Ancient Philosophy audiobooks
Where Western thought begins.
The foundation of Western philosophy, beginning with the largest group of Plato's dialogues in the library — Socrates arguing about justice, love, knowledge and death — and continuing with Aristotle, Xenophon, Cicero, Seneca, Plutarch and Marcus Aurelius. The dialogues were written as conversations, and listening to them is closer to how they were meant to be met than reading silently.
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The best-known ancient philosophy titles in the libraryShort listens
Under 5 hours — finish one this weekAll 44 ancient philosophy audiobooks
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The Republic
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The Nicomachean Ethics of Aristotle
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Symposium
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Apology
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The Golden Ass
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Timaeus
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The Prose Edda
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Phaedrus
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Politics: A Treatise on Government
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Phaedo
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On the Nature of Things
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Meno
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Euthyphro
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The Categories
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Crito
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The Athenian Constitution
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Gorgias
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Plutarch's Morals
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Laws
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Theaetetus
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The Republic of Cicero
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Parmenides
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Protagoras
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Cratylus
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Philebus
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The Memorabilia
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Bulfinch's Mythology: The Age of Fable
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Charmides
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Sophist
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Cicero's Tusculan Disputations: Also, Treatises On The Nature Of The Gods, And On The Commonwealth
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Treatises on Friendship and Old Age
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Laches
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Statesman
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Euthydemus
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L. Annaeus Seneca on Benefits
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A Critical History of Greek Philosophy
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Early Greek Philosophy
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Minor Dialogues, Together With the Dialogue on Clemency
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Sextus Empiricus and Greek Scepticism
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The Academic Questions, Treatise De Finibus, and Tusculan Disputations
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The Greek Philosophers, Volume 1
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The History of Herodotus, Volume 2
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The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers
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The Mabinogion
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Are these ancient philosophy audiobooks free?
The first chapter of every book plays free with no account. A free account adds the opening chapters of every book, plus one whole book of your choice from a shelf of five classics. The full library — all 44 ancient philosophy titles and everything else — is $4.99 a month or $49 a year after a 7-day free trial, cancel anytime.
Can I read along while I listen?
Yes. Every Compendium audiobook shows the full chapter text on screen as it plays, on the web and in the iPhone and Android apps.
What's the shortest and longest ancient philosophy audiobook here?
Crito is the shortest at 28 min; The Academic Questions, Treatise De Finibus, and Tusculan Disputations is the longest at 18 hr 6 min. The whole collection runs about 272 hours.
