Buddha, Socrates and Us: Ethical Living in Uncertain Times: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Buddha, Socrates and Us: Ethical Living in Uncertain Times audiobook runs 11.7 hours unabridged, narrated by Stephen Batchelor (about 7.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 24 days |
| 1 hour / day | 12 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 days |
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What our data says
- At 11.7 hours, it runs longer than 90% of the 4,755 World Religions audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Stephen Batchelor
Stephen Batchelor narrates 6 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 58 hours in all.
About as long, on the World Religions shelf
214 World Religions audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
Buddha, Socrates and Us: Ethical Living in Uncertain Times is an audiobook by Stephen Batchelor: a 11.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Stephen Batchelor, released August 26, 2025, on the World Religions and Lessons in Philosophy shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- Stephen Batchelor
- Released
- August 26, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- World Religions, Lessons in Philosophy
- ISBN
- 9780300286564
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Buddha, Socrates and Us: Ethical Living in Uncertain Times audiobook?
Buddha, Socrates and Us: Ethical Living in Uncertain Times runs 11.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.8 hours.
Is the Buddha, Socrates and Us: Ethical Living in Uncertain Times audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Buddha, Socrates and Us: Ethical Living in Uncertain Times?
Buddha, Socrates and Us: Ethical Living in Uncertain Times is narrated by Stephen Batchelor.
Is Buddha, Socrates and Us: Ethical Living in Uncertain Times worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.8 hours, saving 3.9 hours.