How long does it take to read The PAIDEIA PROPOSAL?
an educational manifesto
The PAIDEIA PROPOSAL by Mortimer J. Adler takes about 1 hour 32 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 1 hour 32 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1982. 84 pages, about 23,100 words.
4 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 2 hours 34 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 1 hour 32 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 58 minutes |
The page count is the median across 5 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
Subjects: Educational equalization, Aims and objectives, Éducation, Philosophy, Démocratisation de l'enseignement, Education
