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The Critique of Pure Reason by Immanuel Kant

The Critique of Pure Reason: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Critique of Pure Reason runs 26.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by LibriVox Volunteers (about 17.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

26.2listening hrs
Non-Fictionstore shelf
2016released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 26.2 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Critique of Pure Reason at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day53 days
1 hour / day27 days
2 hours / day14 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×18 days

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 26.2 hours, it runs longer than 99% of the 39,028 Non-Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

Other recordings

  • The 2024 recording read by Liam Johnson runs 5.6 hours shorter (20.5 hours).
  • The 2022 recording read by Peter Wickham runs 1 hours shorter (25.2 hours).
  • The 2021 recording read by Michael Lunts runs 1.5 hours longer (27.6 hours).

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 Critique of Pure Reason is an audiobook by Immanuel Kant: a 26.2-hour unabridged recording, read by LibriVox Volunteers, released January 1, 2016, on the Non-Fiction shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
26.2 hrs
Narrated by
LibriVox Volunteers
Released
January 1, 2016
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Non-Fiction

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Critique of Pure Reason as an audiobook?

The Critique of Pure Reason runs 26.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 17.4 hours.

Is The Critique of Pure Reason free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Critique of Pure Reason?

The Critique of Pure Reason is narrated by LibriVox Volunteers.

Is The Critique of Pure Reason worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 17.4 hours, saving 8.7 hours.