The Story of Philosophy: The Lives and Opinions of the Greater Philosophers: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Story of Philosophy: The Lives and Opinions of the Greater Philosophers runs 19.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Grover Gardner (about 13 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 19.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 39 days |
| 1 hour / day | 20 days |
| 2 hours / day | 10 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 13 days |
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What our data says
- At 19.5 hours, it runs longer than 95% of the 2,732 History & Culture audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Grover Gardner
Grover Gardner narrates 257 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,804 hours in all.
About as long, on the History & Culture shelf
105 History & Culture audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Computed from 170,512 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read October 21, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
The Story of Philosophy: The Lives and Opinions of the Greater Philosophers is an audiobook by Will Durant: a 19.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Grover Gardner, released September 17, 2010, on the History & Culture and Lessons in Philosophy shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 19.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Grover Gardner
- Released
- September 17, 2010
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- History & Culture, Lessons in Philosophy
- ISBN
- 9781483076508
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Story of Philosophy: The Lives and Opinions of the Greater Philosophers as an audiobook?
The Story of Philosophy: The Lives and Opinions of the Greater Philosophers runs 19.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 13 hours.
Is The Story of Philosophy: 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: The Lives and Opinions of the Greater Philosophers?
The Story of Philosophy: The Lives and Opinions of the Greater Philosophers is narrated by Grover Gardner.
Is The Story of Philosophy: The Lives and Opinions of the Greater Philosophers worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 13 hours, saving 6.5 hours.