How long does it take to read The Great Conversation?
a historical introduction to philosophy
The Great Conversation by Norman Melchert takes about 13 hours 29 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 13 hours 29 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1991. 735 pages, about 202,125 words.
27 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 22 hours 28 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 13 hours 29 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 8 hours 25 minutes |
The page count is the median across 37 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
Subjects: Philosophy, Introductions, History, Filosofie, Philosophy, history, Philosophy, introductions
