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Title: Freedom Regained

Subtitle: The Possibility of Free Will

Author: Julian Baggini

Narrator: Barnaby Edwards

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 13 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-18-15

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Nonfiction, Philosophy

Publisher's Summary:

Do we have free will? It's a question that has puzzled philosophers and theologians for centuries and feeds into numerous political, social, and personal concerns.

Are we products of our culture or free agents within it? How much responsibility should we take for our actions? Are our neural pathways fixed early on by a mixture of nature and nurture, or is the possibility of comprehensive, intentional psychological change always open to us? What role do our brains play in the construction of free will, and how much scientific evidence is there for the existence of it? What exactly are we talking about when we talk about 'freedom' anyway?

In this cogent and compelling book, Julian Baggini explores the concept of free will from every angle, blending philosophy, neuroscience, sociology and cognitive science. Freedom Regained brings the issues raised by the possibilities - and denials - of free will to vivid life, drawing on scientific research and fascinating encounters with expert witnesses, from artists to addicts, prisoners to dissidents.

Contemporary thinking tells us that free will is an illusion, and Baggini challenges this position, providing instead a new, more positive understanding of our sense of personal freedom: a freedom worth having.

Julian Baggini's books include The Ego Trick, Welcome to Everytown, What's It All About? - Philosophy and the Meaning of Life and The Pig That Wants to be Eaten, all published by Granta Books. He writes for several newspapers and magazines and is cofounder of The Philosophers' Magazine.

Critic Reviews:

"An excellent book... It [does for freedom] just what Dawkins does with God." (Terry Eagleton, Guardian)

Members Reviews:

Better than the pig book

An improvement on The Pig who wanted to be eaten. In this book he tries to come to meaningful conclusions. The subject and points are mostly interesting and well presented. Some of his logic seems a bit flawed to me but it is still a good effort. Towards the end It falls into the usual philosophy trap arguing the toss over definitions and meanings of words which I find tedious. Could have done with a good editor as it is a bit repetitive at times. Essentially he is saying it depends how you define freedom. Overall comprehensive, interesting and worth listening to.

Beware false dichotomies

Baggini does a fantastic job of dismantling the black-and-white dilemma of freedom versus determinism, and makes a strong case for thinking about the problem in terms of degrees (as a problem of 'vagueness', as it's called in traditional analytical circles). The more I study philosophy, the apparent it is to me that all philosophical problems are problems of vagueness: freedom, beauty, truth, goodness, happiness, and knowledge all involve layers of complex vagueness. One might argue that it is precisely the job of the philosopher to suss out the objects of clarity from this fog. I am inclined to be sympathetic to such an argument. But Baggini says that some things like freedom are inherently gray, and attempting to impose a black-and-white regime on the idea is a mistake.

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Titre: Philosophie du Cosmos

Auteur: Michel Onfray

Narrateur: Michel Onfray

Format: Original Recording

Durée: 1 hr and 17 mins

Langue: Français

Date de publication: 06-09-15

Éditeur: Frémeaux & Associés

Evaluation: 5 sur 5 sur 3 votes

Genres: Nonfiction, Philosophy

Résumé de l'éditeur:

"La philosophie a été l'art d'économiser le réel au profit des livres qui disaient le réel. En l'occurrence les livres que sont la Bible pour certains, le Talmud et le Coran pour d'autres. On ne regarde plus le monde, mais le livre qui nous dit le monde. On ne sait plus voir le monde."

Michel Onfray

Dans cet ouvrage, Michel Onfray développe pour la première fois sa philosophie personnelle ; une pensée qui propose de se réapproprier le monde en rétablissant une sacralité de "l'ici-bas" et non de "l'au-delà".

Michel Onfray nous invite à regarder, écouter et comprendre la nature et le temps, à s'émerveiller du sublime qui nous entoure. Au-delà d'un plaisir contemplatif, le philosophe, exigeant avec lui-même, nous raconte ses rencontres avec les hommes de sciences : naturalistes, astrophysiciens, spéléologues, botanistes. Par ce retour au sens de la terre et du ciel, il renoue avec l'idéal des philosophes grecs et païens pour une sagesse humaine en harmonie avec le monde. Ainsi, Michel Onfray appelle à inscrire sa vie dans le Cosmos.

©2015 Frémeaux & Associés (P)2015 Frémeaux & Associés

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Title: Time: Theosophical Classics

Author: C. W. Leadbeater

Narrator: Norman Wood

Format: Unabridged

Length: 14 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-04-15

Publisher: Lamp of Trismegistus

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 3 votes

Genres: Nonfiction, Philosophy

Publisher's Summary:

C. W. Leadbeater here writes about the concept of time, a popular topic of philosophical introspection at the turn of the 19th to the 20th century. He imagines a reality where time is neither static nor linear, in spite of how we perceive it. He then ties all of this in with an individual's spirituality. This was originally a published edition of a lecture of his from 1913.

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Title: Plato's Conception of the Function of True Art: Theosophical Classics

Author: Fritz Sage Darrow

Narrator: Robin Haynes

Format: Unabridged

Length: 15 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-16-15

Publisher: Lamp of Trismegistus

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Nonfiction, Philosophy

Publisher's Summary:

Darrow was a professor at Harvard, a prominent theosophist, and the author of numerous works on philosophy. In this piece he examines primarily the Republic, from a theosophical standpoint, in an attempt to show that many scholars have misinterpreted Plato's relationship with the arts. Darrow states that Plato's belief was that the only true art is a life well lived, with the ultimate aim being to create a heaven on Earth.

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Titre: La révolution de l'amour

Auteur: Luc Ferry

Narrateur: Luc Ferry

Format: Original Recording

Durée: 4 hrs and 46 mins

Langue: Français

Date de publication: 03-30-15

Éditeur: Frémeaux & Associés

Evaluation: 5 sur 5 sur 4 votes

Genres: Nonfiction, Philosophy

Résumé de l'éditeur:

La civilisation occidentale arrive au terme du XXe siècle à une remise en cause de toutes les valeurs qui au cours des siècles ont fondé nos sociétés et guidé nos pas vers la vie bonne ; qu'il s'agisse de la religion, de la patrie ou de la politique, le désenchantement du monde peut laisser la place au désarroi. Luc Ferry réplique par un optimisme lucide basé sur les nouvelles réalités de notre société. La révolution de l'amour, cet engagement pris par chacun pour sa famille et ses proches place l'humain au cœur de nos vies. Aujourd'hui, qu'y a-t-il de plus sacré qu'un enfant ?

Avec simplicité et discernement, Luc Ferry offre, au travers d'un nouvel humanisme, une réponse à la question fondamentale du sens de la vie.

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©2015 Frémeaux & Associés (P)2015 Frémeaux & Associés

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Titel: Morgenröte

Untertitel: Gedanken über die moralischen Vorurteile

Autor:: Friedrich Nietzsche

Erzähler: Hans Jochim Schmidt

Format: Unabridged

Spieldauer: 12 hrs and 55 mins

Sprache: Deutsch

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 03-20-15

Herausgeber: Vorleser Schmidt Hörbuchverlag

Bewertung: 4.5 von 5 von 2 Stimmen

Kategorien: Nonfiction, Philosophy

Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers:

Erfrischend respektlos sind die Fragen, die Friedrich Nietzsche an vermeintlich sichere Positionen zu Fragen der Moral richtet. Wer meint, die 575 Aphorismen und Reflexionen der "Morgenröte" -größtenteils nur wenige Zeilen, manchmal aber auch mehrere Seiten umfassend - hätten nur historischen Wert, der irrt sich gründlich. Viele von Nietzsches Fragen und Anmerkungen sind immer noch hochaktuell, auch wenn bei seinen Attacken auf das Christentum viele Theologen sagen werden: "Das haben wir inzwischen längst begriffen."

Jedenfalls wird man beim Hören genötigt, selbst Stellung zu dem Gesagten zu nehmen. Dass man die Formulierungen dieses "Lebens-Philosophen" darüber hinaus mit intellektuellem Vergnügen liest und hört, versteht sich bei ihm von selbst.

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© Gemeinfrei (P)2015 Vorleser Schmidt Hörbuchverlag

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Titre: L'art d'être heureux

Sous-titre: Lettre à Ménécée

Auteur: Épicure

Narrateur: Nicolas Planchais

Format: Unabridged

Durée: 14 mins

Langue: Français

Date de publication: 01-09-15

Éditeur: Compagnie du Savoir

Genres: Nonfiction, Philosophy

Résumé de l'éditeur:

La Lettre à Ménécée est une lettre écrite par le philosophe Épicure à son disciple Ménécée. Le texte résume la doctrine éthique d'Épicure et propose une méthode pour atteindre le bonheur, en même temps qu'elle en précise les conditions. Avec la Lettre à Hérodote et la Lettre à Pythoclès, la Lettre à Ménécée fait partie des rares textes d'Épicure qui sont parvenus jusqu'aux temps modernes. Jusqu'à la publication en 1888 de maximes issues d'un manuscrit du Vatican, la retranscription de Diogène Laërce constitue l'intégral du corpus attribué à Épicure. La Lettre à Ménécée est ainsi l'une des seules sources concernant la pensée d'Épicure sur les sujets dont elle traite, la plupart des œuvres de l'auteur ayant été perdues. Épicure annonce que la philosophie est la médecine de l'âme, et qu'on peut la pratiquer à tout âge. Il propose également un quadruple remède pour se soigner des maux de la condition humaine, à savoir : Les dieux ne sont pas à craindre ; La mort n'est pas à craindre ; On peut atteindre le bonheur ; On peut supprimer la douleur. Des principes de vie pour être heureux qui si sont toujours aussi pertinents aujourd'hui.

© Domaine public (P)2014 Compagnie du Savoir

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Title: How We Are

Subtitle: The How to Live Trilogy, Book 1

Author: Vincent Deary

Narrator: Matthew Brenher

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 4 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-30-14

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 4 votes

Genres: Nonfiction, Philosophy

Publisher's Summary:

The first book in a major new trilogy - one that will help listeners everywhere live fuller, more satisfying lives.

We live in small worlds.

How We Are is an astonishing debut and the first part of the monumental How to Live trilogy, a profound and ambitious work that gets to the heart of what it means to be human: how we are, how we break, and how we mend.

This first audiobook explores the power of habit and the difficulty of change. We live most of our lives automatically, in small worlds of comfortable routine - what author Vincent Deary calls Act One. Conscious change requires deliberate effort, so for the most part we avoid it. But inevitably, from within or without, something comes along to disturb our small worlds - some "news from elsewhere". And with reluctance, we begin the work of adjustment: Act Two.

Over decades of psychotherapeutic work, Deary has witnessed the theater of change - how ordinary people get stuck, struggle with new circumstances, and finally transform for the better. He is keenly aware that novelists, poets, philosophers, and theologians have grappled with these experiences for far longer than psychologists. Drawing on his own personal experience and a staggering range of literary, philosophical, and cultural sources, Deary has produced a mesmerizing and universal portrait of the human condition.

Part psychologist, part philosopher, part novelist, Deary helps us to see how we can resist being habit machines and make our acts and our lives more fully our own.

Members Reviews:

This book is well worth the money. He explains ...

This book is well worth the money. He explains things very well and can give you a whole new outlook on life.

Take the Risk

This material is right on the edge of what it is to exist and seek to live a human life in this world and time. It is deceptively simple, and dangerously honest. It must be read with the same kind of attention and courage that it will take to move our species forward in any manner other than the mechanical and fraudulent.

Clear-headed insight

If you are fascinated by human nature, by your own limitations and potentials for change, you may find this book rewarding.

Excellent. Talks about life experiences

Excellent. Talks about life experiences, habits and routines, and the occurrences of major life events that force us to change, and hence to grow.

Brilliant and Profound. Has the potential to bring you back in control of your life or start you on the path.

As someone who has read a lot of books about the brain and how we think and why, I didn't have too many expectations about this book. I saw it in my public library and picked it up out of interest, but after finishing this book, all I can say is Wow!

This book has given me some deep insights about myself and helped me understand my subconscious to a degree of depth where I'm confident that the changes will have a life long impact.

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Titre: Gorin No Sho

Sous-titre: Le traité des cinq roues - le livre des cinq anneaux

Auteur: Musashi Miyamoto

Narrateur: Roland Aquidam

Format: Unabridged

Durée: 1 hr and 49 mins

Langue: Français

Date de publication: 12-01-14

Éditeur: Roland Aquidam

Genres: Nonfiction, Philosophy

Résumé de l'éditeur:

Le Gorin No Sho est l'ouvrage de référence pour les samourais et les arts martiaux. Son titre se traduit en français par "le traité des cinq roues" ou "le livre des cinq anneaux". Au-delà des arts militaires, la philosophie personnelle de Miyamoto Musashi est que tout s'applique à toute chose, ainsi il amène ses disciples à apprendre l'observation, la détermination, le pragmatisme, le savoir, la simplicité, et le renforcement de la tactique dans tout domaine.

Son œuvre pleine de philosophie ne se limite pas aux arts pratiqués par le guerrier, Musashi explique la voie à suivre pour comme lui "n'avoir de maître dans aucun domaine". Son enseignement est la clef pour renforcer sa réussite dans tout domaine. Aussi, pour transmettre son savoir au plus grand nombre, Musashi donne des exemples sur son propre parcours ou en faisant des comparaisons au métier de charpentier pour faciliter son enseignement, enseignement utile à tous même de nos jours et même sans sabre.

Ce livre audio est indispensable pour qui entend réussir. Il est basé sur un classique de la littérature universelle, qui entre autres explique le management à la japonaise.

Sommaire du livre :

©2014 Roland Aquidam (P)2014 Roland Aquidam

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Title: Modern French Philosophy

Subtitle: The Complete Work Plus an Overview, Summary, Analysis and Author Biography

Author: John Alexander Gunn, Sofia Pisou

Narrator: Carrie Steele

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11 hrs and 35 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-29-14

Publisher: AudioLearn

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 3 votes

Genres: Nonfiction, Philosophy

Publisher's Summary:

It is not unjustly held the best review on French philosophy of 19th century was given through the shrewd insight and simple language of Alexander Gunn. Modern French Philosophy is a must-hear for all students and lovers of philosophy who are interested in the development of the main currents of spiritualism and neo-critical schools as well as at the independent voices who marked the advent of a new era in European thought, defined the notions of freedom, progress, and ethics, and established a lasting relationship among science, religion and philosophy. Includes:

Members Reviews:

As relevant as today as when first published

A coherent look at different French thinkers and why they still matter today. The book was originally written in 1925 and one gets a contemporary take of a cross section of the greatest French thinkers of that time period. The author says these French thinkers mark a half way point between the fact based British thinkers and the 'a priori' abstract Germans. World thought was making a pivot as this book was being published and this book gives a memorialization to how the world was thought of before that pivot was made.

These group of thinkers covered in the book are diverse thinkers. They react mostly to Kant and Hegel through the lens of August Comte, a positivist. The thinkers lay a ground work for the foundation of the real through science that will culminate in the logical positivist but by first going through Bergson with his intuition, elan vital and creative evolution, and into a spiritualism of sorts. The author notes that the thinkers want to see the world in terms of mind and not mind/brain and they ended up embracing a form of spiritualism that would characterize early 20th century Anglo thought.

The thinkers also took our conception of the self away from that of 'character' to that of 'personality'. Character is that which is formed by outside of the individual while personality is developed within the individual. Those who want to blame the victim consider the person's lack of character as a fault of the person brought about by their community, those who believe that 'there but for the grace of the universe go I' realize that our personality is not always within our control. A really large part of the debate during this period of time was concerning whether or not everything always happens for a reason thus creating a necessary universe or whether or not cause does not always precede effect thus creating a contingent universe. The essences of things and the meaning of the now are at stake with this debate. Einstein will say that the universe is a block universe and time is but an illusion, quantum physics and Bergson will say that time is an emergent property of the universe and that time is real.

There's a real fascinating dynamic of how the currents of the era effected the thinkers. In particular, the revolutions of 1848 and the Pope declaring the assumption of Mary and thus leading to his claim of infallibility effected how the thinkers reflected the era they were thrown into.