Socrates: A Man for Our Times: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Socrates: A Man for Our Times audiobook runs 4.7 hours unabridged, narrated by John Curless (about 3.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
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Based on 4.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
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| 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 4.7 hours, it is shorter than 79% of the 5,224 History & Culture audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by John Curless
John Curless narrates 74 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,017 hours in all.
About as long, on the History & Culture shelf
243 History & Culture 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
Socrates: A Man for Our Times is an audiobook by Paul Johnson: a 4.7-hour unabridged recording, read by John Curless, released October 13, 2011, on the History & Culture shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 4.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- John Curless
- Released
- October 13, 2011
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- History & Culture
- ISBN
- 9781461847069
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Socrates: A Man for Our Times audiobook?
Socrates: A Man for Our Times runs 4.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.1 hours.
Is the Socrates: A Man for Our Times audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Socrates: A Man for Our Times?
Socrates: A Man for Our Times is narrated by John Curless.