The Story of Philosophy (Original Classic Edition): The Lives and Opinions of the Greater Philosophers: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Story of Philosophy (Original Classic Edition): The Lives and Opinions of the Greater Philosophers runs 19.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by David Markus (about 13.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 19.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
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| 30 min / day | 40 days |
| 1 hour / day | 20 days |
| 2 hours / day | 10 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 14 days |
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What our data says
- At 19.8 hours, it runs longer than 99% of the 26,666 Self-Development audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by David Markus
David Markus narrates 7 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 169 hours in all.
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- The Story of Philosophy, Deluxe Edition, The Lives and Opinions of the Greater Philosophers, with The Age of Faith: Includes Bonus Book The Age of Faith: The Climax of Christianity 1095-1300, From the Crusades through Dante
- Is the Commission Still Great?: 8 Myths about Missions and What They Mean for the Church
- American History for Everyone
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About as long, on the Self-Development shelf
89 Self-Development audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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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 Story of Philosophy (Original Classic Edition): The Lives and Opinions of the Greater Philosophers is an audiobook by Will Durant: a 19.8-hour unabridged recording, read by David Markus, released February 25, 2025, on the Self-Development shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 19.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- David Markus
- Released
- February 25, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Self-Development
- ISBN
- 9798350502145
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Story of Philosophy (Original Classic Edition): The Lives and Opinions of the Greater Philosophers as an audiobook?
The Story of Philosophy (Original Classic Edition): The Lives and Opinions of the Greater Philosophers runs 19.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 13.2 hours.
Is The Story of Philosophy (Original Classic Edition): The Lives and Opinions of the Greater Philosophers free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Story of Philosophy (Original Classic Edition): The Lives and Opinions of the Greater Philosophers?
The Story of Philosophy (Original Classic Edition): The Lives and Opinions of the Greater Philosophers is narrated by David Markus.
Is The Story of Philosophy (Original Classic Edition): The Lives and Opinions of the Greater Philosophers worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 13.2 hours, saving 6.6 hours.