Foundations of Political Philosophy

This collection explores seminal works that have shaped political thought and philosophy. From ancient to modern times, these texts examine the nature of governance, individual rights, and the moral implications of political systems.

Progress and Poverty

par Henry George Lu par Tim Makarios 4.6
Progress and Poverty by Henry George explores the intricate relationship between economic progress and social inequality. Written in 1879, t…

On the Duty of Civil Disobedience

par Henry David Thoreau Lu par Bob Neufeld 4.7
Civil Disobedience (Resistance to Civil Government) is an essay by American transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau that was first published i…

The Spirit of Laws

par Montesquieu Lu par Benjamin Gittins 4.3
This audiobook covers Volume 1 (Books I to XIX) of "The Spirit of the Laws" (French: De "l'esprit des lois", also someti…

The Subjection of Women

par John Stuart Mill Lu par LibriVox Volunteers 4.8
The Subjection of Women is the title of an essay written by John Stuart Mill in 1869, possibly jointly with his wife Harriet Taylor Mill, st…

God and the State

par Mikhail Bakunin Lu par Carl Manchester 4.6
God and the State is Mikhail Bakunin's seminal exploration of the relationship between religion and authority, presenting a radical critique…

Considerations on Representative Government

par John Stuart Mill Lu par Bill Boerst 5
Mill's volume was published in 1861 as an argument favoring this form of governance. Mill covers what forms of government work best, includi…

The Anti-Federalist Papers

par Patrick Henry Lu par LibriVox Volunteers 4.8
During the period of debate over the ratification of the Constitution, numerous independent local speeches and articles were published all a…

Politics

par Aristotle Lu par LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
The Politics, by the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle, is one of the most influential texts in political philosophy. In it, Aristotle exp…

Capital: a critical analysis of capitalist production

par Karl Marx Lu par LibriVox Volunteers 3.9
Capital, Volume I is the first of three volumes in Karl Marx’s monumental work, Das Kapital, and the only volume to be published during his …

Leviathan

par Thomas Hobbes Lu par LibriVox Volunteers 4.6
Leviathan, or The Matter, Forme and Power of a Common Wealth Ecclesiasticall and Civil, commonly called Leviathan, is a book written in 1651…