On the Social Contract: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the On the Social Contract audiobook runs 5 hours unabridged, narrated by Erik Sandvold (about 3.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 10 days |
| 1 hour / day | 5 days |
| 2 hours / day | 3 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 4 days |
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What our data says
- At 5 hours, it runs longer than 51% of the 4,248 Lessons in Philosophy audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Erik Sandvold
Erik Sandvold narrates 4 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 24 hours in all.
About as long, on the Lessons in Philosophy shelf
309 Lessons in Philosophy audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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
On the Social Contract is an audiobook by Jean-Jacques Rousseau: a 5-hour unabridged recording, read by Erik Sandvold, released July 8, 2009, on the Lessons in Philosophy shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Erik Sandvold
- Released
- July 8, 2009
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Lessons in Philosophy
- ISBN
- 9781481553230
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the On the Social Contract audiobook?
On the Social Contract runs 5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.4 hours.
Is the On the Social Contract audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates On the Social Contract?
On the Social Contract is narrated by Erik Sandvold.