnson
Credits: Audio Download
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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Symposium
by Plato
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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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Nietzsche in 90 Minutes
by Paul Strathern
Credits: Audio Download
With Friedrich Nietzsche, philosophy was dangerous not only for philosophers but for everyone.
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Baruch Spinoza
by Thomas Cook
Credits: Audio Download
A Portuguese Jew living in Holland, Spinoza was excommunicated because of the unorthodox view he took of God.
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Kierkegaard in 90 Minutes
by Paul Strathern
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Kierkegaard wasn't really a philosopher in the academic sense....
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Philosopher's Notes: The Selected Writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson
by Brian Johnson
Credits: Audio Download
If you’re like me, his eloquence, eminent quotability and passion for each of us to experience the transcendent joy that results from connecting to our Highest Self will often leave you in awe.
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The Republic
by Plato
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In 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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Arthur Schopenhauer
by Mark Stone
Credits: Audio Download | Audio CD
Arthur Schopenhauer was the most articulate and influential pessimist in the history of human thought.
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Kant in 90 Minutes
by Paul Strathern
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Immanuel Kant taught and wrote prolifically about physical geography yet never traveled further than forty miles from his home in Kvnigsberg....
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Spinoza in 90 Minutes
by Paul Strathern
Credits: Audio Download
In Spinoza in 90 Minutes, Paul Strathern offers a concise, expert account of Spinoza’s life and ideas and explains their influence on man’s struggle to understand his existence in the world.
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