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How many pages is A History of Western Philosophy?

A History of Western Philosophy by Bertrand Russell has a median of 895 pages across 9 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 840 to 895 pages.

Median pages
895
9 editions counted
Range
778–916
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
17h
at 238 wpm (non-fiction average)
Words (est.)
246k
at 275 words per page

How long will A History of Western Philosophy take you?

Starts at the non-fiction average of 238 words per minute and 275 words per page. Move the slider to your own speed.

Reading time
17 h 14 min
At 30 min a day
35 days
At 1 hour a day
18 days

Page count of every edition, by year

Each dot is one English-language print edition. Shaded: middle half of editions. Line: median.

8008509001960198020001945: 895 pages1961: 916 pages1964: 895 pages1967: 897 pages1972: 895 pages1984: 840 pages1984: 842 pages2004: 833 pages2004: 778 pagesmedian 895
8008509001960198020001945: 895 pages1961: 916 pages1964: 895 pages1967: 897 pages1972: 895 pages1984: 840 pages1984: 842 pages2004: 833 pages2004: 778 pagesmedian 895
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 9 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 14 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2004The Folio Society–833OL22055604M
2004Routledge–778OL7491627M
1984Unwin HymanPaperback840OL7273106M
1984Unwin Paperbacks–842OL22277203M
1972Simon and Schuster–895OL18162408M
1967TouchstonePaperback897OL7645862M
1964Simon and Schuster–895OL16410609M
1961Allen & Unwin–916OL20943059M

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Questions

How many pages is A History of Western Philosophy?
About 895 pages: that is the median of 9 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 778 to 916 pages.
How long does it take to read A History of Western Philosophy?
About 17 h 14 min at 238 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 35 days.
How many words is A History of Western Philosophy?
Roughly 246,000 words, estimated from the median page count at 275 words per page. Open Library does not record word counts, so this is an estimate.

Data: Open Library monthly data dumps (works, editions, authors, reading log, ratings) (Open Library / Internet Archive); How many words do we read per minute? A review and meta-analysis of reading rate (Marc Brysbaert, Journal of Memory and Language 109 (2019)).