How long does it take to read Ethics?
a very short introduction
Ethics by Simon Blackburn takes about 2 hours 40 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 2 hours 40 minutes
An evening's read
First published 2003. 145 pages, about 39,875 words.
6 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 4 hours 26 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 2 hours 40 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 40 minutes |
The page count is the median across 2 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
In this introduction to ethics Simon Blackburn tackles the major moral questions surrounding birth, death, happiness, desire and freedom, showing us how we should think about the meaning of life, and how we should mistrust the soundbite-sized absolutes that often dominate moral debates.
Subjects: Ethics
