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The Story of Philosophy

A History of Western Thought

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Published: 26th April 2012
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The Story of Philosophy is a brand new and highly ambitious survey of the thinkers and ideas that have perplexed humanity from time immemorial. Accessible writing, brilliant scholarship and over 150 colour illustrations combine to form a richly informative and highly entertaining work of narrative history. Starting with the most important figures in the Greek era, including Thales of Miletus – often referred to as the first philosopher – Pythagoras and Plato, the story continues with the great religious thinkers of medieval Europe such as Augustine, Aquinas and Maimonides, key players of the Enlightenment such as Descartes, Hobbes and Voltaire, their successors in the Romantic era such as Marx and Nietzsche, and concluding with a survey of 20th and 21st century philosophy.

Lively and readable, it is the ideal introduction to philosophy for anyone interested in the history of ideas.

  • Ancient Philosophy (c. 600 BC to AD 500) Thales to Plotinus
  • Medieval Philosophy (c. AD 500 to c. 1350) Aquinas to Ockham
  • The Renaissance (c. 1350 to 1600) Petrarch to Bacon
  • Enlightenment Philosophy (c. 1600 to c. 1800) Descartes to Kant
  • The Romantic Age (c. 1800 to c. 1900) Fichte to Marx
  • Contemporary Philosophy (c. 1900 to the present) Sartre to Rorty
About the Authors

Jeremy Stangroom is a British writer and editor. He founded The Philosophers Magazine with Julian Baggini in 1997, which he has co-edited ever since.

James Garvey has a PhD in philosophy from University College London and is Secretary of the Royal Institute of Philosophy.

Ted Honderich is Grote Professor Emeritus of the Philosophy of Mind and Logic, University College London.

'an invaluable introduction to the topic ... offers clarity, insight and the occasional dash of wit' Scotland on Sunday.

Introduction. THE BEGINNING OF PHILOSOPHY: The Greek Miracle; The First Philosophers; The Love of Wisdom; Purpose. GREEKS AND ROMANS: Cynics, Stoics and Sceptics; Atomists and Epicureans. RELIGION: Faith and Reason; The Scholastics. KNOWLEDGE: Renaissance and Enlightenment; Reason; Experience. MODERN MATTERS: Politics; Idealism; Right and Wrong. CURRENT CONCERNS: Nihilism and Existentialism; Continental Philosophy; Analysis; Mind and Matter; Prospects. Postscript: The Future. Further Reading. Index.

ISBN: 9780857385642
ISBN-10: 085738564X
Audience: General
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number Of Pages: 384
Published: 26th April 2012
Dimensions (cm): 24.6 x 18.5  x 2.5
Weight (kg): 1.165