Philosophy: A Historical Survey with Essential Readings

Authored by Samuel Enoch Stumpf and James Fieser, Philosophy: A Historical Survey with Essential Readings, 11th Edition provides higher education philosophy students with a survey of Western philosophy alongside primary source readings. Published by McGraw-Hill Higher Education, this textbook presents a dual-part framework designed for postsecondary philosophy instruction.

The first portion of the volume delivers an overarching historical narrative that tracks the evolution of Western thought across twenty sequential periods. This narrative framework connects major historical eras, moving systematically from classical Greek origins through medieval traditions and early modern developments to contemporary philosophical movements.

The second portion features a chronologically organized anthology of classic primary source readings. Because these selected primary texts mirror the precise chapter sequence of the historical narrative, the volume supports the direct pairing of historical context with original philosophical writings within postsecondary course study.