How long does it take to read The Meaning of Things?
The Meaning of Things by A. C. Grayling takes about 3 hours 49 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 49 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2001. 208 pages, about 57,200 words.
8 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 6 hours 21 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 49 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 23 minutes |
The page count is the median across 4 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
"Socrates famously said that the unconsidered life is not worth living. As the phrase suggests, the 'considered life' is a life enriched by thinking about things that are important -- values, aims, society, the enemies of human flourishing, and the meanings of life. To give thought to these matters is, as A.C. Grayling says, 'like inspecting a map before a journey'." "This book aims to give us 'sketch maps' to life. In a series of linked commentaries on topics such as courage, sorrow, love, death, hope, betrayal, blame, religion, poverty and depression, the author gives us not a continuous treatise but reflections on the daily life of the human condition. He shows us through the rich history of philosophical thought that seeking to understand what life means and what it holds in store can be enlightening and uplifting." [Book jacket].
Subjects: Humanistic ethics, Philosophy, Life, Meaning (psychology)
