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Descartes: A Very Short Introduction by Tom Sorell

Descartes: A Very Short Introduction: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Descartes: A Very Short Introduction audiobook runs 3.6 hours unabridged, narrated by Barbara Edelman (about 2.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

3.6listening hrs
History & Culturestore shelf
2021released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

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What our data says

  • At 3.6 hours, it is shorter than 84% of the 5,224 History & Culture audiobooks in our catalog.

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

Descartes: A Very Short Introduction is an audiobook by Tom Sorell: a 3.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Barbara Edelman, released May 31, 2021, on the History & Culture and Lessons in Philosophy shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
3.6 hrs
Narrated by
Barbara Edelman
Released
May 31, 2021
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
History & Culture, Lessons in Philosophy
ISBN
9781666114249

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Descartes: A Very Short Introduction audiobook?

Descartes: A Very Short Introduction runs 3.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 2.4 hours.

Is the Descartes: A Very Short Introduction audiobook free?

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Who narrates Descartes: A Very Short Introduction?

Descartes: A Very Short Introduction is narrated by Barbara Edelman.