19th-Century Philosophy audiobooks
A century of big systems and bigger doubts.
Philosophy in the age of industry, evolution and revolution: Arthur Schopenhauer's pessimism, Thomas Carlyle's hero-worship, Herbert Spencer's evolutionary philosophy, Leslie Stephen, John Stuart Mill and Leo Tolstoy's moral writings. These thinkers wrestled with what was left of meaning, religion and progress once science had changed everything.
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Under 5 hours — finish one this weekAll 26 19th-century philosophy audiobooks
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Thus Spake Zarathustra: A Book for All and None
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Beyond Good and Evil
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The Joyful Wisdom
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The World as Will and Idea, Volume 1
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The Will to Power: An Attempted Transvaluation of All Values. Book I and II
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The Genealogy of Morals
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The Birth of Tragedy
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Twilight of the Idols
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The Antichrist
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"The Kingdom of God Is Within You"
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Ecce Homo
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Sartor Resartus: The Life and Opinions of Herr Teufelsdröckh
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Human, All Too Human
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On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History
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The Case of Wagner
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The Dawn of Day
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Auguste Comte and Positivism
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Essays of Schopenhauer
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Essays: Scientific, Political, and Speculative
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First Principles
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Illustrations of Universal Progress
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The English Utilitarians, Volume 1: Jeremy Bentham
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The English Utilitarians, Volume 2: James Mill
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The Essays of Arthur Schopenhauer; Counsels and Maxims
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The Essays of Arthur Schopenhauer; Studies in Pessimism
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The Essays of Arthur Schopenhauer: the Wisdom of Life
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Are these 19th-century 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 26 19th-century 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 19th-century philosophy audiobook here?
The Case of Wagner is the shortest at 2 hr 34 min; The World as Will and Idea, Volume 1 is the longest at 16 hr 45 min. The whole collection runs about 198 hours.
