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How many pages is The Problems of Philosophy?

The Problems of Philosophy by Bertrand Russell has a median of 112 pages across 183 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 81 to 116 pages.

Median pages
112
183 editions counted
Range
52–244
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
2.2h
at 238 wpm (non-fiction average)
Words (est.)
31k
at 275 words per page

How long will The Problems of 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
2 h 09 min
At 30 min a day
5 days
At 1 hour a day
3 days

Page count of every edition, by year

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

10020019251950197520001912: 94 pages1912: 167 pages1912: 68 pages1959: 167 pages1959: 167 pages1959: 167 pages1959: 167 pages1972: 167 pages1975: 178 pages1988: 161 pages1990: 167 pages1997: 167 pages1998: 156 pages1998: 102 pages1999: 121 pages2001: 102 pages2004: 116 pages2004: 96 pages2004: 116 pages2005: 116 pages2005: 116 pages2007: 84 pages2007: 156 pages2007: 120 pages2007: 120 pages2007: 108 pages2007: 121 pages2009: 106 pages2009: 92 pages2009: 108 pages2009: 86 pages2010: 92 pages2010: 108 pages2011: 98 pages2011: 86 pages2011: 118 pages2011: 130 pages2011: 122 pages2012: 140 pages2012: 140 pages2012: 128 pages2012: 128 pages2012: 102 pages2013: 70 pages2013: 112 pages2013: 204 pages2013: 110 pages2013: 114 pages2013: 92 pages2013: 170 pages2013: 76 pages2013: 96 pages2013: 78 pages2013: 94 pages2013: 122 pages2014: 90 pages2014: 130 pages2014: 98 pages2014: 90 pages2014: 224 pages2014: 66 pages2014: 192 pages2014: 70 pages2014: 78 pages2015: 124 pages2015: 116 pages2015: 130 pages2015: 124 pages2015: 142 pages2015: 134 pages2015: 98 pages2015: 108 pages2015: 78 pages2015: 116 pages2016: 114 pages2016: 116 pages2016: 76 pages2016: 74 pages2016: 102 pages2016: 74 pages2016: 116 pages2016: 74 pages2016: 120 pages2016: 116 pages2016: 72 pages2016: 100 pages2016: 96 pages2016: 74 pages2016: 70 pages2016: 116 pages2016: 96 pages2016: 68 pages2016: 74 pages2016: 84 pages2016: 116 pages2017: 78 pages2017: 112 pages2017: 116 pages2017: 76 pages2017: 106 pages2017: 74 pages2017: 110 pages2017: 116 pages2017: 96 pages2017: 86 pages2017: 116 pages2017: 114 pages2017: 108 pages2017: 60 pages2017: 90 pages2017: 74 pages2017: 60 pages2017: 80 pages2017: 94 pages2017: 112 pages2017: 60 pages2017: 102 pages2017: 70 pages2017: 116 pages2017: 114 pages2017: 128 pages2017: 116 pages2017: 116 pages2017: 116 pages2017: 72 pages2017: 114 pages2017: 114 pages2017: 116 pages2017: 80 pages2017: 150 pages2017: 112 pages2017: 70 pages2017: 112 pages2017: 74 pages2017: 62 pages2017: 116 pages2017: 116 pages2017: 132 pages2017: 114 pages2017: 82 pages2017: 96 pages2017: 114 pages2018: 70 pages2018: 52 pages2018: 116 pages2018: 110 pages2018: 116 pages2018: 70 pages2018: 116 pages2018: 56 pages2018: 94 pages2018: 106 pages2018: 74 pages2018: 52 pages2018: 74 pages2018: 52 pages2018: 116 pages2018: 116 pages2018: 116 pages2018: 116 pages2018: 116 pages2018: 78 pages2018: 116 pages2018: 244 pages2018: 56 pages2018: 238 pages2018: 52 pages2018: 116 pages2018: 116 pages2018: 116 pages2018: 116 pages2018: 116 pages2018: 158 pages2018: 70 pages2018: 116 pages2018: 116 pages2018: 70 pages2018: 116 pages2018: 134 pages2018: 116 pages2018: 64 pages2018: 52 pages2024: 107 pagesmedian 112
100200195020001912: 94 pages1912: 167 pages1912: 68 pages1959: 167 pages1959: 167 pages1959: 167 pages1959: 167 pages1972: 167 pages1975: 178 pages1988: 161 pages1990: 167 pages1997: 167 pages1998: 156 pages1998: 102 pages1999: 121 pages2001: 102 pages2004: 116 pages2004: 96 pages2004: 116 pages2005: 116 pages2005: 116 pages2007: 84 pages2007: 156 pages2007: 120 pages2007: 120 pages2007: 108 pages2007: 121 pages2009: 106 pages2009: 92 pages2009: 108 pages2009: 86 pages2010: 92 pages2010: 108 pages2011: 98 pages2011: 86 pages2011: 118 pages2011: 130 pages2011: 122 pages2012: 140 pages2012: 140 pages2012: 128 pages2012: 128 pages2012: 102 pages2013: 70 pages2013: 112 pages2013: 204 pages2013: 110 pages2013: 114 pages2013: 92 pages2013: 170 pages2013: 76 pages2013: 96 pages2013: 78 pages2013: 94 pages2013: 122 pages2014: 90 pages2014: 130 pages2014: 98 pages2014: 90 pages2014: 224 pages2014: 66 pages2014: 192 pages2014: 70 pages2014: 78 pages2015: 124 pages2015: 116 pages2015: 130 pages2015: 124 pages2015: 142 pages2015: 134 pages2015: 98 pages2015: 108 pages2015: 78 pages2015: 116 pages2016: 114 pages2016: 116 pages2016: 76 pages2016: 74 pages2016: 102 pages2016: 74 pages2016: 116 pages2016: 74 pages2016: 120 pages2016: 116 pages2016: 72 pages2016: 100 pages2016: 96 pages2016: 74 pages2016: 70 pages2016: 116 pages2016: 96 pages2016: 68 pages2016: 74 pages2016: 84 pages2016: 116 pages2017: 78 pages2017: 112 pages2017: 116 pages2017: 76 pages2017: 106 pages2017: 74 pages2017: 110 pages2017: 116 pages2017: 96 pages2017: 86 pages2017: 116 pages2017: 114 pages2017: 108 pages2017: 60 pages2017: 90 pages2017: 74 pages2017: 60 pages2017: 80 pages2017: 94 pages2017: 112 pages2017: 60 pages2017: 102 pages2017: 70 pages2017: 116 pages2017: 114 pages2017: 128 pages2017: 116 pages2017: 116 pages2017: 116 pages2017: 72 pages2017: 114 pages2017: 114 pages2017: 116 pages2017: 80 pages2017: 150 pages2017: 112 pages2017: 70 pages2017: 112 pages2017: 74 pages2017: 62 pages2017: 116 pages2017: 116 pages2017: 132 pages2017: 114 pages2017: 82 pages2017: 96 pages2017: 114 pages2018: 70 pages2018: 52 pages2018: 116 pages2018: 110 pages2018: 116 pages2018: 70 pages2018: 116 pages2018: 56 pages2018: 94 pages2018: 106 pages2018: 74 pages2018: 52 pages2018: 74 pages2018: 52 pages2018: 116 pages2018: 116 pages2018: 116 pages2018: 116 pages2018: 116 pages2018: 78 pages2018: 116 pages2018: 244 pages2018: 56 pages2018: 238 pages2018: 52 pages2018: 116 pages2018: 116 pages2018: 116 pages2018: 116 pages2018: 116 pages2018: 158 pages2018: 70 pages2018: 116 pages2018: 116 pages2018: 70 pages2018: 116 pages2018: 134 pages2018: 116 pages2018: 64 pages2018: 52 pages2024: 107 pagesmedian 112
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Pages by format

Hardcover, paperback and mass-market editions are typeset differently, so the same text can run to more or fewer pages.

FormatMedian pagesEditionsReading time
Hardcover11622 h 14 min
Paperback11692 h 14 min

Editions counted

The 183 editions behind the figures above, newest first. 9 more editions were set aside because the page count was less than half or more than 2.2 times the median, which usually means an abridged text, an omnibus, or a typing error. Open Library lists 288 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2024Porirua Publishing–107OL52642033M
2018CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform–70OL54807196M
2018CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform–52OL54714860M
2018CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform–116OL54850032M
2018CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform–110OL56794742M
2018CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform–116OL56529190M
2018CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform–70OL56406183M
2018CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform–116OL55502724M

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Questions

How many pages is The Problems of Philosophy?
About 112 pages: that is the median of 183 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 52 to 244 pages.
How long does it take to read The Problems of Philosophy?
About 2 h 09 min at 238 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 5 days.
How many words is The Problems of Philosophy?
Roughly 31,000 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)).