Enlightenment Philosophy

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    • The Pursuit of Happiness, 1680-1790
    • By: Ritchie Robertson
    • Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
    • Length: 40 hrs and 9 mins
    • Release date: 02-23-21
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 267 ratings
    • This magisterial history - sure to become the definitive work on the subject - recasts the Enlightenment as a period not solely consumed with rationale and reason, but rather as a pursuit of practical means to achieve greater human happiness....

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    • The Science and Philosophy of Meditation and Enlightenment
    • By: Robert Wright
    • Narrated by: Fred Sanders
    • Length: 10 hrs and 29 mins
    • Release date: 08-08-17
    • Language: English
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    • From one of America's greatest minds, a journey through psychology, philosophy, and lots of meditation to show how Buddhism holds the key to moral clarity and enduring happiness....

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    • The Complete Guide to the Great Revolutionary Philosophers, Including René Descartes, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Immanuel Kant, and David Hume
    • By: Jane O'Grady
    • Narrated by: Mabel Clements
    • Length: 7 hrs and 46 mins
    • Release date: 01-03-22
    • Language: English
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    • From Descartes' famous line "I think, therefore I am" to Kant's fascinating discussions of morality, the thinkers of the Enlightenment have helped to shape the modern world....

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    • The Rise of Modern Philosophy
    • By: Anthony Gottlieb
    • Narrated by: Anthony Gottlieb
    • Length: 10 hrs and 3 mins
    • Release date: 11-01-16
    • Language: English
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    • In The Dream of Enlightenment, Anthony Gottlieb expertly navigates a second great explosion of thought, taking us to northern Europe in the wake of its wars of religion....

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    • By: Andrew S. Curran
    • Narrated by: Paul Boehmer
    • Length: 13 hrs and 18 mins
    • Release date: 07-24-19
    • Language: English
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    • Denis Diderot is often associated with the decades-long battle to bring the world's first comprehensive Encyclopedie into existence. But his most daring writing took place in the shadows....

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    • Central Asia's Golden Age from the Arab Conquest to Tamerlane
    • By: S. Frederick Starr
    • Narrated by: Kevin Stillwell
    • Length: 25 hrs and 16 mins
    • Release date: 10-12-13
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 503 ratings
    • Lost Enlightenment chronicles this forgotten age of achievement, seeks to explain its rise, and explores the competing theories about the cause of its eventual demise....

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    • Teaching, Practice, and Enlightenment
    • By: Roshi Philip Kapleau
    • Narrated by: Sean Runnette
    • Length: 14 hrs and 27 mins
    • Release date: 08-15-17
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 419 ratings
    • In this classic work of spiritual guidance, the founder of the Rochester Zen Center presents a comprehensive overview of Zen Buddhism....

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    • Selected Writings on Enlightenment
    • By: Aldous Huxley
    • Narrated by: Julian Elfer
    • Length: 7 hrs and 1 min
    • Release date: 10-29-19
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 88 ratings
    • In this anthology of 26 essays and other writings, Huxley discusses the nature of God, enlightenment, being, good and evil, religion, eternity, and the divine. Huxley consistently examined the spiritual basis of both the individual and human society....

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    • The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress
    • By: Steven Pinker
    • Narrated by: Arthur Morey
    • Length: 19 hrs and 49 mins
    • Release date: 02-13-18
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 7,205 ratings
    • The follow-up to Pinker's groundbreaking The Better Angels of Our Nature presents the big picture of human progress: People are living longer, healthier, freer, and happier lives....

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    • The Rise of Modern Philosophy
    • By: Anthony Gottlieb
    • Narrated by: Derek Perkins
    • Length: 10 hrs and 39 mins
    • Release date: 08-30-16
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 220 ratings
    • In The Dream of Enlightenment, Anthony Gottlieb expertly navigates a second great explosion of thought, taking us to northern Europe in the wake of its wars of religion....

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    • By: Margaret Jacob
    • Narrated by: Elizabeth Wiley
    • Length: 10 hrs
    • Release date: 07-14-20
    • Language: English
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    • A majestic work of intellectual and cultural history, The Secular Enlightenment demonstrates how secular values and pursuits took hold of 18th-century Europe, spilled into the American colonies, and left their lasting imprint on the Western world for generations to come....

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    • Simple Meditation Exercises for Health, Well-Being, and Enlightenment (Buddhayana Series, VII)
    • By: Tulku Thondup, Daniel Goleman - foreword
    • Narrated by: Elijah Alexander
    • Length: 6 hrs and 40 mins
    • Release date: 12-09-14
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 217 ratings
    • This book is an invitation to awaken the healing power of mind through inspiring images and sounds, mindful movements, and positive perceptions....

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    • Ideas, Revolution, and Democratic Defeat, 1748-1830
    • By: Jonathan I. Israel
    • Narrated by: James Cameron Stewart
    • Length: 60 hrs and 58 mins
    • Release date: 12-14-21
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 12 ratings
    • The Enlightenment That Failed explores the growing rift between those Enlightenment trends and initiatives that appealed exclusively to elites and those aspiring to enlighten all of society by raising mankind's awareness, freedoms, and educational level generally....

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    • How the Enlightenment Transformed Our World
    • By: James MacGregor Burns
    • Narrated by: Norman Dietz
    • Length: 14 hrs and 33 mins
    • Release date: 10-29-13
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 18 ratings
    • In this engaging history, James MacGregor Burns brings to vivid life the two-hundred-year conflagration of the Enlightenment....

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    • The Nature of Reality
    • By: Farid Mostamand
    • Narrated by: Virtual Voice
    • Length: 6 hrs and 15 mins
    • Release date: 07-22-24
    • Language: English
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    • Embark on an enlightening journey with "Rumi Meets Quantum Physics," where the timeless wisdom of Rumi intertwines with the revolutionary insights ...

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    • And Why It Still Matters
    • By: Anthony Pagden
    • Narrated by: Robert Blumenfeld
    • Length: 16 hrs and 24 mins
    • Release date: 02-07-14
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 126 ratings
    • One of our most renowned and brilliant historians takes a fresh look at the revolutionary intellectual movement that laid the foundation for the modern world....

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    • Teachings to Cultivate Courage and Awareness in the Midst of Suffering
    • By: Pema Chödrön
    • Narrated by: Pema Chodron
    • Length: 8 hrs and 6 mins
    • Release date: 10-30-06
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 1,344 ratings
    • On Bodhisattva Mind, Chödrön examines sheshin, or "guarding alertness", and the other qualities of mind we need to develop on the path to enlightenment....

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