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Leviathan: or The Matter, Form, and Power of a Commonwealth, Ecclesiastical and Civil by Thomas Hobbes

Leviathan: or The Matter, Form, and Power of a Commonwealth, Ecclesiastical and Civil: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Leviathan: or The Matter, Form, and Power of a Commonwealth, Ecclesiastical and Civil audiobook runs 23.3 hours unabridged, narrated by James Adams (about 15.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

23.3listening hrs
Lessons in Philosophystore shelf
2011released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 23.3 hours of listening.

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30 min / day47 days
1 hour / day24 days
2 hours / day12 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×16 days

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What our data says

  • At 23.3 hours, it runs longer than 98% of the 4,248 Lessons in Philosophy audiobooks in our catalog.

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About this listen

Leviathan: or The Matter, Form, and Power of a Commonwealth, Ecclesiastical and Civil is an audiobook by Thomas Hobbes: a 23.3-hour unabridged recording, read by James Adams, released July 21, 2011, on the Lessons in Philosophy shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
23.3 hrs
Narrated by
James Adams
Released
July 21, 2011
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Lessons in Philosophy
ISBN
9781483076683

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Leviathan: or The Matter, Form, and Power of a Commonwealth, Ecclesiastical and Civil audiobook?

Leviathan: or The Matter, Form, and Power of a Commonwealth, Ecclesiastical and Civil runs 23.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 15.5 hours.

Is the Leviathan: or The Matter, Form, and Power of a Commonwealth, Ecclesiastical and Civil audiobook free?

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Who narrates Leviathan: or The Matter, Form, and Power of a Commonwealth, Ecclesiastical and Civil?

Leviathan: or The Matter, Form, and Power of a Commonwealth, Ecclesiastical and Civil is narrated by James Adams.

Is Leviathan: or The Matter, Form, and Power of a Commonwealth, Ecclesiastical and Civil worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 15.5 hours, saving 7.8 hours.