How long does it take to read Lives, Teachings, and Sayings of Famous Philosophers?
Diogenes Laertius
Lives, Teachings, and Sayings of Famous Philosophers by Diogenes Laertius takes about 10 hours 16 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 10 hours 16 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1541. 560 pages, about 154,000 words.
21 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 17 hours 7 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 10 hours 16 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 6 hours 25 minutes |
The page count is the median across 38 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
Subjects: Ancient Philosophy, Ancient Philosophers, Biography, Stoics, Philosophers, Philosophy, ancient
