The Story of Philosophy
The Story of Philosophy chronicles the ideas of the great thinkers, the economic and intellectual environments which influenced them, and the personal traits and adventures out of which each philosophy grew.
The Story of Philosophy chronicles the ideas of the great thinkers, the economic and intellectual environments which influenced them, and the personal traits and adventures out of which each philosophy grew.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780671739164 (0671739166)
ASIN: 671739166
Publish date: January 1st 1991
Publisher: Pocket Books
Pages no: 704
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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