Story of Philosophy: The Lives and Opinions of the World's Greatest Philosophers (Hardcover)

from pjsullivan

This book follows the threads of speculative thought in the Western world through certain dominant personalities. It excludes epistemology, which it relegates to psychology, and understands philosophy to be a synthetic interpretation of all experience. Science gives us empirical knowledge. It is ...

from iSatyajeet

This work is amazing, a gem. It was a long read for me, not because it was lengthy, but because I spent more time contemplating after every few pages, while I was reading the book.The expressions and choice of words makes this really poetry. If the quality of communication is what makes something...

from Linus_Linus

This book is amazingly cheap priced for the wisdom is bestows. I remember- Me and C bought a copy each and started the reading sessions alternating with discussions during long walks, drives and evening teas during our internship days. I'm yet to find a better primer for philosophy than this book...

from Jonathan_M

A lengthy, well-written history of philosophy from its beginnings (in the Western world) in ancient Greece through the aftermath of the First World War. Durant's language will sound a little archaic, possibly even precious, to the modern reader, but the author can hardly be blamed for that. Ultim...

from aliceunderskies

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 ...