Plato's Phaedo—the profound dialogue depicting Socrates' final hours and his discussion of the soul's immortality before his execution by hemlock. Translated by Benjamin Jowett, narrated by Bob Neufeld with full subtitles and background music.

📖 About the Work

Phaedo is one of Plato's great middle-period dialogues, along with The Republic and Symposium. Set on Socrates' last day before execution, the dialogue explores arguments for the soul's immortality and the nature of the afterlife. Socrates, imprisoned and sentenced to death by an Athenian jury for impiety and corrupting the youth, engages in dialectic with friends including the Thebans Cebes and Simmias. The dialogue is narrated by Phaedo of Elis, who was present at Socrates' death and recounts the day's philosophical discussions to fellow philosopher Echecrates. Phaedo is the seventh and final dialogue detailing Socrates' last days, following Theaetetus, Euthyphro, Sophist, Statesman, Apology, and Crito.

✍️ About Plato

Plato (c. 428–347 BCE) was a Greek philosopher and student of Socrates whose dialogues laid the foundations of Western philosophy. His works explore ethics, metaphysics, epistemology, and the immortality of the soul. Phaedo represents both a moving tribute to his teacher Socrates and a profound philosophical investigation into death and the afterlife.

🎙️ Narration & Translation

Bob Neufeld brings compelling narration to Benjamin Jowett's classic translation, with full on-screen subtitles and background music—perfect for philosophy students, those interested in Socratic thought, and anyone contemplating questions of mortality and the soul.

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Table Talk of the Prophet Muhammad—a collection of selected sayings and speeches from the Islamic prophet, chosen and translated by Stanley Lane-Poole (1882). Narrated with full subtitles.

📖 About the Work

Table Talk of the Prophet Muhammad is an excerpt from the complete book Speeches and Table-Talk of the Prophet Muhammad, translated by British orientalist Stanley Lane-Poole in 1882. This collection presents the Prophet's teachings on mercy, prayer, charity, fasting, labor, war, judgment, women, animals, hospitality, government, and the afterlife. The sayings offer insights into Islamic ethics and the Prophet's guidance on daily living and spiritual matters.

✍️ About Prophet Muhammad

Muhammad (c. 570–632 CE) was an Arab religious, social, and political leader and the prophet of Islam. According to Islamic doctrine, he was divinely inspired to preach and confirm the monotheistic teachings of previous prophets including Jesus, Moses, Abraham, and Adam. His teachings form the foundation of Islam, one of the world's major religions.

📝 About the Translator

Stanley Edward Lane-Poole (1854–1931) was a British orientalist and archaeologist from a famous orientalist family. His great-uncle Edward William Lane was renowned for his Arabic-English Lexicon, and Lane-Poole continued this scholarly tradition with works on Islamic history and culture.

🎙️ Narration

Clear narration with full on-screen subtitles and no background music—perfect for Muslims seeking wisdom from the Prophet's teachings, students of Islamic studies, scholars of comparative religion, and anyone interested in Islamic ethics and spirituality.

📚 Timestamps

• 00:00 – Title
• 00:18 – Translator's Preface
• 01:37 – Of Being Merciful
• 04:09 – Concerning Prayer
• 06:05 – Of Charity
• 09:30 – Of Fasting
• 10:36 – Of Reading the Qur'an
• 11:38 – Of Labour and Profit
• 16:22 – Of War
• 17:00 – Of Judgment
• 18:03 – Of Women
• 19:15 – Of Animals
• 20:58 – Of Hospitality
• 22:27 – Of Government
• 25:35 – Of Vanities and Sundry Matters
• 29:04 – Of Death
• 30:54 – Of the Afterlife
• 32:16 – Of Destiny

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Seneca's Of a Happy Life (De Vita Beata)—a Stoic dialogue exploring what constitutes true happiness and the good life. Part of Seneca's Minor Dialogues, offering timeless wisdom on virtue, pleasure, and living well. Narrated with full subtitles and background music.

📖 About the Work

Of a Happy Life (De Vita Beata) is one of Seneca's Minor Dialogues, exploring the Stoic conception of happiness and the good life. Written during a challenging period—some dialogues composed during his exile in Corsica—these works teach what Stoic philosophy meant during the time of the Twelve Caesars. Though mournful in tone, they offer profound insights into virtue, true pleasure, and how to live well regardless of external circumstances. Translator Aubrey Stewart notes these dialogues were likely written as Seneca began experiencing the ingratitude of his imperial pupil Nero.

✍️ About Seneca

Lucius Annaeus Seneca the Younger (c. 4 BCE–65 CE) was a Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman, and dramatist. As one of the most influential Stoic thinkers, his essays and letters provide practical philosophy for daily living. His works on ethics, resilience, and happiness continue to guide readers seeking wisdom on navigating adversity with dignity and reason.

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Clear narration with full on-screen subtitles and background music—perfect for students of Stoicism, those seeking practical philosophy for well-being, and anyone interested in ancient wisdom on happiness and virtue.

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Al-Ghazali's The Nature of Man, Love, the Universe and God—a collection of moral and religious teachings on human nature, freedom, love, divine unity, and spiritual submission. Translated by Syed Nawab Ali (1921), narrated with full subtitles and background music.

📖 About the Work

This collection presents Al-Ghazali's profound teachings on fundamental questions of human existence and spirituality. The work explores human nature and responsibility, the dangers of pride and vanity, the importance of friendship and sincerity, the nature of love, the unity of God (Tawhid), love of the divine, and joyous submission to God's will (Riza). The teachings draw from Al-Ghazali's larger Revival of the Religious Sciences, offering practical spiritual guidance for daily living. A bonus section includes Al-Ghazali's letter on achieving a peaceful and pious life.

✍️ About Al-Ghazali

Abu Hamid Al-Ghazali (1058–1111) was a Persian polymath known as one of the most prominent and influential philosophers, theologians, jurists, logicians, and mystics in Islamic history. He is considered the 5th century Hijri's Mujaddid (renewer of the faith) and was awarded the honorific title "Proof of Islam" (Hujjat al-Islam). His magnum opus, Revival of the Religious Sciences (Ihya Ulum al-Din), revived Islamic spiritual tradition. His Incoherence of the Philosophers influenced both Islamic and European philosophy.

🎙️ Narration & Translation

Clear narration of Syed Nawab Ali's 1921 translation, with full on-screen subtitles and background music—perfect for Muslims seeking spiritual development, students of Islamic philosophy and Sufism, and anyone interested in mystical theology and spiritual psychology.

📚 Timestamps

• 00:00 – Introduction
• 00:18 – Chapter 1: The Nature of Man
• 09:06 – Chapter 2: Human Freedom and Responsibility
• 17:18 – Chapter 3: Pride and Vanity
• 32:13 – Chapter 4: Friendship and Sincerity
• 50:37 – Chapter 5: The Nature of Love
• 59:51 – Chapter 6: The Unity of God
• 1:05:34 – Chapter 7: The Love of God and Its Signs
• 1:21:37 – Chapter 8: Riza (Joyous Submission to His Will)
• 1:30:08 – Bonus: Al-Ghazali's Letter on Achieving a Peaceful and Pious Life

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Today we bring you letters 1 to 7 from “Moral Letters to Lucilius” or “Letters from a Stoic” by Seneca -  in an audiobook/videobook with relaxing music, visuals, and captions to help you stay engaged.

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About Seneca

Lucius Annaeus Seneca the Younger, usually known as Seneca, was a Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman, dramatist, and, in one work, satirist, from the post-Augustan age of Latin literature. (Wikipedia)

About Moral Letters to Lucillius / Letters from a Stoic

"Moral Letters to Lucilius", also known as the Moral Epistles and Letters from a Stoic, is a collection of 124 letters that Seneca the Younger wrote during his retirement, after he had worked for the Emperor Nero for more than ten years.

Genre(s): Classics (Roman & Latin Antiquity), Philosophy, Stoicism

Language: English

Chapter List

00:00 Letters from a Stoic by Seneca

00:08 Introduction

01:05 Letter 1: On Saving Time

04:45 Letter 2: On Discursiveness in Reading

08:39 Letter 3: On True and False Friendship

12:56 Letter 4: On the Terrors of Death

19:57 Letter 5:  On the Philosopher's Mean

25:40 Letter 6: On Sharing Knowledge

30:09 Letter 7: On Crowds

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A collection of quotes from 1984 by George Orwell with lofi hip hop.

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1984 by George Orwell

1984 Audiobook is a published novel by the renowned English author George Orwell. The novel is based on the dystopian theme. 1984 is a British novel that was authored by English author George Orwell. The novel was released in the UK in 1949 by the Secker and Warburg publishers. It was later released around the world as well. The book is based on multiple genres including dystopian, political, social scientific, and fictional genres. The book has been listed in the 100 best science fiction novels of the century as well.

1984 Audiobook – Novel Review And Details:

The story is set in the year 1984 just as the title suggests. The main lead character is Winston Smith who is living in a war zone and working as a writer there. This is when he pens down a revolutionary article (rewrite basically) and points out several loopholes at the end of the ministry.

Critical Acclaim:

Nineteen Eighty Four Audiobook from the first day of its release was positively praised by the readers and critics alike. Several critics from leading publications including Pritchett from the New Statesmen, Newby from the Listener and other leading publications praised the novel for its storyline and engaging writing style. The characters were also named imaginatively unique and creative by the Sunday Times. The novel has been included in the list of best top 100 modern library novels. It is also nominated in several award categories from 1990’s to 2005.

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This weekend we bring to you “The Alchemy of Happiness (Kīmīyā-yi Sa'ādat)” by of Imam Al-Ghazali, a Persian theologian, philosopher, and prolific Sunni Muslim author, often regarded as one of the greatest systematic thinkers and mystics of Islam, in Persian.

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About “The Alchemy of Happiness”

Upon the release of this book, the Kimiya-yi sa'ādat allowed al-Ghazali to considerably cut the tensions between the scholars and mystics.[3] Kimiya-yi sa'ādat emphasized the importance of observing the ritual requirements of religion, the actions that would lead to salvation, and avoidance of sin. The factor that set the Kimiya-yi sa'ādat apart from other theological works at the time was its mystical emphasis on self-discipline and asceticism. (Wikipedia)

About Abu Hamid Al-Ghazali

Al-Ghazali was a Persian polymath. He is known as one of the most prominent and influential philosophers, theologians, jurists, logicians and mystics.

He is considered to be the 5th century's Mujaddid, a renewer of the faith, who, according to the prophetic hadith, appears once every 100 years to restore the faith of the Islamic Community

His works were so highly acclaimed by his contemporaries that al-Ghazali was awarded the honorific title "Proof of Islam" (Ḥujjat al-Islām).

Al-Ghazali believed that the Islamic spiritual tradition had become moribund and that the spiritual sciences taught by the first generation of Muslims had been forgotten. This belief led him to write his magnum opus entitled Iḥyā’ ‘ulūm ad-dīn ("The Revival of the Religious Sciences"). Among his other works, the Tahāfut al-Falāsifa ("Incoherence of the Philosophers") is a landmark in the history of philosophy, as it advances the critique of Aristotelian science developed later in 14th-century Europe. (Wikipedia)

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Genre(s): Philosophy, Islam, History

Language: English

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Part 2 (Books 5 to 8) of Politics: A Treatise on Government by Aristotle, complete audiobook (videobook) with relaxing music, visuals and captions.

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About Politics by Aristotle - Translated by Benjamin Jowett

The Politics, by the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle, is one of the most influential texts in political philosophy. In it, Aristotle explores the role that the political community should play in developing the virtue of its citizens. (Summary by Leon Mire)

Genre(s): Classics (Greek & Latin Antiquity), Political Science, Ancient

Language: English

About Aristotle

Aristotle was a Greek philosopher and polymath during the Classical period in Ancient Greece. Taught by Plato, he was the founder of the Peripatetic school of philosophy within the Lyceum and the wider Aristotelian tradition. (Wikipedia)

🎶 Chapter List

00:00 Politics by Aristotle

Book 5

00:12 Ch 1

07:43 Ch 2

10:37 Ch 3

19:25 Ch 4

26:34 Ch 5

31:39 Ch 6

40:38 Ch 7

48:09 Ch 8

1:00:04 Ch 9

1:07:47 Ch 10

1:24:25 Ch 11

1:41:49 Ch 12

Book 6

1:49:52 Ch 1

1:54:06 Ch 2

1:59:29 Ch 3

2:02:55 Ch 4

2:12:09 Ch 5

2:18:07 Ch 6

2:20:30 Ch 7

2:24:21 Ch 8

Book 7

2:35:18 Ch 1

2:41:21 Ch 2

2:49:26 Ch 3

2:54:45 Ch 4

3:01:02 Ch 5

3:03:21 Ch 6

3:07:23 Ch 7

3:11:08 Ch 8

3:14:58 Ch 9

3:20:16 Ch 10

3:26:34 Ch 11

3:32:15 Ch 12

3:35:41 Ch 13

3:41:53 Ch 14

3:52:09 Ch 15

3:56:58 Ch 16

4:04:10 Ch 17

Book 8

4:11:08 Ch 1

4:13:13 Ch 2

4:15:50 Ch 3

4:21:23 Ch 4

4:25:10 Ch 5

4:36:20 Ch 6

4:43:14 Ch 7

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About Politics by Aristotle - Translated by Benjamin Jowett

The Politics, by the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle, is one of the most influential texts in political philosophy. In it, Aristotle explores the role that the political community should play in developing the virtue of its citizens. (Summary by Leon Mire)

Genre(s): Classics (Greek & Latin Antiquity), Political Science, Ancient

Language: English

About Aristotle

Aristotle was a Greek philosopher and polymath during the Classical period in Ancient Greece. Taught by Plato, he was the founder of the Peripatetic school of philosophy within the Lyceum and the wider Aristotelian tradition. (Wikipedia)

🎶 Chapter List

00:00 Politics by Aristotle

Book 1

00:12 Ch 1

02:33 Ch 2

11:17 Ch 3

13:17 Ch 4

16:25 Ch 5

23:15 Ch 6

28:55 Ch 7

31:24 Ch 8

38:31 Ch 9

47:45 Ch 10

50:26 Ch 11

56:23 Ch 12

58:15 Ch 13

Book 2

1:06:16 Ch 1

1:08:20 Ch 2

1:12:44 Ch 3

1:17:16 Ch 4

1:22:13 Ch 5

1:36:46 Ch 6

1:48:11 Ch 7

1:58:51 Ch 8

2:10:47 Ch 9

2:26:43 Ch 10

2:33:52 Ch 11

2:42:25 Ch 12

Book 3

2:49:30 Ch 1

2:56:21 Ch 2

2:58:54 Ch 3

3:02:41 Ch 4

3:12:11 Ch 5

3:16:56 Ch 6

3:22:06 Ch 7

3:24:46 Ch 8

3:28:21 Ch 9

3:35:55 Ch 10

3:47:44 Ch 11

3:52:11 Ch 12

4:04:33 Ch 13

4:11:28 Ch 14

4:19:42 Ch 15

2:27:05 Ch 16

4:30:30 Ch 17

Book 4

4:31:57 Ch 1

4:37:44 Ch 2

4:41:39 Ch 3

4:45:51 Ch 4

5:00:57 Ch 5

5:03:13 Ch 6

5:08:19 Ch 7

5:10:49 Ch 8

5:15:23 Ch 9

5:20:20 Ch 10

5:22:19 Ch 11

5:32:05 Ch 12

5:35:41 Ch 13

5:40:53 Ch 14

5:49:16 Ch 15

6:01:27 Ch 16

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This weekend we bring to you “The Confessions of Al-Ghazali: Deliverance from Error”, the autobiography of Imam Ghazali, which is considered a work of great importance in scholarship, religious sciences and philosophy.

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About “The Confessions of Al-Ghazali: Deliverance from Error”

“The Confessions of Al-Ghazali: Deliverance from Error”, the autobiography Ghazali wrote towards the end of his life, which is considered a work of great importance. Another of Ghazali's major works is Ihya al-Ulum al-Din (The Revival of Religious Sciences), which covers almost all fields of Islamic sciences: fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence), kalam (theology) and sufism. (Amazon books)

About Abu Hamid Al-Ghazali

Al-Ghazali was a Persian polymath. He is known as one of the most prominent and influential philosophers, theologians, jurists, logicians and mystics.

He is considered to be the 5th century's Mujaddid, a renewer of the faith, who, according to the prophetic hadith, appears once every 100 years to restore the faith of the Islamic Community

His works were so highly acclaimed by his contemporaries that al-Ghazali was awarded the honorific title "Proof of Islam" (Ḥujjat al-Islām).

Al-Ghazali believed that the Islamic spiritual tradition had become moribund and that the spiritual sciences taught by the first generation of Muslims had been forgotten. This belief led him to write his magnum opus entitled Iḥyā’ ‘ulūm ad-dīn ("The Revival of the Religious Sciences"). Among his other works, the Tahāfut al-Falāsifa ("Incoherence of the Philosophers") is a landmark in the history of philosophy, as it advances the critique of Aristotelian science developed later in 14th-century Europe. (Wikipedia)

📙 Chapters

0:00:00 Confessions by Abu Hamid Al-Ghazali

0:00:11 Ghazali’s Search for Truth

0:07:01 The Subterfuges of the Sophists

0:15:02 The Different Kinds of Seekers after Truth

0:16:36 The Aim of Scholastic Theology and its Results

0:23:04 Concerning the Philosophical Sects and the Stigma of Infidelity which attaches to them all

0:27:41 Division of the Philosophic Sciences

0:50:18 Sufism

1:06:18 The Reality of Inspiration: Its Importance for the Human Race

Genre(s): Philosophy, Islam, History

Language: English

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