Philosophical Classics of Antiquity

This collection features seminal works from ancient philosophers that explore fundamental questions of existence, ethics, and the nature of reality. Each text offers profound insights that have shaped philosophical thought throughout history, making them essential listening for anyone interested in the roots of Western philosophy.

Utopia

by Thomas More Read by Jenilee 4.4
This book is all about the fictional country called Utopia. It is a country with an ‘ideal’ form of communism, in which everything really do…

Posterior Analytics

by Aristotle Read by Geoffrey Edwards 4.8
Posterior Analytics is a foundational work in the field of logic and epistemology by the ancient philosopher Aristotle. As part of his influ…

Enneads

by Plotinus and Porphyry Read by Geoffrey Edwards 4.1
The six Enneads (ΕΝΝΕΑΔΕΣ) are the collected writings of the Neoplatonic philosopher Plotinus (ΠΛΩΤΙΝΟΣ) arranged by his student Porphyry (Π…

Marius the Epicurean

by Walter Pater Read by hefyd 4.2
Marius the Epicurean is a philosophical novel written by Walter Pater, published in 1885. In it Pater displays, with fullness and elaboratio…

On the Shortness of Life

by Lucius Annaeus Seneca Read by Naduplants 4.5
De Brevitate Vitae (English: On the Shortness of Life) is a moral essay written by Seneca the Younger, a Roman Stoic philosopher, sometime a…

On Duties

by Marcus Tullius Cicero Read by Geoffrey Edwards 4.7
On Duties is a profound exploration of ethics and morality by the renowned Roman statesman and philosopher, Marcus Tullius Cicero. In this w…

Discourses of Epictetus

by Epictetus Read by Christine Rottger 4.9
Philosophical discourses of Epictetus as recorded by his affectionate student, Arrian. One main precept expounded is that we do not fear eve…

The Consolation of Philosophy

by Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.7
The Consolation of Philosophy was written about 524 A.D. and has been called one of the most popular and influential books ever written. The…

Politics

by Aristotle Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
The Politics, by the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle, is one of the most influential texts in political philosophy. In it, Aristotle exp…

Zadig or the Book of Fate

by Voltaire Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.3
Zadig, ou La Destinée, ("Zadig, or The Book of Fate") (1747) is a famous novel written by the French Enlightenment philosop…

Phaedo

by Plato Read by Bob Neufeld 4.8
Plato's Phaedo is one of the great dialogues of his middle period, along with the Republic and the Symposium. The Phaedo, which depicts the …

Timaeus

by Plato Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.7
"Our intention is, that Timaeus, who is the most of an astronomer amongst us, and has made the nature of the universe his special study…