The Cave and the Light: Plato Versus Aristotle, and the Struggle for the Soul of Western Civilization: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Cave and the Light: Plato Versus Aristotle, and the Struggle for the Soul of Western Civilization runs 25.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Paul Hecht (about 17 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
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Based on 25.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 51 days |
| 1 hour / day | 26 days |
| 2 hours / day | 13 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 17 days |
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What our data says
- At 25.5 hours, it runs longer than 97% of the 7,179 World audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Paul Hecht
Paul Hecht narrates 75 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 941 hours in all.
About as long, on the World shelf
151 World 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
The Cave and the Light: Plato Versus Aristotle, and the Struggle for the Soul of Western Civilization is an audiobook by Arthur Herman: a 25.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Paul Hecht, released November 29, 2013, on the World and Lessons in Philosophy shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 25.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Paul Hecht
- Released
- November 29, 2013
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- World, Lessons in Philosophy
- ISBN
- 9781470379537
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Cave and the Light: Plato Versus Aristotle, and the Struggle for the Soul of Western Civilization as an audiobook?
The Cave and the Light: Plato Versus Aristotle, and the Struggle for the Soul of Western Civilization runs 25.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 17 hours.
Is The Cave and the Light: Plato Versus Aristotle, and the Struggle for the Soul of Western Civilization free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Cave and the Light: Plato Versus Aristotle, and the Struggle for the Soul of Western Civilization?
The Cave and the Light: Plato Versus Aristotle, and the Struggle for the Soul of Western Civilization is narrated by Paul Hecht.
Is The Cave and the Light: Plato Versus Aristotle, and the Struggle for the Soul of Western Civilization worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 17 hours, saving 8.5 hours.