Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia by Samuel Johnson ~ Full Audiobook [philosophy]

Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia by Samuel Johnson audiobook.

Genre: philosophy

Samuel Johnson's Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia follows a young prince raised in the sheltered luxury of the Happy Valley, a paradise designed to keep royal heirs content and obedient until they are called to rule. Yet Rasselas finds that comfort alone cannot quiet his restless mind. Longing to understand how people truly live, and what kind of life leads to lasting happiness, he escapes with his thoughtful sister Nekayah, her attendant Pekuah, and the wise poet Imlac. Their journey carries them through cities, courts, monasteries, and private homes, where they meet philosophers, scholars, rulers, hermits, and lovers, each offering a different answer to the problem of how one ought to live. Part travel narrative, part moral inquiry, the book turns every encounter into a sharp and often moving examination of ambition, wealth, learning, pleasure, solitude, and grief. Rather than offering easy comfort, Johnson creates a reflective and humane story about the gap between human hopes and human experience, asking whether any earthly condition can fully satisfy the heart.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:29:55) Chapter 02

(00:47:40) Chapter 03

(01:04:32) Chapter 04

(01:34:06) Chapter 05

(01:57:04) Chapter 06

(02:15:40) Chapter 07

(02:30:20) Chapter 08

(02:49:35) Chapter 09

(03:03:07) Chapter 10

(03:20:32) Chapter 11

(03:32:47) Chapter 12

(03:56:37) Chapter 13

(04:21:11) Chapter 14

(04:37:58) Chapter 15

(04:53:14) Chapter 16

(05:17:06) Chapter 17

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