Story of Philosophy
A brilliant and concise account of the lives and ideas of the great philosophers -- Plato, Aristotle, Bacon, Spinoza, Voltaire, Kant, Schopenhauer, Spencer, Nietzsche, Bergson, Croce, Russell, Santayana, James and Dewey -- The Story of Philosophy is one of the great books of our time. Few write...
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A brilliant and concise account of the lives and ideas of the great philosophers -- Plato, Aristotle, Bacon, Spinoza, Voltaire, Kant, Schopenhauer, Spencer, Nietzsche, Bergson, Croce, Russell, Santayana, James and Dewey -- The Story of Philosophy is one of the great books of our time. Few write for the nonspecialist as well as Will Durant, and this book is a splendid example of his eminently readable scholarship. Durant's insight and wit never cease to dazzle; The Story of Philosophy is a key book for any reader who wishes to survey the history and development of philosophical ideas in the Western world.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780671201593 (067120159X)
ASIN: B000PGRZ6G
Publish date: October 30th 1967
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Pages no: 432
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics,
Non Fiction,
Biography,
History,
Reference,
Humanities,
Literature,
American,
Anthologies,
Philosophy,
Collections,
Research
I always feel that it's cheating to read a book about an author or thinker rather than going straight to the source. Cliffnotes are an abomination; I'm even suspicious of biographies and encyclopedia entries. This is why I had to buy a second bookshelf to house all those ridiculously large books by ...
"Benefits from its 1926 perspective"After reading this book, I feel like I'm a philosopher. Durant really knows how to engage the reader and make him feel smart. He gives enough biography and then summaries for each philosopher covered. The book really profits from the fact it was originally written...
I would have given it a five, had it included eastern philosophies too.
خیلی ساده و خلاصه، می تونم بگم که عاشق این کتابم. هر وقت از کنار قفسه محقر کتابهام رد می شم، با دیدن این کتاب کلی خوشحال می شم. این که این کتاب، جریانهای مهم معاصر را مغفول گذاشته، ایرادی محصوب نمی شود؛ به این دلیل ساده که در زمان نوشتن این کتاب، هنوز این جریانات مهم نشده بودند (و چه بسا اصلا وجود ن...
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