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Reasons and Persons by Derek Parfit

Reasons and Persons: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Reasons and Persons audiobook runs 29.3 hours unabridged, narrated by Peter Batchelor (about 19.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

29.3listening hrs
Lessons in Philosophystore shelf
2021released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 29.3 hours of listening.

Days to finish Reasons and Persons at common listening paces
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30 min / day59 days
1 hour / day30 days
2 hours / day15 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×20 days

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What our data says

  • At 29.3 hours, it runs longer than 99% 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

Reasons and Persons is an audiobook by Derek Parfit: a 29.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Peter Batchelor, released March 8, 2021, on the Lessons in Philosophy shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
29.3 hrs
Narrated by
Peter Batchelor
Released
March 8, 2021
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Lessons in Philosophy
ISBN
9798350827286

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Reasons and Persons audiobook?

Reasons and Persons runs 29.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 19.5 hours.

Is the Reasons and Persons audiobook free?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates Reasons and Persons?

Reasons and Persons is narrated by Peter Batchelor.

Is Reasons and Persons worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 19.5 hours, saving 9.8 hours.