Story of Philosophy by Will Durant (English) Paperback Book

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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. 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.

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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 nonspecialist 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.

Author Biography

WILL DURANT (1885-1981) was awarded the Pulitzer Prize (1968WILL DURANT (1885-1981) was awarded the Pulitzer Prize (1968) and the Presidential Medal of Freedom (1977). He spent ove) and the Presidential Medal of Freedom (1977). He spent over fifty years writing his critically acclaimed eleven-volumer fifty years writing his critically acclaimed eleven-volume series, The Story of Civilization (the later volumes writte series, The Story of Civilization (the later volumes written in conjunction with his wife, Ariel). A champion of human n in conjunction with his wife, Ariel). A champion of human

Table of Contents

Contents PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION INTRODUCTION: ON THE USES OF PHILOSOPHY CHAPTER I PLATO I. The Context of Plato II. Socrates III. The Preparation of Plato IV. The Ethical Problem V. The Political Problem VI. The Psychological Problem VII. The Psychological Solution VIII. The Political Solution IX. The Ethical Solution X. Criticism CHAPTER II ARISTOTLE AND GREEK SCIENCE I. The Historical Background II. The Work of Aristotle III. The Foundation of Logic IV. The Organization of Science 1. Greek Science before Aristotle 2. Aristotle as a Naturalist 3. The Foundation of Biology V. Metaphysics and the Nature of God VI. Psychology and the Nature of Art VII. Ethics and the Nature of Happiness VIII. Politics 1. Communism and Conservatism 2. Marriage and Education 3. Democracy and Aristocracy IX. Criticism X. Later Life and Death CHAPTER III FRANCIS BACON I. From Aristotle to the Renaissance II. The Political Career of Francis Bacon III. The Essays IV. The Great Reconstruction 1. The Advancement of Learning 2. The New Organon 3. The Utopia of Science V. Criticism VI. Epilogue CHAPTER IV SPINOZA Historical and Biographical 1. The Odyssey of the Jews 2. The Education of Spinoza 3. Excommunication 4. Retirement and Death II. The Treatise on Religion and the State III. The Improvement of the Intellect IV. The Ethics 1. Nature and God 2. Matter and Mind 3. Intelligence and Morals 4. Religion and Immortality V. The Political Treatise VI. The Influence of Spinoza CHAPTER V VOLTAIRE AND THE FRENCH ENLIGHTENMENT I. Paris: OEdipe II. London: Letters on the English III. Cirey: The Romances IV. Potsdam and Frederick V. Les D

Long Description

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 Philosophyis one of the great books of our time. Few write for the nonspecialist 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 Philosophyis a key book for any reader who wishes to survey the history and development of philosophical ideas in the Western world.

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CHAPTER I Plato I. THE CONTEXT OF PLATO If you look at a map of Europe you will observe that Greece is a skeleton-like hand stretching its crooked fingers out into the Mediterranean Sea. South of it lies the great island of Crete, from which those grasping fingers captured, in the second millennium before Christ, the beginnings of civilization and culture. To the east, across the

Details ISBN067120159X Author Will Durant Pages 432 Publisher Simon & Schuster Series Touchstone Books (Paperback) Language English ISBN-10 067120159X ISBN-13 9780671201593 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 190 Year 1967 Publication Date 1967-10-31 Residence US Birth 1885 Death 1981 Short Title STORY OF PHILOSOPHY 2/E Edition 2nd DOI 10.1604/9780671201593 Audience General/Trade UK Release Date 1986-01-02 We've got this

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