The Meaning of Human Existence: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Meaning of Human Existence runs 5.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Jonathan Hogan (about 3.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
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Based on 5.1 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 11 days |
| 1 hour / day | 6 days |
| 2 hours / day | 3 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 4 days |
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What our data says
- At 5.1 hours, it runs longer than 52% of the 4,248 Lessons in Philosophy audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Jonathan Hogan
Jonathan Hogan narrates 38 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 340 hours in all.
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About as long, on the Lessons in Philosophy shelf
328 Lessons in Philosophy 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 Meaning of Human Existence is an audiobook by Edward O. Wilson: a 5.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Jonathan Hogan, released October 6, 2014, on the Lessons in Philosophy shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 5.1 hrs
- Narrated by
- Jonathan Hogan
- Released
- October 6, 2014
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Lessons in Philosophy
- ISBN
- 9781490627915
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Meaning of Human Existence as an audiobook?
The Meaning of Human Existence runs 5.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.4 hours.
Is The Meaning of Human Existence free as an audiobook?
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Who narrates The Meaning of Human Existence?
The Meaning of Human Existence is narrated by Jonathan Hogan.