Audiobooks by Immanuel Kant

These works articulate the most fundamental principles of Kant's ethical and political worldview. What Is Enlightenment? (1784) and Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysics of Morals (1785) were written in the period between the American Revolution and the French Revolution. Taken together, they challenge all free people to think about the requirements for self-determination both in our individual lives and in our public and private institutions. Kant's Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysics of Morals is dedicated to the proposition that all people can know what we need to know to be honest, good, wise, and virtuous. The purpose of Kant's moral philosophy is to help us become aware of the principles that are already contained within us. Innocence and dependence must be replaced with wisdom and goodwill if we are to avoid being vulnerable and misguided. According to Kant, freedom of thought leads naturally to freedom of action. When that happens, governments begin to treat human beings not as machines but as persons with dignity. Immanuel Kant begins Toward Lasting Peace by contrasting the realism of practical politicians with the high-minded theories of philosophers who dream their sweet dreams. His opening line provides a grim reminder that the only alternative to finding a way to avoid the war of each against all is the lasting peace of the graveyard. The advent of total war and the development of nuclear weapons in the 20th century give Kant's reflections an urgency he could not have anticipated. Kant published this work in 1795, during the aftermath of the American Revolution and the French Revolution. The high hopes of the European Enlightenment had been dampened by the Reign of Terror in which tens of thousands of people died, and the perpetual cycle of war and temporary armistice seemed to be inescapable. Kant's essay is best known as an early articulation of the idea of a league of nations that could bring an end to all hostilities. Today, the United Nations continues to pursue that dream, but lasting peace still seems to be wishful thinking. © Agora Publications

Immanuel Kant (Author), Ray Childs (Narrator)

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Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysics of Morals

Immanuel Kant (Author), John Lee (Narrator)

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400 quotes of Modern Philosophy: Nietzsche, Kant, Kierkegaard & Schopenhauer

Become familiar with the most important modern philosophers, Friedrich Nietzsche, Emmanuel Kant, Soren Kierkegaard and Arthur Schopenhauer. These four figures have shaped the entirety of Western philosophy; delve deep into their works and thoughts with a selection of the essential quotes introducing their major ideas and delineating the structure of their work with clarity.

Arthur Schopenhauer, Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche, Immanuel Kant, Kant, Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Schopenhauer, Søren Kierkegaard (Author), Katie Haigh (Narrator)

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3500 citas ultimas: Colección las mejores citas

¿Le gusta descubrir a los autores a través de sus propias palabras, y llegar al núcleo de sus ideas de la manera más eficiente? Aquí hay una selección de citas de los más grandes pensadores que han caminado por la Tierra: Einstein, Platón, Spinoza, Schopenhauer, Dostoievski, Cicerón, Confucio, Sócrates, Nietzsche, Kant, Buda, Laozi, Leonardo da Vinci, Gandhi, Marco Aurelio, Martín Lutero Rey, Shakespeare, Proust, Jane Austen, Ana Frank, Antoine de Saint Exupéry, Napoleón Bonaparte, Winston Churchill, Abraham Lincoln, Charles de Gaulle, Oscar Wilde,Voltaire, Charles Louis de Montesquieu, Soren Kierkegaard, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry-David Thoreau, Denis Diderot, Georg Christoph Lichtenberg, Nicolas de Chamfort, Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais. Aumente su conocimiento de nuestra cultura y deléitese con estos pensamientos esenciales de grandes figuras de nuestro tiempo y antes. Una gran cita puede encapsular una gran red de ideas, pensamientos, reflexiones, emociones en pocas palabras. Una excelente cita requiere que el lector se detenga a contemplar el verdadero significado y la poesía de unas pocas palabras. Las citas golpean fuerte en la esencia del ser humano, y la cita correcta puede ayudarnos a ver el significado invisible de las cosas.

Abraham Lincoln, Albert Einstein, Anne Frank, Antoine De Saint Exupéry, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Anton Chekov, Arthur Schopenhauer, Baruch Spinoza, Bouddha, Carl Jung, Charles De Gaulle, Charles Louis De Montesquieu, Cicero, Confucius, Denis Diderot, Emil Cioran, Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche, Gandhi, Georg Christoph Lichtenberg, Henry-David Thoreau, Immanuel Kant, Jane Austen, Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe, Laozi, Leonardo Da Vinci, Marcel Proust, Marcus Aurelius, Napoleon Bonaparte, Nicolas De Chamfort, Nicolas de Chamfort, Oscar Wilde, Pierre Augustin Caron De Beaumarchais, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Sir Winston Churchill, Soren Kierkegaard, Voltaire, William Shakespeare (Author), Benjamin Asnar (Narrator)

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Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals

This is a completely unabridged edition of Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals. You may also know this work as 'Foundations of the Metaphysics of Morals,' 'Grounding of the Metaphysics of Morals' or 'The Grounding for the Metaphysics of Morals.' Our rendition of this Classic has crisp, well-edited audio. We handcraft our sound to create the perfect listening experience. We only work with the most talented of narrators. If it's not great, it's not Orange Island Book Shop.. Our time-tested audio strategy creates a rich consistency and quality of audio that you're sure to notice. Please enjoy the read and enjoy the listen!

Immanuel Kant (Author), John H. Fehskens (Narrator)

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Kant’s Foundations of Ethics

These works articulate the most fundamental principles of Kant’s ethical and political world-view. 'What is Enlightenment?' (1784) and 'Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysics of Morals' (1785) challenge all free people to think about the requirements for self-determination both in our individual lives and in our public and private institutions. Kant’s 'Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysics of Morals' is dedicated to the proposition that all people can know what they need to know to be honest, good, wise, and virtuous. The purpose of Kant’s moral philosophy is to help us become aware of the principles that are already contained within us. Innocence and dependence must be replaced with wisdom and good will if we are to avoid being vulnerable and misguided. According to Kant, freedom of thought leads naturally to freedom of action. When that happens, governments begin to treat human beings, not as machines, but as persons with dignity. Immanuel Kant begins 'Toward Lasting Peace' by contrasting the realism of practical politicians with the high-minded theories of philosophers who 'dream their sweet dreams.' His opening line provides a grim reminder that the only alternative to finding a way to avoid the war of each against all is the lasting peace of the graveyard. The advent of total war and the development of nuclear weapons in the twentieth century give Kant’s reflections an urgency he could not have anticipated. Kant published this work in 1795, during the aftermath of the American Revolution and the French Revolution. The high hopes of the European Enlightenment had been dampened by the Reign of Terror in which tens of thousands of people died, and the perpetual cycle of war and temporary armistice seemed to be inescapable. Kant’s essay is best known as an early articulation of the idea of a league of nations that could bring 'an end to all hostilities.' Today The United Nations continues to pursue that dream, but lasting peace still seems to be wishful thinking.

Immanuel Kant (Author), Albert A. Anderson, Alberto De La Rocha, Alberto Ghiraldo (Narrator)

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Zum ewigen Frieden. Ein philosophischer Entwurf

Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) ist bis heute einer bedeutendsten Philosophen. Eine seiner bekanntesten Schriften ist, neben den großen Kritiken, sein spätes Werk 'Zum ewigen Frieden. Ein philosophischer Entwurf' (1795). Zu den vielfältigen Punkten, die in diesem philosophischen Essay in Gestalt eines Staatsvertrags behandelt werden, darin enthalten ein geheimer Artikel und ein umfangreicher Anhang, gehört nicht nur die Frage, wie Staaten untereinander dauerhaft Frieden sichern können oder was das Recht des gemeinschaftlichen Besitzes der Oberfläche der Erde als Kugelfläche bedeutet, sondern auch das Problem, warum die Republik der Demokratie oder der Aristokratie vorzuziehen sei. Die Artikel und der Anhang werden in diesem Audiobook in der Fassung der zweiten, erweiterten Auflage von 1796 gelesen, also mit dem 'Zweiten Zusatz: Geheimer Artikel zum ewigen Frieden'.

Immanuel Kant (Author), Patrick Beck (Narrator)

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Grundlegung zur Metaphysik der Sitten

Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) ist bis heute einer der bedeutendsten Philosophen. Die 'Grundlegung zur Metaphysik der Sitten' ist eine der wichtigsten Schriften Immanuel Kants. Sie wurde zum ersten Mal im Jahre 1785 gedruckt. Zahlreiche Nachdrucke belegen ihre Aktualität bis in die heutige Zeit. Hier stellt Kant eine wesentliche Regel für sittliches Handeln vor, den kategorischen Imperativ: „Handle nur nach derjenigen Maxime, durch die du zugleich wollen kannst, dass sie ein allgemeines Gesetz werde.“ Diese Regel entwickelt Kant nicht aus den menschlichen Erfahrungen, sondern aus der reinen Vernunft. Sie gilt für alle vernünftigen Wesen, nicht nur für Menschen. Die Folgen seiner Handlungen kann ein Mensch nicht vorhersehen. Wenn er nur um eines Ziels, der Folgen willen, handeln will, so wäre seine Handlung bloß ein Mittel. Immanuel Kant zeigt mit dem kategorischer Imperativ hingegen einen Maßstab für die menschlichen Handlungen, der unabhängig von den möglichen Folgen einer Handlung Geltung besitzt. Dieses Audiobook gibt die Gelegenheit, hörend Kants Entfaltung des kategorischen Imperativs nachzuvollziehen.

Immanuel Kant (Author), Patrick Beck (Narrator)

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Grounding for the Metaphysics of Morals

Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals (1785; German: Grundlegung zur Metaphysik der Sitten; also known as the Foundations of the Metaphysics of Morals, Grounding of the Metaphysics of Morals, and the Grounding for the Metaphysics of Morals) is the first of Immanuel Kant's mature works on moral philosophy and remains one of the most influential in the field. Kant conceives his investigation as a work of foundational ethics—one that clears the ground for future research by explaining the core concepts and principles of moral theory, and showing that they are normative for rational agents. Kant purposes to lay bare the fundamental principle of morality and show that it applies to us. Central to the work is the role of what Kant refers to as the categorical imperative, the concept that one must act only according to that precept which he or she would will to become a universal law. He provides a groundbreaking argument that the rightness of an action is determined by the principle that a person chooses to act upon. This stands in stark contrast to the moral sense theories and teleological moral theories that dominated moral philosophy at the time of Kant's career. The Groundwork is broken into a preface, followed by three sections. Kant's argument works from common reason up to the supreme unconditional law, in order to identify its existence. He then works backwards from there to prove the relevance and weight of the moral law. The book is famously obscure, and it is partly because of this that Kant later, in 1788, decided to publish the Critique of Practical Reason.

Immanuel Kant (Author), John Riddle (Narrator)

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What is Enlightenment?

In the modern era, we take the concept of Enlightenment for granted. The concepts of personal freedom, liberty and the ability to think for one-self have become a personal choice and fundamental to our everyday lives. Yet in 1784, when the essay was written, the concept of Enlightenment was an emerging idea and still a vague notion to most people. What is important for the modern listener in this essay is how Kant outlines those things that discourage enlightenment as well as those things that can enhance it on a personal and social level. The WIKIPEDIA link below provides a more detailed analysis of the essay, although the listener will appreciate how many of the issues defined by Kant are still relevant in today's world.

Immanuel Kant (Author), Michael Scott (Narrator)

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Classic Philosophical Works (Thus Spoke Zarathustra, The Apology of Socrates, Tao Te Ching...)

Playlist: Plato - The allegory of the cave Bertrand Russell - Appearance and Reality of The Problems of Philosophy Friedrich Nietzsche - Thus Spoke Zarathustra Herman Hesse - Siddhartha The Three Initiates - The Kybalion Leo Tolstoy - The Kingdom of God is within you Immanuel Kant - Answering the question: what is enlightenment? Lao Tzu - Tao Te Ching Plato - The Apology of Socrates

Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche, Herman Hesse, Immanuel Kant, Leo Tolstoy, Plato, Sun Tzu (Author), Bertrand Russell (Narrator)

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300 citas de filósofos idealistas: Colección las mejores citas

Familiarícese con las figuras esenciales de la filosofía idealista, desde Platón a Arthur Schopenhauer y a Immanuel Kant. Su trabajo ha dado forma a la totalidad de la filosofía occidental[AUTHOR| ] profundice en sus obras y pensamientos con una selección de las citas esenciales que introducen sus principales ideas y delinean la estructura de su trabajo con claridad.

Arthur Schopenhauer, Immanuel Kant, Plato (Author), Benjamin Asnar (Narrator)

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