Ancient & Medieval Philosophy Audio & Video

Principe (The Prince) is a political treatise by the Florentine writer NiccolГІ Machiavelli, originally called "De Principatibus" (About Principalities).

These are the 60 lectures from the Teaching Company course The Great Minds of the Western Intellectual Tradition, 2nd Edition, featuring principal lecturers Michael Sugrue and Darren Staloff.

The Republic is a Socratic dialogue by Plato, written in approximately 380 BC. It is one of the most influential works of philosophy and political theory, and arguably Plato's best known work.

The Republic by Plato is one of the most influential works of philosophy in history. In the form of Socratic dialogue, Plato's teacher and protagonist Socrates sets out to find an answer to the question: "What is justice?".

In this lecture, Professor Colin McGinn deciphers what we mean when we say we 'know' something to be true.

Cozy up by the fireplace with this free version of Bertrand Russell's classic 1945 book The History Of Western Philosophy.

Like many other philosophical writings, the Tao Te Ching is a timeless Chinese treasure. The ancient writings are credited to Lao Tzu...

Lucius Annaeus Seneca (4 BC-AD 65) is one of the most famous Roman philosophers. Instrumental in guiding the Roman Empire under emperor Nero, Seneca influenced him from a young age with his Stoic principles. Later in life, he wrote Letters from a Stoic, detailing these principles in full.

After several years working on a treatise putting forth his mechanistic philosophy and physics, Descartes shelved the project when his contemporary, Galileo, was charged with heresy.

This short book is part of the Philosophies Ancient and Modern series, which attempts to make Western philosophy more accessible to the general public.