How long does it take to read The Presence of the Past?
morphic resonance and the habits of nature
The Presence of the Past by Rupert Sheldrake takes about 7 hours 10 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 7 hours 10 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1988. 391 pages, about 107,525 words.
15 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 11 hours 57 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 7 hours 10 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 29 minutes |
The page count is the median across 8 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Sheldrake argues for the theory of morphic resonance as an explanation of how living organisms arrive at their specific forms. The theory complements rather than opposes received evolutionary theory.
Subjects: Science, Philosophy, Morphogenesis, Origin, Life, Morphogenese
