The Story of Philosophy: The Lives and Opinions of the World's Greatest Philosophers
Easily the most engaging writer of Western intellectual history in the English language, Will Durant breathes life into philosophers and their ideas. He is colorful, witty, and above all, informative. Beginning with Socrates and ending with American philosopher John Dewey, Durant summarizes the lives and influence of philosophy's greatest thinkers, painting them with humanity and adding a few of his own wise platitudes. Seventy-some years after its first printing,The Story of Philosophystill stands as one of the best of its kind.--This text refers to thePaperbackedition.