Gregory Bassham

Former Professor of Philosophy at King's College (Pennsylvania)

Gregory Bassham is a former Professor of Philosophy at King's College (Pennsylvania). A native of Oklahoma, Bassham received his B.A. and M.A. from the University of Oklahoma, and his Ph.D. from the University of Notre Dame. Among his twelve books are: Stoicism for Dummies (co-written with Tom Morris, 2024), Environmental Ethics: The Central Issues (2020), The Philosophy Book: 250 Milestones in the History of Philosophy (2016), Critical Thinking (7th ed., 2023, cowritten with William Irwin, James Wallace, and Henry Nardone), The Ultimate Harry Potter and Philosophy (2010), Basketball and Philosophy (co-edited with Jerry Walls, 2007), The Lord of the Rings and Philosophy (co-edited with Eric Bronson, 2003), Original Intent and the Constitution: A Philosophical Study (1991), and C. S. Lewis's Christian Apologetics (2015). He lives in Mountain Top, Pennsylvania with his wife Mia.