Metaphysics
Aristotle’s “Metaphysics” is a profound and complex work that deals with the nature of reality, being, and existence. It is considered one of his most important philosophical texts and is often referred to as the first major work of metaphysics in Western philosophy.
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Aristotle was an ancient Greek philosopher and polymath, a student of Plato and tutor to Alexander the Great. His writings on ethics, politics, logic, and poetics · including the Nicomachean Ethics and Poetics · shaped Western thought for centuries.
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Listen to Metaphysics by Aristotle free online. The full audiobook (16 hr 3 min, 32 chapters, read by Geoffrey Edwards) streams free on this page.
Metaphysics (1857) is a public domain work.
| # | Chapter | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Book I Chapters 1-3 | 29:31 | |
| 2 | Book I Chapters 4-7 | 30:59 | |
| 3 | Book I Chapters 8-9 | 35:46 | |
| 4 | Book I (the Less) Chapters 1-3 | 14:16 | |
| 5 | Book II Chapters 1-3 | 29:53 | |
| 6 | Book II Chapters 4-6 | 28:31 | |
| 7 | Book III Chapters 1-3 | 22:30 | |
| 8 | Book III Chapter 4 | 23:56 | |
| 9 | Book III Chapters 5-8 | 30:17 | |
| 10 | Book IV Chapters 1-6 | 33:24 | |
| 11 | Book IV Chapters 7-15 | 36:47 | |
| 12 | Book IV Chapters 16-30 | 32:46 | |
| 13 | Book V Chapters 1-4 | 22:57 | |
| 14 | Book VI Chapters 1-5 | 26:22 | |
| 15 | Book VI Chapters 6-9 | 27:43 | |
| 16 | Book VI Chapters 10-12 | 28:16 | |
| 17 | Book VI Chapters 13-17 | 29:06 | |
| 18 | Book VII Chapters 1-6 | 32:44 | |
| 19 | Book VIII Chapters 1-7 | 35:26 | |
| 20 | Book VIII Chapters 8-10 | 24:58 | |
| 21 | Book IX Chapters 1-4 | 32:29 | |
| 22 | Book IX Chapters 5-10 | 29:07 | |
| 23 | Book X Chapters 1-5 | 31:29 | |
| 24 | Book X Chapters 6-9 | 38:31 | |
| 25 | Book X Chapters 10-12 | 27:58 | |
| 26 | Book XI Chapters 1-6 | 32:04 | |
| 27 | Book XI Chapters 7-10 | 39:49 | |
| 28 | Book XII Chapters 1-4 | 33:45 | |
| 29 | Book XII Chapters 5-7 | 28:01 | |
| 30 | Book XII Chapters 8-10 | 36:49 | |
| 31 | Book XIII Chapters 1-3 | 33:05 | |
| 32 | Book XIII Chapters 4-6 | 24:01 |
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