It takes the average reader 18 hours and 40 minutes to read On Politics by Alan Ryan
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
Both a history and an examination of human thought and behavior spanning three thousand years, thrillingly traces the origins of political philosophy from the ancient Greeks to Machiavelli in Book I and from Hobbes to the present age in Book II. Whether examining Lord Acton’s dictum that “absolute power corrupts absolutely” or explicating John Stuart Mill’s contention that it is “better to be a human dissatisfied than a pig satisfied,” Alan Ryan evokes the lives and minds of our greatest thinkers in a way that makes reading about them a transcendent experience. Whether writing about Plato or...
On Politics by Alan Ryan is 1,120 pages long, and a total of 280,000 words.
This makes it 378% the length of the average book. It also has 342% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 25 hours and 30 minutes to read On Politics aloud.
On Politics is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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