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The Challenge of Things
- Thinking Through Troubled Times
- By: A. C. Grayling
- Narrated by: Philip Franks
- Length: 8 hrs and 42 mins
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The Challenge of Things joins earlier collections like The Reason of Things and Thinking of Answers but this time to collect Grayling's recent writings on the world in a time of war and conflict. In describing and exposing the dark side of things, he also explores ways out of the habits and prejudices of mind that would otherwise trap us forever in the deadly impasses of conflicts of all kinds.
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Thought-provoking, bite-sized philosophy
- By Swede on 22-12-15
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The Challenge of Things
- Thinking Through Troubled Times
- Narrated by: Philip Franks
- Length: 8 hrs and 42 mins
- Release date: 16-06-15
- Language: English
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The History of Philosophy
- By: A. C. Grayling
- Narrated by: Neil Gardner
- Length: 28 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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With his characteristic clarity and elegance A. C. Grayling takes the listener from the worldviews and moralities before the age of the Buddha, Confucius and Socrates, through Christianity's dominance of the European mind, to the Renaissance and Enlightenment, and on to Mill, Nietzsche, Sartre and philosophy today. And, since the story of philosophy is incomplete without mention of the great philosophical traditions of India, China and the Persian-Arabic world, he gives a comparative survey of them, too.
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Excellent content.. Audible should sort navigation
- By avidreader on 11-01-20
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The History of Philosophy
- Narrated by: Neil Gardner
- Length: 28 hrs and 6 mins
- Release date: 20-06-19
- Language: English
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The Age of Genius
- The Seventeenth Century and the Birth of the Modern Mind
- By: A. C. Grayling
- Narrated by: Ric Jerrom
- Length: 14 hrs and 38 mins
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The Age of Genius explores the eventful intertwining of outward event and inner intellectual life to tell, in all its richness and depth, the story of the 17th century in Europe. It was a time of creativity unparalleled in history before or since, from science to the arts, from philosophy to politics. Acclaimed philosopher and historian A. C. Grayling points to three primary factors that led to the rise of vernacular (popular) languages in philosophy, theology, science, and literature.
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Impeccable research, choppy narrative
- By Greg Gauthier on 17-06-17
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The Age of Genius
- The Seventeenth Century and the Birth of the Modern Mind
- Narrated by: Ric Jerrom
- Length: 14 hrs and 38 mins
- Release date: 01-03-16
- Language: English
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The Frontiers of Knowledge
- What We Know About Science, History and the Mind - And How We Know It
- By: A. C. Grayling
- Narrated by: Richard Goulding
- Length: 13 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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In very recent times humanity has learnt a vast amount about the universe, the past and itself. But through our remarkable successes in acquiring knowledge we have learned how much we have yet to learn: the science we have, for example, addresses just five per cent of the universe, pre-history is still being revealed, with thousands of historical sites yet to be explored, and the new neurosciences of mind and brain are just beginning.
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An incredible book
- By Liza79 on 19-05-21
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The Frontiers of Knowledge
- What We Know About Science, History and the Mind - And How We Know It
- Narrated by: Richard Goulding
- Length: 13 hrs and 43 mins
- Release date: 06-05-21
- Language: English
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Philosophy and Life
- Exploring the Great Questions of How to Live
- By: A. C. Grayling
- Narrated by: Justin Avoth
- Length: 14 hrs and 13 mins
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From Stoics to existentialists, in philosophy and literature, discussion of the philosophy of life—of love and death, of courage, fortitude and wisdom—challenges us all to think about what kinds of life are truly worth living. In this summation of a lifetime thinking and writing about this great question, A. C. Grayling explores with clarity and depth the ideas that each of us must use in answering it for ourselves.
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Authentic philosophical survey of the big question
- By Anonymous User on 29-12-23
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Philosophy and Life
- Exploring the Great Questions of How to Live
- Narrated by: Justin Avoth
- Length: 14 hrs and 13 mins
- Release date: 06-04-23
- Language: English
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The God Argument
- The Case Against Religion and for Humanism
- By: A. C. Grayling
- Narrated by: William Roberts
- Length: 7 hrs and 59 mins
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What are the arguments for and against religion and religious belief - all of them - right across the range of reasons and motives that people have for being religious, and do they stand up to scrutiny? Can there be a clear, full statement of these arguments that once and for all will show what is at stake in this debate? Equally important: what is the alternative to religion as a view of the world and a foundation for morality?
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Excellent book dreadful narration
- By Graham Keegan on 15-07-15
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The God Argument
- The Case Against Religion and for Humanism
- Narrated by: William Roberts
- Length: 7 hrs and 59 mins
- Release date: 18-02-14
- Language: English
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Wittgenstein
- A Very Short Introduction
- By: A. C. Grayling
- Narrated by: Kyle Munley
- Length: 5 hrs and 44 mins
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Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951) was an extraordinarily original thinker, whose influence on 20th-century thinking far outside the bounds of philosophy alone. In this engaging Introduction, A. C. Grayling makes Wittgenstein's thought accessible to the general listener by explaining the nature and impact of Wittgenstein's views. He describes both his early and later philosophy, the differences and connections between them, and gives a fresh assessment of Wittgenstein's continuing influence on contemporary thought.
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Wide coverage of the topic
- By thomas cosgrove on 02-04-24
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Wittgenstein
- A Very Short Introduction
- Narrated by: Kyle Munley
- Length: 5 hrs and 44 mins
- Release date: 08-06-21
- Language: English
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Democracy and Its Crisis
- By: A. C. Grayling
- Narrated by: Philip Franks
- Length: 6 hrs and 19 mins
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First he considers moments in history - Periclean Athens, the English Civil War, the American and French Revolutions, among them - in which the challenges we face today were first encountered and what solutions, however imperfect, were found. Then he lays bare the specific problems of democracy in the 21st century and maps out a set of urgently needed reforms. With the advent of authoritarian leaders and the simultaneous rise of populism, representative democracy appears to be caught between a rock and a hard place, yet it is this space that it must occupy, says Grayling, if a civilised society that looks after all its people is to flourish.
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Too full of opinion, but a good history lesson...
- By Hector Westropp on 11-01-19
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Democracy and Its Crisis
- Narrated by: Philip Franks
- Length: 6 hrs and 19 mins
- Release date: 28-06-18
- Language: English
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For the Good of the World
- Is Global Agreement on Global Challenges Possible?
- By: A. C. Grayling
- Narrated by: Mike Cooper
- Length: 6 hrs and 27 mins
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Can we human beings agree on a set of values which will allow us to confront the numerous threats that we and our planet face? Or will we continue our disagreements, rivalries, and antipathies, even as we collectively approach what, in the not impossible extreme, might be extinction? To answer these questions, A. C. Grayling considers the three most pressing challenges facing the world: climate change, technology, and justice.
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For the Good of the World
- Is Global Agreement on Global Challenges Possible?
- Narrated by: Mike Cooper
- Length: 6 hrs and 27 mins
- Release date: 29-03-22
- Language: English
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Thinking of Answers
- Questions in the Philosophy of Everyday Life
- By: A. C. Grayling
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 10 hrs and 23 mins
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In his acclaimed columns in the London Times and Prospect, A. C. Grayling often responds to provocative questions posed by editors and readers. These questions serve as the basis for the essays in Thinking of Answers, among them searching examinations of the following: Are human beings especially prone to self-deception? If beauty existed only in the eye of the beholder, would that make it an unimportant quality? Are human rights political? And more.
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How to open your mind
- By Seayeaitch on 29-04-16
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Thinking of Answers
- Questions in the Philosophy of Everyday Life
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 10 hrs and 23 mins
- Release date: 09-03-13
- Language: English
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The Meaning of Things
- By: A.C. Grayling
- Narrated by: A.C. Grayling
- Length: 3 hrs and 38 mins
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Thinking about life, what it means and what it holds in store does not have to be a despondent experience, but rather can be enlightening and uplifting. A life truly worth living is one that is informed and considered so a degree of philosophical insight into the inevitabilities of the human condition is inherently important and such an approach will help us to deal with real personal dilemmas.
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Exactly what it claims to be
- By Alasdair on 19-06-11
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The Meaning of Things
- Narrated by: A.C. Grayling
- Length: 3 hrs and 38 mins
- Release date: 15-08-06
- Language: English
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The Good State
- On the Principles of Democracy
- By: A. C. Grayling
- Narrated by: Julian Elfer
- Length: 6 hrs and 25 mins
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A. C. Grayling makes the case for a clear, consistent, principled, and written constitution, and sets out the reforms necessary - among them addressing the imbalance of power between government and Parliament, imposing fixed terms for MPs, introducing proportional representation, and lowering the voting age to 16 (the age at which you can marry, gamble, join the army, and must pay taxes if you work) - to ensure the intentions of such a constitution could not be subverted or ignored.
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Flawed discussion for the losers
- By Amazon Customer on 30-04-23
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The Good State
- On the Principles of Democracy
- Narrated by: Julian Elfer
- Length: 6 hrs and 25 mins
- Release date: 25-08-20
- Language: English
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Who Owns the Moon?
- In Defense of Humanity's Common Interests in Space
- By: A.C. Grayling
- Narrated by: Kris Dyer
- Length: 4 hrs and 50 mins
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The moon contains a wealth of natural resources. So, as the Earth's supplies have begun to dwindle, it is no surprise that the world's superpowers and wealthiest corporations have turned their eyes to the stars. As this new Space Race begins, A.C. Grayling asks: who, if anyone, owns the moon? Or Mars? Or other bodies in near space? And what do those superpowers and corporations owe to Planet Earth and its inhabitants as a whole?
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Who Owns the Moon?
- In Defense of Humanity's Common Interests in Space
- Narrated by: Kris Dyer
- Length: 4 hrs and 50 mins
- Release date: 27-06-24
- Language: English
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