Length35m
About this audiobook
Examine the mysterious source of artistic inspiration in this short but significant dialogue where Socrates questions a celebrated rhapsode about his craft. The discussion probes whether the poet's ability comes from technical knowledge and skill or from a form of divine madness that bypasses rational thought. Plato suggests that artists are merely vessels for the gods, lacking true understanding of the subjects they perform. It is a compelling exploration of the ancient quarrel between poetry and philosophy, questioning the authority of creative genius.
Audiobook details
GenrePhilosophy
Length35 mins
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FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJan 26, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Ion: Plato
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The RepublicPlato13h 29m$21 · $0.00
SymposiumPlato3h 26m$1.20 · $0.00
The LawsPlato15h 8m$16 · $0.00
The ApologyPlato1h 7m$21 · $0.00
TheaetetusPlato3h 33m$1.80 · $0.00
MenoPlato1h 29m$1.80 · $0.00
ProtagorasPlato3h 3m$1.80 · $0.00
CritoPlato35m$1.80 · $0.00
ParmenidesPlato4h 9m$1.80 · $0.00
PhaedoPlato2h 56m$1.80 · $0.00
SymposiumPlato3h 24m$1.80 · $0.00
LachesPlato1h 7m$1.80 · $0.00
Platons GastmahlPlato2h 24m$2.30 · $0.00
CritiasPlato43m$1.80 · $0.00
TimaeusPlato3h 25m$1.80 · $0.00
EuthyphroPlato46m$1.80 · $0.00
The Complete PlatoPlato74h 16m$1.80 · $0.00
GorgiasPlato4h 1m$1.80 · $0.00
The RepublicPlato21h 23m$1.80 · $0.00
WitnessAriel Burger8h 1m$20 · $0.00
Feeling Is The SecretNeville Goddard44m5.0 (1)$2 · $0.00
The Way to a Beautiful WorldJames Norbury44m$9 · $0.00
The Magic PresenceGodfré Ray King10h 21m$1.20 · $0.00
The Practicing StoicWard Farnsworth9h 56m$20
Moral Letters to LuciliusLucius Annaeus Seneca24h 35m$0.99 · $0.00
Lessons in TruthH. Emilie Cady3h 50m$20 · $0.00
The Complete Essays of Montaigne (Annotated)Michel de Montaigne46h 47m$0.99 · $0.00
THE THREE CRITIQUES: The Critique of Pure Reason, The Critique of Practical Reason & The Critique of JudgmentImmanuel Kant46h 10m$1 · $0.00
The LawFrédéric Bastiat2h 7m$10
IlluminationsWalter Benjamin10h 12m$20 · $0.00
That Bird Has My WingsJarvis Jay Masters9h 49m$29 · $0.00
Tâo Teh KingLaozi2h 34m$2 · $0.00
Letters That Have Helped MeWilliam Quan Judge6h 15m$1.20 · $0.00
Buddhist Boot CampTimber Hawkeye2h 39m$18 · $0.00
The DhammapadaFriedrich Max Müller1h 30m$15
Change Your MindRJ Spina7h 5m$17
Enchiridion & The Discourses of Epictetus (Annotated)Arrian Epictetus18h 9m$2 · $0.00
SUMMA THEOLOGICAThomas Aquinas285h 28m$1 · $0.00
The Meditations of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius AntoninusEmperor of Rome Marcus Aurelius5h 41m$1 · $0.00
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