The Story of Philosophy: The Lives and Opinions of the World's Greatest Philosophers
One of the best books I have ever read. It's a must read for people who want to start reading philosophy. The language is very good and the writing is passionate. It gives two things to the beginner which in my opinion are very important : the life and background of the philosopher which led him to come up with that particular philosophy and also the limitations and fallacies of every philosophical outlook, which cautions the reader when he decides to start reading any major philosophical book.
An excellent book for ushering someone into the world of philosophy. I read this as a young man, and am grateful for its style as well as content.
070819: i just read of the Boy Scouts of America being sued for sexual abuse history, this made me remember durants enthusiasm for the catholic church as platos republic... and we have much proof of how it has been home to years (decades? centuries?) of same sort of abuse. this is hard to read, hard to agree, that there is ever such incorruptible pedagogical model... not now, not ever... 140914 first review: according to GR this is the 300th philosophy book I have read (read 593 according to
Will Durant's statement about Schopenhauer's writing style can just as easily be applied to his own: Here is no Chinese puzzle of Kantian terminology, no Hegelian obfuscation, no Spinozist geometry; everything is clarity and order; and all is admirably centered about the leading conceptionof, in Durant's book's case, "the lives and opinions of the greater philosophers." Like Kant with his Prolegomena, Durant selected the title of his work with care, so as to express the purpose and intended
I bought it purely by chance. There was a bookstore in baroda which kept my usual staple diet of thrillers etc. so as usual i went to buy my Ludlum and Forsyth. While browsing i saw it and was impressed by names most of which were unknown to me. So i bought it. And i didn't make a mistake. It is a very good book for the uninitiated. written in a clear concise form anybody can appreciate it. Gives a brief background of the philosopher and his times and then dvelves into his philosophy. It left me
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Title | : | The Story of Philosophy: The Lives and Opinions of the World's Greatest Philosophers |
Author | : | Will Durant |
Book Format | : | Paperback |
Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
Pages | : | Pages: 704 pages |
Published | : | January 1st 1991 by Pocket Books (first published 1926) |
Categories | : | Philosophy. Nonfiction. History |
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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 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 any reader who wishes to survey the history and development of philosophical ideas in the Western world.Point Books In Favor Of The Story of Philosophy: The Lives and Opinions of the World's Greatest Philosophers
Original Title: | The Story of Philosophy |
ISBN: | 0671739166 (ISBN13: 9780671739164) |
Edition Language: | English |
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Ratings: 4.12 From 13120 Users | 858 ReviewsAssessment Of Books The Story of Philosophy: The Lives and Opinions of the World's Greatest Philosophers
The Story of Philosophy, Will Durant The Story of Philosophy: The Lives and Opinions of the Greater Philosophers is a 1926 book by Will Durant, in which he profiles several prominent Western philosophers and their ideas, beginning with Socrates and Plato and on through Friedrich Nietzsche. Durant attempts to show the interconnection of their ideas and how one philosopher's ideas informed the next.تاریخ نخستین خوانش: روز نخست نوامبر سال 1986 میلادیعنوان: تاریخ فلسفه گردآوری: ویل دورانت مترجم:One of the best books I have ever read. It's a must read for people who want to start reading philosophy. The language is very good and the writing is passionate. It gives two things to the beginner which in my opinion are very important : the life and background of the philosopher which led him to come up with that particular philosophy and also the limitations and fallacies of every philosophical outlook, which cautions the reader when he decides to start reading any major philosophical book.
An excellent book for ushering someone into the world of philosophy. I read this as a young man, and am grateful for its style as well as content.
070819: i just read of the Boy Scouts of America being sued for sexual abuse history, this made me remember durants enthusiasm for the catholic church as platos republic... and we have much proof of how it has been home to years (decades? centuries?) of same sort of abuse. this is hard to read, hard to agree, that there is ever such incorruptible pedagogical model... not now, not ever... 140914 first review: according to GR this is the 300th philosophy book I have read (read 593 according to
Will Durant's statement about Schopenhauer's writing style can just as easily be applied to his own: Here is no Chinese puzzle of Kantian terminology, no Hegelian obfuscation, no Spinozist geometry; everything is clarity and order; and all is admirably centered about the leading conceptionof, in Durant's book's case, "the lives and opinions of the greater philosophers." Like Kant with his Prolegomena, Durant selected the title of his work with care, so as to express the purpose and intended
I bought it purely by chance. There was a bookstore in baroda which kept my usual staple diet of thrillers etc. so as usual i went to buy my Ludlum and Forsyth. While browsing i saw it and was impressed by names most of which were unknown to me. So i bought it. And i didn't make a mistake. It is a very good book for the uninitiated. written in a clear concise form anybody can appreciate it. Gives a brief background of the philosopher and his times and then dvelves into his philosophy. It left me
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