The First Philosophers: The Presocratics and Sophists: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The First Philosophers: The Presocratics and Sophists runs 15.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Adrian Hobart (about 10.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 15.4 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 31 days |
| 1 hour / day | 16 days |
| 2 hours / day | 8 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 11 days |
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Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 15.4 hours, it runs longer than 94% of the 4,248 Lessons in Philosophy audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Adrian Hobart
Adrian Hobart narrates 30 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 290 hours in all.
About as long, on the Lessons in Philosophy shelf
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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 First Philosophers: The Presocratics and Sophists is an audiobook by Robin Waterfield: a 15.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Adrian Hobart, released September 12, 2023, on the Lessons in Philosophy shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 15.4 hrs
- Narrated by
- Adrian Hobart
- Released
- September 12, 2023
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Lessons in Philosophy
- ISBN
- 9798350811506
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The First Philosophers: The Presocratics and Sophists as an audiobook?
The First Philosophers: The Presocratics and Sophists runs 15.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 10.2 hours.
Is The First Philosophers: The Presocratics and Sophists free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The First Philosophers: The Presocratics and Sophists?
The First Philosophers: The Presocratics and Sophists is narrated by Adrian Hobart.
Is The First Philosophers: The Presocratics and Sophists worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 10.2 hours, saving 5.1 hours.