How Long to Read Descartes

How Long Does it Take to Read Descartes?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 20 minutes to read Descartes by A. C. Grayling

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Scientist, mathematician, traveler, soldier-and spy-Rene Descartes was one of the founders of the modern world. His life coincided with an extraordinary time in history: the first half of the miraculous seventeenth century, replete with genius in the arts and sciences, and wracked by civil and international conflicts across Europe. But at his birth in 1596 the world was still dominated by medieval beliefs in phenomena such as miracles and spontaneous generation. It was Descartes who identified the intellectual tools his peers needed to free themselves from the grip of religious authority and...

How long is Descartes?

Descartes by A. C. Grayling is 320 pages long, and a total of 80,000 words.

This makes it 108% the length of the average book. It also has 98% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Descartes Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 17 minutes to read Descartes aloud.

What Reading Level is Descartes?

Descartes is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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