Philosophy bestsellers
The top 50 Philosophy audiobooks on Libro.fm based on sales from our 1,300+ partner bookstore locations.
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12 Rules for Life
An Antidote to Chaos
By Jordan B. Peterson & Norman Doidge, M.D.
Narrated by: Jordan B. Peterson
Length: 15 hours 40 minutes
#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER
#1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER
What does everyone in the modern world need to know? Renowned psychologist Jordan B. Peterson's answer to this most difficult of questions uniquely combines the hard-won truths of ancient tradition with the stunning revelations of cutting-edge scientific research.
Humorous, surprising and... Read more »
Bestseller #2
Becoming Supernatural: How Common People Are Doing The Uncommon
By Dr. Joe Dispenza
Narrated by: Adam Boyce
Length: 14 hours 6 minutes
The author of the New York Times bestseller You Are the Placebo, as well as Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself and Evolve Your Brain, draws on research conducted at his advanced workshops since 2012 to explore how common people are doing the uncommon to transform themselves and their lives. Becoming Supernatural marries the some of the most... Read more »
Bestseller #3
The Second Mountain
The Quest for a Moral Life
By David Brooks
Narrated by: Arthur Morey
Length: 12 hours 57 minutes
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Everybody tells you to live for a cause larger than yourself, but how exactly do you do it? The author of The Road to Character explores what it takes to lead a meaningful life in a self-centered world.
“Deeply moving, frequently eloquent and extraordinarily incisive.”—The Washington Post
Every so often, you meet... Read more »
Bestseller #4
A Brief History of Everything
Shambhala
By Ken Wilber
Narrated by: Steve Grad & Willow Pearson
Length: 5 hours 43 minutes
A Brief History of Everything is an altogether friendly and accessible account of men and women's place in a universe of sex, soul, and spirit, written by an author of whom New York Times reporter Tony Schwartz says: "No one has described the path to wisdom better than Ken Wilber."
Wilber examines the course of evolution as the unfolding... Read more »
Bestseller #5
How to Think Like a Roman Emperor
The Stoic Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius
By Donald Robertson
Narrated by: Donald Robertson
Length: 8 hours 30 minutes
"This book is a wonderful introduction to one of history's greatest figures: Marcus Aurelius. His life and this book are a clear guide for those facing adversity, seeking tranquility and pursuing excellence." — Ryan Holiday, bestselling author of The Obstacle is the Way and The Daily Stoic
The life-changing principles of Stoicism taught through... Read more »
Bestseller #6
How to Destroy America in Three Easy Steps
By Ben Shapiro
Narrated by: Ben Shapiro
Length: 6 hours 19 minutes
A growing number of Americans want to tear down what it’s taken us 250 years to build—and they’ll start by canceling our shared history, ideals, and culture.
Traditional areas of civic agreement are vanishing. We can’t agree on what makes America special. We can’t even agree that America is special. We’re coming to the point that we can’t even... Read more »
Bestseller #7
The Lies That Bind
Rethinking Identity
By Kwame Anthony Appiah
Narrated by: Kwame Anthony Appiah
Length: 7 hours 18 minutes
We all know how identities—notably, those of nationality, class, culture, race, and religion—are at the root of global conflict, but the more elusive truth is that these identities are created by conflict in the first place. In provocative, entertaining chapters, Kwame Anthony Appiah interweaves keen-edged argument with engrossing historical... Read more »
Bestseller #8
The Practicing Stoic
A Philosophical User's Manual
By Ward Farnsworth
Narrated by: John Lescault
Length: 9 hours 57 minutes
The great insights of the Stoics are spread over a wide range of ancient sources. This book brings them all together for the first time. It systematically presents what the various Stoic philosophers said on every important topic, accompanied by an eloquent commentary that is clear and concise. The result is a set of philosophy lessons for... Read more »
Bestseller #9
Poet of Revolution
The Making of John Milton
By Nicholas McDowell
Narrated by: Richard Pryal
Length: 15 hours 56 minutes
This audiobook narrated by Richard Pryal brings Milton's formative years to life, providing an entirely new account of the poet's political radicalization
John Milton (1608–1674) has a unique claim on literary and intellectual history as the author of both Paradise Lost, the greatest narrative poem in English, and prose defences of the execution... Read more »
Bestseller #10
Natural
How Faith in Nature's Goodness Leads to Harmful Fads, Unjust Laws, and Flawed Science
By Alan Levinovitz
Narrated by: Joe McQuillan
Length: 8 hours 47 minutes
Illuminates the far-reaching harms of believing that natural means "good," from misinformation about health choices to justifications for sexism, racism, and flawed economic policies.
People love what's natural: it's the best way to eat, the best way to parent, even the best way to act--naturally, just as nature intended. Appeals to the wisdom of... Read more »
Bestseller #11
Politics
By Aristotle & Benjamin Jowett
Narrated by: Bernard Mayes
Length: 9 hours 48 minutes
“How can men best live together?” Twenty-three centuries after its compilation, Politics still has much to contribute to this central question of political science. Aristotle’s thorough and carefully argued analysis covers a huge range of political issues in the effort to establish which types of constitution are best, both ideally and in... Read more »
Bestseller #12
Thinking, Fast and Slow
By Daniel Kahneman
Narrated by: Patrick Egan
Length: 20 hours
The guru to the gurus at last shares his knowledge with the rest of us. Nobel laureate Daniel Kahneman's seminal studies in behavioral psychology, behavioral economics, and happiness studies have influenced numerous other authors, including Steven Pinker and Malcolm Gladwell. In Thinking, Fast and Slow, Kahneman at last offers his own, first... Read more »
Bestseller #13
Across That Bridge
A Vision for Change and the Future of America
By John Robert Lewis
Narrated by: Keith David
Length: 5 hours 27 minutes
Across That Bridge
“John Lewis narrating his insightful words pulls the reader into his experiences as a civil rights icon. Across that Bridge was an incredibly compelling and encouraging narrative of why the civil rights protests worked and how we can apply the same principles to today's continuing fight for equal rights and justice. I highly, highly recommend this book for readers of all ages.”
Mary, Anderson's Bookshop
Bestseller #14
The Tyranny of Merit
What's Become of the Common Good?
By Michael J. Sandel
Narrated by: Michael J. Sandel
Length: 11 hours 17 minutes
This program is read by the author.
The world-renowned philosopher and author of the bestselling Justice explores the central question of our time: What has become of the common good?
These are dangerous times for democracy. We live in an age of winners and losers, where the odds are stacked in favor of the already fortunate. Stalled social... Read more »
Bestseller #15
Meditations of Marcus Aurelius- Bonus Content: Seneca's On the Shortness of Life
By Marcus Aurelius & Seneca
Narrated by: Ron Welch & Stephen Vernon
Length: 6 hours 33 minutes
Download your copy of this amazingly narrated copy of The Meditations.
This audio book contains an additional audio book, Seneca's On the Shortness of Life.
For anyone interested in learning more about Stoic philosophy, this audio book is a great start! Read more »
Bestseller #16
Beyond Order
12 More Rules for Life
By Jordan B. Peterson
Narrated by: Jordan B. Peterson
Length: 13 hours 11 minutes
The highly anticipated sequel to the global bestseller 12 Rules for Life.
In 12 Rules for Life, acclaimed public thinker and clinical psychologist Jordan B. Peterson offered an antidote to the chaos in our lives: eternal truths applied to modern anxieties. His insights have helped millions of readers and resonated powerfully around the world.
Now... Read more »
Bestseller #17
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
By Charlie Mackesy
Narrated by: Charlie Mackesy
Length: 58 minutes
Discover the universal tale of The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse brought to life in audio by its author and illustrator Charlie Mackesy, with a beautiful music score and the real wildlife sounds of rural England.
“A surprise bestseller about kindness and vulnerability is bringing people together.” – Washington Post
“What do you want... Read more »
Bestseller #18
Stillness Is the Key
By Ryan Holiday
Narrated by: Ryan Holiday
Length: 6 hours 55 minutes
Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller & Wall Street Journal Bestseller
In The Obstacle Is the Way and Ego Is the Enemy, bestselling author Ryan Holiday made ancient wisdom wildly popular with a new generation of leaders in sports, politics, and technology. In his new book, Stillness Is the Key, Holiday draws on timeless Stoic and Buddhist... Read more »
Bestseller #19
Why Science Does Not Disprove God
By Amir Aczel
Narrated by: Grover Gardner
Length: 6 hours 52 minutes
The renowned science writer, mathematician, and bestselling author of Fermat's Last Theorem masterfully refutes the overreaching claims the "New Atheists," providing millions of educated believers with a clear, engaging explanation of what science really says, how there's still much space for the Divine in the universe, and why faith in both God... Read more »
Bestseller #20
The Courage to Be Disliked
How to Free Yourself, Change Your Life, and Achieve Real Happiness
By Ichiro Kishimi & Fumitake Koga
Narrated by: Noah Galvin, Graeme Malcolm & January LaVoy
Length: 6 hours 28 minutes
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up for the mind, The Courage to Be Disliked is the Japanese phenomenon that shows you how to free yourself from the shackles of past experiences and others’ expectations to achieve real happiness.
The Courage to Be Disliked, already an enormous bestseller in Asia with more than 3.5 million copies sold,... Read more »
Bestseller #21
Entitled
How Male Privilege Hurts Women
By Kate Manne
Narrated by: Cynthia Farrell
Length: 6 hours 5 minutes
An urgent exploration of men’s entitlement and how it serves to police and punish women, from the acclaimed author of Down Girl
“Kate Manne is a thrilling and provocative feminist thinker. Her work is indispensable.”—Rebecca Traister
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE ATLANTIC
In this bold and stylish critique, Cornell philosopher... Read more »
Bestseller #22
Why Buddhism is True
The Science and Philosophy of Meditation and Enlightenment
By Robert Wright
Narrated by: Fred Sanders
Length: 10 hours 29 minutes
From one of America’s most brilliant writers, a New York Times bestselling journey through psychology, philosophy, and lots of meditation to show how Buddhism holds the key to moral clarity and enduring happiness.
At the heart of Buddhism is a simple claim: The reason we suffer—and the reason we make other people suffer—is that we don’t see the... Read more »
Bestseller #23
Lives of the Stoics
The Art of Living from Zeno to Marcus Aurelius
By Ryan Holiday & Stephen Hanselman
Narrated by: Ryan Holiday
Length: 10 hours 8 minutes
Instant New York Times Advice & Business Bestseller, USA Today Bestseller, and Wall Street Journal #1 Bestseller!
A New York Times Noteworthy Pick and a "stellar work" by Publishers Weekly
From the bestselling authors of The Daily Stoic comes an inspiring guide to the lives of the Stoics, and what the ancients can teach us about happiness,... Read more »
Bestseller #24
Taoism for Beginners
Understanding and Applying Taoist History, Concepts, and Practices
By Elizabeth Reninger
Narrated by: Wendy Tremont King
Length: 4 hours 25 minutes
Begin your journey toward spiritual exploration and deepen your connection with the earth. Taoism for Beginners is your easy-to-understand guide to a rich, spiritual Chinese religion and a new holistic perspective. Discover the core principles and traditions of Taoism with straightforward language and simple exercises you can do anywhere.... Read more »
Bestseller #25
Zhuangzi | Chuang Tzu
The foundation of chinese esoteric thought
Illuminated Ancient Wisdom in Modern English
By Zhuang Zi & James Legge
Narrated by: Chirag Patel
Length: 12 hours 19 minutes
The Chuang Tsu is one of the most important books in Chinese literature and philosophy. It is one of the two foundational texts of Daoism. Also titled Zhuangzi, it is a commentary and extension of the Dao de Jing/Tao Te Ching, in the same way that Mencius' Analects are an exploration of Confucius' thought. Written in around 300BCE during the... Read more »
Bestseller #26
Do Better
Spiritual Activism for Fighting and Healing from White Supremacy
By Rachel Ricketts
Narrated by: Rachel Ricketts
Length: 9 hours 49 minutes
'But to white readers in particular, I say: Pull up a chair, grab a pen, lay down your defenses, and listen very respectfully to Rachel Ricketts. She has offered up an exceedingly valuable resource to a tired, troubled (and all too often delusional) world. This is a book we all need.'
Elizabeth Gilbert, New York Times bestselling author of Eat... Read more »
Bestseller #27
Bottoming Out the Universe
Why There Is Something Rather than Nothing
By Richard Grossinger & Brian Swimme
Narrated by: Richard Grossinger
Length: 12 hours 48 minutes
An exploration into consciousness, the universe, and the nature of reality
• Draws on transdimensional physics and biology, reincarnation and past-life memories, animal consciousness, multiple identities, thoughtforms, soul pictures, and paranormal phenomena like crop circles and poltergeists
• Explores the riddle of personal identity and how it... Read more »
Bestseller #28
Understanding Karl Marx
By Introbooks Team
Narrated by: Megan Mateer
Length: 40 minutes
Karl Marx named as socialism father advocated equality for all, sought tribalists rights to operatives and that there were state-owned enterprises to private lives of which profits are distributed to society for the welfare of all. He developed the idea that the nation excluding capitalism that benefited the worker and discards when this is not... Read more »
Bestseller #29
When Einstein Walked with Gödel
Excursions to the Edge of Thought
By Jim Holt
Narrated by: David Stifel
Length: 15 hours 18 minutes
When Einstein Walked with Gödel
“This would make a great gift for anyone interested in math or physics. It's also just good, clear non-fiction writing that gets into the personalities of men and women whose work has changed the way we perceive our existence on a small planet in a large cosmos.”
Bob, Changing Hands
Bestseller #30
The History of Philosophy
By A. C. Grayling
Narrated by: Neil Gardner
Length: 28 hours 5 minutes
“A witty, learned, authoritative survey of philosophical thought.” —The New York Times Book Review
The first authoritative and accessible single-volume history of philosophy to cover both Western and Eastern traditions, from one of the world’s most eminent thinkers
The story of philosophy is an epic tale, spanning civilizations and continents.... Read more »
Bestseller #31
First Principles
What America's Founders Learned from the Greeks and Romans and How That Shaped Our Country
By Thomas E. Ricks
Narrated by: James Lurie
Length: 11 hours 55 minutes
The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and #1 New York Times bestselling author offers a revelatory new book about the founding fathers, examining their educations and, in particular, their devotion to the ancient Greek and Roman classics—and how that influence would shape their ideals and the new American nation.
On the morning after the 2016... Read more »
Bestseller #32
Fathoms
The World in the Whale
By Rebecca Giggs
Narrated by: Shiromi Arserio
Length: 12 hours 5 minutes
Winner of the 2020 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction * Finalist for the 2020 Kirkus Prize for Nonfiction * Finalist for the PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award
A “delving, haunted, and poetic debut” (The New York Times Book Review) about the awe-inspiring lives of whales, revealing what they can teach us about... Read more »
Bestseller #33
How Fascism Works
The Politics of Us and Them
By Jason Stanley
Narrated by: MacLeod Andrews
Length: 5 hours 44 minutes
“No single book is as relevant to the present moment.”—Claudia Rankine, author of Citizen
“One of the defining books of the decade.”—Elizabeth Hinton, author of From the War on Poverty to the War on Crime
NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS’ CHOICE • Fascist politics are running rampant in America today—and spreading around the world. A Yale... Read more »
Bestseller #34
The Art of Communicating
By Thich Nhat Hanh
Narrated by: Dan Woren
Length: 3 hours 18 minutes
Zen master Thick Nhat Hanh, bestselling author of Peace is Every Step and one of the most respected and celebrated religious leaders in the world, delivers a powerful path to happiness through mastering life's most important skill.
How do we say what we mean in a way that the other person can really hear?
How can we listen with compassion and... Read more »
Bestseller #35
The Brothers Karamazov
By Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Narrated by: Salomon Bryant
Length: 46 hours 10 minutes
The Brothers Karamazov is a passionate philosophical novel set in 19th century Russia, that enters deeply into the ethical debates of God, free will, and morality. It is a spiritual drama of moral struggles concerning faith, doubt, and reason, set against a modernizing Russia.Through the gripping events of their story, Dostoevsky portrays the... Read more »
Bestseller #36
Happiness Becomes You
By Tina Turner
Narrated by: Adrienne Warren
Length: 4 hours 39 minutes
Tina Turner—living legend, icon to millions, and author of the “brave and wry” (Vulture) memoir My Love Story—returns with a deeply personal book of wisdom that explores her longstanding faith in Buddhism and provides a guide to these timeless principles so you can find happiness in your own life.
I dedicate this book to you…
in honor of your
... Read more »
Bestseller #37
This Life
Secular Faith and Spiritual Freedom
By Martin Hägglund
Narrated by: Kirby Heyborne
Length: 16 hours 43 minutes
Winner of the René Wellek Prize
Named a Best Book of the Year by The Guardian, The Millions, and The Sydney Morning Herald
A profound, original, and accessible book that offers a new secular vision of how we can lead our lives. Ranging from fundamental existential questions to the most pressing social issues of our time, This Life shows why our... Read more »
Bestseller #38
Finite and Infinite Games
By James Carse
Narrated by: Jonathan Todd Ross
Length: 4 hours 11 minutes
“There are at least two kinds of games,” states James P. Carse as he begins this extraordinary book. “One could be called finite; the other infinite. A finite game is played for the purpose of winning, an infinite game for the purpose of continuing the play.”
Finite games are the familiar contests of everyday life; they are played in order to be... Read more »
Bestseller #39
The End is Always Near
Apocalyptic Moments, from the Bronze Age Collapse to Nuclear Near Misses
By Dan Carlin
Narrated by: Dan Carlin
Length: 7 hours 55 minutes
The creator of the wildly popular award-winning podcast Hardcore History looks at some of the apocalyptic moments from the past as a way to frame the challenges of the future.
Do tough times create tougher people? Can humanity handle the power of its weapons without destroying itself? Will human technology or capabilities ever peak or regress? No... Read more »
Bestseller #40
The Happiness Hypothesis
Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom
By Jonathan Haidt
Narrated by: Ryan Vincent Anderson
Length: 10 hours 18 minutes
Jonathan Haidt skillfully combines two genres-philosophical wisdom and scientific research-delighting the reader with surprising insights. He explains, for example, why we have such difficulty controlling ourselves and sticking to our plans; why no achievement brings lasting happiness, yet a few changes in your life can have profound effects,... Read more »
Bestseller #41
The Tao of Pooh
By Benjamin Hoff
Narrated by: Simon Vance
Length: 2 hours 46 minutes
Winnie-the-Pooh has a certain Way about him, a way of doing things that has made him the world's most beloved bear. In The Tao of Pooh, Benjamin Hoff shows that Pooh's Way is amazingly consistent with the principles of living envisioned by the Chinese founders of Taoism. The author's explanation of Taoism through Pooh, and Pooh through Taoism,... Read more »
Bestseller #42
Time of the Magicians
Wittgenstein, Benjamin, Cassirer, Heidegger, and the Decade That Reinvented Phil osophy
By Wolfram Eilenberger
Narrated by: Rhett Samuel Price
Length: 12 hours 58 minutes
A grand narrative of the intertwining lives of Walter Benjamin, Martin Heidegger, Ludwig Wittgenstein, and Ernst Cassirer, major philosophers whose ideas shaped the twentieth century
The year is 1919. The horror of the First World War is still fresh for the protagonists of Time of the Magicians, each of whom finds himself at a crucial juncture.... Read more »
Bestseller #43
Why Marx Was Right
2nd Edition
By Terry Eagleton
Narrated by: Roger Clark
Length: 7 hours 26 minutes
In this combative, controversial book, Terry Eagleton takes issue with the prejudice that Marxism is dead and done with. Taking ten of the most common objections to Marxism—that it leads to political tyranny, that it reduces everything to the economic, that it is a form of historical determinism, and so on—he demonstrates in each case what a... Read more »
Bestseller #44
Silence
In the Age of Noise
By Erling Kagge & Becky L. Crook
Narrated by: Atli Gunnarsson
Length: 2 hours 3 minutes
Silence
“Kagge's deceptively simple meditation on silence complicates something we all think we understand. Quoting from a wide range of artists and thinkers, Kagge constructs a graceful mosaic of definitions, statements, and paradoxes. We all have a 'primal need for' silence, Kagge states, and in this noisy world, it's 'the new luxury.' Though it's found inside of us, Kagge, an explorer and publisher, traveled to Japan to look for it in meditation and yoga; he walked to Antarctica in search of it, spending 50 days alone. Made up of 33 brief sections and ending in a blank page, Kagge leaves plenty of room for the reader's own reflections, demonstrating the kind of active engagement he believes silence invites.”
Laurie Greer, Politics & Prose
Bestseller #45
The Second Sex
By Simone De Beauvoir, Constance Borde & Sheila Malovany-Chevallier
Narrated by: Ellen Archer & Judith Thurman
Length: 39 hours 9 minutes
UNABRIDGED AND AVAILABLE ON AUDIO FOR THE FIRST TIME
Simone de Beauvoir’s essential masterwork is a powerful analysis of the Western notion of “woman,” and a revolutionary exploration of inequality and otherness. This unabridged edition of the text reinstates significant portions of the original French text that were cut in the first English... Read more »
Bestseller #46
Conscious
A Brief Guide to the Fundamental Mystery of the Mind
By Annaka Harris
Narrated by: Annaka Harris
Length: 2 hours 22 minutes
2020 Audie Finalist
As concise and enlightening as Seven Brief Lessons on Physics and Astrophysics for People in a Hurry, this mind-expanding dive into the mystery of consciousness is an illuminating meditation on the self, free will, and felt experience.
What is consciousness? How does it arise? And why does it exist? We take our experience of... Read more »
Bestseller #47
How to Be a Stoic
Using Ancient Philosophy to Live a Modern Life
By Massimo Pigliucci
Narrated by: Peter Coleman
Length: 6 hours 34 minutes
In the tradition of How to Live and How Proust Can Change Your Life, a philosopher asks how ancient Stoicism can help us flourish today
Whenever we worry about what to eat, how to love, or simply how to be happy, we are worrying about how to lead a good life. No goal is more elusive. In How to Be a Stoic, philosopher Massimo Pigliucci offers... Read more »
Bestseller #48
The Art of Living
Peace and Freedom in the Here and Now
By Thich Nhat Hanh
Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini & Gabra Zackman
Length: 5 hours
In troubled times, there is an urgency to understand ourselves and our world. We have so many questions, and they tug at us night and day, consciously and unconsciously. In this important volume Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh—one of the most revered spiritual leaders in the world today—reveals an art of living in mindfulness that helps us answer... Read more »
Bestseller #49
Pandemic! & Pandemic! 2
COVID-19 Shakes the World & Chronicles of a Time Lost
By Slavoj Zizek
Narrated by: Jonathan Cowley
Length: 5 hours 14 minutes
Pandemic!: COVID-19 Shakes the World: We live in a moment when the greatest act of love is to stay distant from the object of your affection. When governments renowned for ruthless cuts in public spending can suddenly conjure up trillions. When toilet paper becomes a commodity as precious as diamonds. And when, according to Slavoj Žižek, a new... Read more »
Bestseller #50
Sophie's World
A Novel About the History of Philosophy
FSG Classics
By Jostein Gaarder & Paulette Møller
Narrated by: Simon Vance
Length: 16 hours 53 minutes
One day fourteen-year-old Sophie Amundsen comes home from school to find in her mailbox two notes, with one question on each: Who are you? and Where does the world come from? From that strange—but irresistible—beginning, Sophie becomes obsessed with these and other questions that explore matters both small and large, some that take her mind far... Read more »