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  Title: Politics Author: Aristotle Librivox Audiobook app Read by LibriVox Volunteers Aristotle’s Politics is one of the most influential works in political philosophy, providing a comprehensive analysis of government, citizenship, and the role of the state.  Written in the 4th century BCE, the book explores the nature of political communities, the various forms of government, and the principles that contribute to a just and stable society.  Aristotle’s observations remain relevant in discussions of democracy, monarchy, oligarchy, and the balance of power in governance.   The book is divided into eight sections, each addressing a different aspect of political life. Aristotle begins by defining the state as a natural institution that emerges from the need for humans to live together.  He argues that man is a “political animal” because people are naturally inclined to form communities, and the highest form of community is the polis, or city-state.  Unli...

  Title: Emile Author: Jean Jacques Rousseau Translated by Barbara Foxley Publisher: JM Dent & Sons, London Year published: 1950 444 pages Some interesting quotes from Emile: 1. To be honest I need not think myself infallible; my opinions, which seem to me true, may be so many lies; for what man is there who does not cling to his own beliefs; and how many men are agreed in everything? 2. We are far more in love with our own fancy than with the object of it. If we saw the object of our affections as it is, there would be no such thing as love. When we cease to love, the person we used to love remains unchanged, but we no longer see with the same eyes; the magic veil is drawn aside, and love disappears. 3. People who know little are usually great talkers, while men who know much say little. It is plain that an ignorant person thinks everything he does know important, and he tells it to everybody. But a well-educated man is not so ready to display his learning; he would have too m...

Title: The Memorable Thoughts of Socrates Author: Xenophon Librivox Audiobook app Read by LibriVox Volunteers Xenophon's best memorial of his old guide, philosopher, a friend in this work, in which Xenophon brought together in simple and direct form the views of life that had been made clear to himself by the teaching of Socrates. Xenophon is throughout opposing a plain tale to the false accusations against Socrates. He does not idealise, but he feels strongly, and he shows clearly the worth of the wisdom that touches atevery point the actual conduct of the lives of men. (Summary by Craig Campbell) (6 hr 15 min)