Little Histories: A Little History of Philosophy (Hardcover)

from MarcusBastos

Western Philosophy in a Glance This is an introductory book. It gives basic informations about a wide range of philosophers in western tradition. The author presents the philosophers in a chronological order, beginning with greek's philosophy and ending with Peter Singer. The text is clear and ac...

from mausergem

The author gives an approximately 10 page account of philosophers starting from Socrates to Peter Singer. He briefly speaks about their lives and their work. This book is like an introduction to the major western philosophers. It's easy for everyone to understand and interesting. A 4/5 stars read.

from reellis67

This book is a high-level review of many, many philosophical thinkers, very much like what you would have gotten in a Philosophy 100 survey class in college. Each thinker is given a brief contextual description so that you have some idea of the world in which they lived (which is a nice thing to ...

from kybunnies

**********THIS WAS A GOODREAD.COM FIRST READ CONTEST WIN!!!**********This was kind of interesting but just not what I would normally read. The author did not talk much (if any) about Eastern Philosophy. Also it seem's like he had a problem with God and the existence of God. **********THIS WAS A G...

from Jphotic

Brief and accessible.