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The DIM Hypothesis: Why the Lights of the West Are Going Out by Leonard Peikoff

The DIM Hypothesis: Why the Lights of the West Are Going Out: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The DIM Hypothesis: Why the Lights of the West Are Going Out runs 17.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Robin Field (about 11.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

17.6listening hrs
Social Sciencestore shelf
2014released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 17.6 hours of listening.

Days to finish The DIM Hypothesis: Why the Lights of the West Are Going Out at common listening paces
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30 min / day36 days
1 hour / day18 days
2 hours / day9 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×12 days

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What our data says

  • At 17.6 hours, it runs longer than 97% of the 9,905 Social Science 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

The DIM Hypothesis: Why the Lights of the West Are Going Out is an audiobook by Leonard Peikoff: a 17.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Robin Field, released March 1, 2014, on the Social Science and Lessons in Philosophy shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
17.6 hrs
Narrated by
Robin Field
Released
March 1, 2014
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Social Science, Lessons in Philosophy
ISBN
9781483061818

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The DIM Hypothesis: Why the Lights of the West Are Going Out as an audiobook?

The DIM Hypothesis: Why the Lights of the West Are Going Out runs 17.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 11.7 hours.

Is The DIM Hypothesis: Why the Lights of the West Are Going Out free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The DIM Hypothesis: Why the Lights of the West Are Going Out?

The DIM Hypothesis: Why the Lights of the West Are Going Out is narrated by Robin Field.

Is The DIM Hypothesis: Why the Lights of the West Are Going Out worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 11.7 hours, saving 5.9 hours.