Meditations by Marcus Aurelius ~ Full Audiobook [philosophy]

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07/20/22

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Meditations by Marcus Aurelius audiobook.

Genre: philosophy

Marcus Aurelius wrote Meditations in Greek while on campaign between 170 and 180, as a source for his own guidance and self-improvement. These memos survive and continue to inspire others to this day. These writings take the form of quotations varying in length from one sentence to long paragraphs. He explicates the Stoic philosophy that the only way a man can be harmed by others is to allow his reaction to overpower him. He shows no particular religious faith in his writings, but seems to believe that some sort of logical, benevolent force organizes the universe in such a way that even 'bad' occurrences happen for the good of the whole.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:22:36) Chapter 02

(00:36:01) Chapter 03

(00:52:22) Chapter 04

(01:26:47) Chapter 05

(01:57:46) Chapter 06

(02:26:03) Chapter 07

(02:51:08) Chapter 08

(03:17:06) Chapter 09

(03:40:55) Chapter 10

(04:04:35) Chapter 11

(04:24:42) Chapter 12

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The Prince by Machiavelli ~ Full Audiobook [philosophy]

July 19, 2022

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347m

The Prince by Machiavelli audiobook.

Genre: philosophy

Written in the turbulent politics of Renaissance Italy, Niccolo Machiavelli's The Prince is a compact, provocative guide to acquiring and holding power. Addressed to a ruling patron, the book examines how leaders rise, how states are secured, and why authority so often slips away. Machiavelli moves from clear-eyed observations about human behavior to blunt advice on strategy: the uses of fear and love, the management of allies and enemies, the risks of relying on fortune, and the practical challenges of governing new territories versus inherited realms. Along the way, he contrasts different kinds of rulers - those lifted by luck, those who build power through skill, those backed by armies or by public favor - and asks what separates a lasting regime from a fragile one. More than a manual for tyrants, The Prince is a study of political realism: it forces listeners to confront the gap between how people wish leaders would act and how power works when survival is at stake. Whether approached as history, ethics, or strategy, it remains a sharp, unsettling classic.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 1

(00:18:33) Chapter 2

(00:30:56) Chapter 3

(00:34:27) Chapter 01

(00:57:38) Chapter 02

(01:16:44) Chapter 03

(01:47:34) Chapter 04

(02:08:56) Chapter 05

(02:33:08) Chapter 06

(02:49:54) Chapter 07

(03:06:19) Chapter 08

(03:33:29) Chapter 09

(03:57:19) Chapter 10

(04:28:46) Chapter 11

(04:44:50) Chapter 4

(05:13:30) Chapter 5

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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain ~ Full Audiobook [adventure]

July 20, 2022

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419m

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain audiobook.

Genre: adventure

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (published 1876) is a very well-known and popular story concerning American youth. Mark Twain's lively tale of the scrapes and adventures of boyhood is set in St. Petersburg, Missouri, where Tom Sawyer and his friend Huckleberry Finn have the kinds of adventures many boys can imagine: racing bugs during class, impressing girls, especially Becky Thatcher, with fights and stunts in the schoolyard, getting lost in a cave, and playing pirates on the Mississippi River.

One of the most famous incidents in the book describes how Tom persuades his friends to do a boring, hateful chore for him: whitewashing (i.e., painting) a fence.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 1

(00:26:39) Chapter 2

(00:59:37) Chapter 3

(01:31:29) Chapter 4

(01:52:50) Chapter 5

(02:16:26) Chapter 6

(02:35:27) Chapter 7

(03:10:52) Chapter 8

(03:35:48) Chapter 9

(04:04:44) Chapter 10