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The Ultimate Philosophy Collection: Meditations, As a Man Thinketh, Self-Reliance, Book of Five Rings, The Art of War, and On the Shortness of Life by Seneca, Ralph Waldo Emerson

The Ultimate Philosophy Collection: Meditations, As a Man Thinketh, Self-Reliance, Book of Five Rings, The Art of War, and On the Shortness of Life: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Ultimate Philosophy Collection: Meditations, As a Man Thinketh, Self-Reliance, Book of Five Rings, The Art of War, and On the Shortness of Life runs 10.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Kevin Kollins (about 6.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

10.3listening hrs
Lessons in Philosophystore shelf
2024released
Free for new listeners

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Based on 10.3 hours of listening.

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What our data says

  • At 10.3 hours, it runs longer than 77% of all 409,794 English-language audiobooks in our catalog.

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 Ultimate Philosophy Collection: Meditations, As a Man Thinketh, Self-Reliance, Book of Five Rings, The Art of War, and On the Shortness of Life is an audiobook by Seneca, Ralph Waldo Emerson and Marcus Aurelius: a 10.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Kevin Kollins, released August 9, 2024, on the Lessons in Philosophy shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
10.3 hrs
Narrated by
Kevin Kollins
Released
August 9, 2024
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Lessons in Philosophy
ISBN
9798882459344

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Ultimate Philosophy Collection: Meditations, As a Man Thinketh, Self-Reliance, Book of Five Rings, The Art of War, and On the Shortness of Life as an audiobook?

The Ultimate Philosophy Collection: Meditations, As a Man Thinketh, Self-Reliance, Book of Five Rings, The Art of War, and On the Shortness of Life runs 10.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.8 hours.

Is The Ultimate Philosophy Collection: Meditations, As a Man Thinketh, Self-Reliance, Book of Five Rings, The Art of War, and On the Shortness of Life free as an audiobook?

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Who narrates The Ultimate Philosophy Collection: Meditations, As a Man Thinketh, Self-Reliance, Book of Five Rings, The Art of War, and On the Shortness of Life?

The Ultimate Philosophy Collection: Meditations, As a Man Thinketh, Self-Reliance, Book of Five Rings, The Art of War, and On the Shortness of Life is narrated by Kevin Kollins.

Is The Ultimate Philosophy Collection: Meditations, As a Man Thinketh, Self-Reliance, Book of Five Rings, The Art of War, and On the Shortness of Life worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.8 hours, saving 3.4 hours.