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Discourse on the Method by Rene Descartes

Discourse on the Method: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Discourse on the Method audiobook runs 2.6 hours unabridged, narrated by Gil Anders (about 1.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

2.6listening hrs
Lessons in Philosophystore shelf
2019released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 2.6 hours of listening.

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2 hours / day2 days
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What our data says

  • At 2.6 hours, it is shorter than 69% of the 4,248 Lessons in Philosophy 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

Discourse on the Method is an audiobook by Rene Descartes: a 2.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Gil Anders, released September 9, 2019, on the Lessons in Philosophy shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
2.6 hrs
Narrated by
Gil Anders
Released
September 9, 2019
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Lessons in Philosophy
ISBN
9781094215723

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Discourse on the Method audiobook?

Discourse on the Method runs 2.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 1.7 hours.

Is the Discourse on the Method audiobook free?

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Who narrates Discourse on the Method?

Discourse on the Method is narrated by Gil Anders.