Category Archives: Modern

Audiobook: Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus (Version 2)

The Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus is the only book published by Ludwig Wittgenstein. Any summary would frankly

Audiobook: Genealogy of Morals

In 1887, with the view of amplifying and completing certain new doctrines which he had

Audiobook: World as Will and Idea, Vol. 3 of 3

In this work, Schopenhauer explains his fundamental idea that at the root of the reality

Audiobook: How We Think

A book written by an American education philosopher in which he proposed “This scientific attitude

Audiobook: Path to Prosperity (version 2)

James Allen (1864 – 1912) was a philosopher and a pioneer of New Thought movement.

Audiobook: Essays Before a Sonata

Some philosophical studies in relation to the ideas of Emerson, Thoreau, Hawthorne. Although the sonata

Audiobook: Logic of Hegel

This is the William Wallace translation of the first part of Hegel’s Encyclopedia of the

Audiobook: New Idealism

The genius of May Sinclair lies in her brilliant bridging of the Victorian and the

Audiobook: Anthropology

Immanuel Kant gave a series of lectures on anthropology 1772-1773, 1795-1796 at the University of

Audiobook: On Propositions: What They Are and How They Mean

In this piece, Bertrand Russell offers an account of propositions. This essay has been widely

Audiobook: Human, All Too Human: A Book For Free Spirits, Part I

“Human, all-too-Human, is the monument of a crisis. It is entitled: ‘A book for free

Audiobook: Intermediate Sex: A Study of Some Transitional Types of Men and Women

Written in 1908 by socialist critic and gay rights activist Edward Carpenter, The Intermediate Sex

Audiobook: Human Nature and Conduct – Part 4 Conclusion

John Dewey, an early 20th Century American philosopher, psychologist, educational theorist. This project encompasses Part

Audiobook: Philosophical Essays

Six out of seven essays appearing here were reprinted from other publications; indeed, this 1910

Audiobook: Service

An essay in three parts written in July 1840. “Human life is his topic, and

Audiobook: History of Modern Philosophy

This book is a brief, but cogent discussion of Western philosophy– from Francis Bacon and

Audiobook: Chronicles of Canada Volume 03 – Founder of New France: A Chronicle of Champlain

For Canada, Champlain is not alone a heroic explorer of the seventeenth century, but the

Audiobook: Chronicles of Canada Volume 04 – Jesuit Missions: A Chronicle of the Cross in the Wilderness

These little books were designed to cover Canadian history in a scholarly and readable fashion.

Audiobook: Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysic of Morals

The Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysic of Morals, also known as The Groundwork of the

Audiobook: Chronicles of Canada Volume 05 – Seigneurs of Old Canada: A Chronicle of New World Feudalism

It was during one of her proud and prosperous eras that France began her task

Audiobook: Chronicles of Canada Volume 06 – The Great Intendant: A Chronicle of Jean Talon in Canada 1665-1672

Talon worked closely with lieutenant-general Prouville de Tracy to achieve the surrender of the Iroquois

Audiobook: Chronicles of Canada Volume 07 – The Fighting Governer: A Chronicle of Frontenac

The Canada to which Frontenac came in 1672 was no longer the infant colony it

Audiobook: Chronicles of Canada Volume 08 – Great Fortress: A Chronicle of Louisbourg 1720-1760

Louisbourg was no mere isolated stronghold which could be lost or won without affecting the

Audiobook: Short History of the United States

Channing’s best known work, A History of the United States, is regarded as one of

Audiobook: History of the United States, Vol. IV: The West and Jacksonian Democracy

Charles Beard was the most influential American historian of the early 20th century. He published

Audiobook: Chronicles of Canada Volume 09 – The Acadian Exiles: A Chronicle of the Land of Evangeline

The name Acadia, which we now associate with a great tragedy of history and song,

Audiobook: History of the United States, Vol. V: Sectional Conflict & Reconstruction

Charles Beard was the most influential American historian of the early 20th century. He published

Audiobook: Chronicles of Canada Volume 10 – A Chronicle of Montcalm

Montcalm is, of course, a very prominent character in every history of New France. This

Audiobook: Chronicles of Canada Volume 12 – The Father of British Canada; A Chronicle of Carleton

Carleton’s first eight years as governor of Canada were almost entirely occupied with civil administration.

Audiobook: Popular History of Ireland, Book 07

Thomas D’Arcy McGee was an Irish refugee and a father of the Canadian confederation. His