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 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.

WILL DURANT (1885-1981) was awarded the Pulitzer Prize (1968WILL DURANT (1885-1981) was awarded the Pulitzer Prize (1968) and the Presidential Medal of Freedom (1977). He spent ove) and the Presidential Medal of Freedom (1977). He spent over fifty years writing his critically acclaimed eleven-volumer fifty years writing his critically acclaimed eleven-volume series, The Story of Civilization (the later volumes writte series, The Story of Civilization (the later volumes written in conjunction with his wife, Ariel). A champion of human n in conjunction with his wife, Ariel). A champion of human

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 Philosophyis 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 Philosophyis 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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