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The Socratic Dialogues: Early Period: Volume 1: The Apology, Crito, Charmides, Laches, Lysis, Menexenus, Ion by Benjamin Jowett, Plato

The Socratic Dialogues: Early Period: Volume 1: The Apology, Crito, Charmides, Laches, Lysis, Menexenus, Ion: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Socratic Dialogues: Early Period: Volume 1: The Apology, Crito, Charmides, Laches, Lysis, Menexenus, Ion runs 6.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Laurence Kennedy and David Rintoul (about 4.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

6.5listening hrs
Lessons in Philosophystore shelf
2017released
Free for new listeners

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What our data says

  • At 6.5 hours, it is shorter than 53% of all 409,794 English-language audiobooks in our catalog.

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About this listen

The Socratic Dialogues: Early Period: Volume 1: The Apology, Crito, Charmides, Laches, Lysis, Menexenus, Ion is an audiobook by Benjamin Jowett and Plato: a 6.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Laurence Kennedy and David Rintoul, released October 16, 2017, on the Lessons in Philosophy shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
6.5 hrs
Narrated by
Laurence Kennedy, David Rintoul
Released
October 16, 2017
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Lessons in Philosophy
ISBN
9781004133246

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Socratic Dialogues: Early Period: Volume 1: The Apology, Crito, Charmides, Laches, Lysis, Menexenus, Ion as an audiobook?

The Socratic Dialogues: Early Period: Volume 1: The Apology, Crito, Charmides, Laches, Lysis, Menexenus, Ion runs 6.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.4 hours.

Is The Socratic Dialogues: Early Period: Volume 1: The Apology, Crito, Charmides, Laches, Lysis, Menexenus, Ion free as an audiobook?

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Who narrates The Socratic Dialogues: Early Period: Volume 1: The Apology, Crito, Charmides, Laches, Lysis, Menexenus, Ion?

The Socratic Dialogues: Early Period: Volume 1: The Apology, Crito, Charmides, Laches, Lysis, Menexenus, Ion is narrated by Laurence Kennedy and David Rintoul.