How Long to Read The Great Philosophers: Socrates

How Long Does it Take to Read The Great Philosophers: Socrates?

It takes the average reader and 32 minutes to read The Great Philosophers: Socrates by Anthony Gottlieb

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

Description

'If you put me to death,' Socrates warned his Athenian judges, 'you will not easily find anyone to take my place.' So indeed it would prove, a single cup of hemlock robbing the western philosophical tradition of the man with best claims to be its founding father. Yet Socrates' influence was not so easily to be done away with. His words lovingly recorded by his devoted disciple Plato, his doctrines reached a posterity which has, through twenty-seven centuries now, taken him as its teacher. The marriage of idealism and scepticism in his though; his sense of education as self-discovery; his view of philosophy as preparation for life: these have been the stuff of western thought at its best. So completely did Socrates embody these values, he was prepared to die in their defence...

How long is The Great Philosophers: Socrates?

The Great Philosophers: Socrates by Anthony Gottlieb is 32 pages long, and a total of 8,064 words.

This makes it 11% the length of the average book. It also has 10% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Great Philosophers: Socrates Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes and 44 minutes to read The Great Philosophers: Socrates aloud.

What Reading Level is The Great Philosophers: Socrates?

The Great Philosophers: Socrates is suitable for students ages 8 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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