DK A History of: The Story of Philosophy : A Concise Introduction to the World's Greatest Thinkers and Their Ideas (Paperback)

from br77rino

A nice summary from Thales (everything is made of water) to Wittgenstein (language allows for absurd philosophies), Derrida and Popper. The Story of Thought is what I read, and I do like that title better. It allows him to include Copernicus, Kepler and Newton, unlike other summaries. A little ov...

from georgee53

Useful survey of the history of philosophy through pithy descriptions of key movements and philosophers. Excellent illustrations and book design.

from Teerabhat.Ruensiri

Best among it's genre. It's target is general reader who interest in philosophy want to know more than histories and ideas. This book contains a lot of practical fact which is interesting. If I had a child, I would give this book to him.

from eduscapes

It's always fun to see what form Karen Hesse's books might take from free prose in Out of the Dust to journal in Stowaway. The book is a fictionalized journal based on a real stowaway on an actual voyage of Captain James Cook.

from Teerabhat.Ruensiri

Best among it's genre. It's target is general reader who interest in philosophy want to know more than histories and ideas. This book contains a lot of practical fact which is interesting. If I had a child, I would give this book to him.