| The Story of Philosophy: The Lives and Opinions of the Greater Philosophers Contributor(s): Durant, Will (Author) |
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ISBN: 0671739166 ISBN-13: 9780671739164 Publisher: Pocket Books OUR PRICE: $8.99 Product Type: Mass Market Paperbound - Other Formats Published: January 1991 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: 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. 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | History & Surveys - General - Biography & Autobiography | Philosophers - History | Civilization |
| Dewey: 190 |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 4.36" W x 6.78" (0.73 lbs) 543 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Secular |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A brilliant and concise account of the lives and ideas of the great philosophers, from Plato to Dewey. Few write for the non-specialist 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 anyone who wishes to survey the history and development of philosophical ideas in the Western world. |
Contributor Bio(s): Durant, Will: - Will Durant (1885-1981) was awarded the Pulitzer Prize (1968) and the Presidential Medal of Freedom (1977). He spent more than fifty years writing his critically acclaimed eleven-volume series, The Story of Civilization (the later volumes written in conjunction with his wife, Ariel). A champion of human rights issues, such as the brotherhood of man and social reform, long before such issues were popular, Durant's writing still educates and entertains readers around the world. |