Story of Philosophy

Will Durant

Jul 2012 · Sold by Simon and Schuster

About this ebook

This brilliant and concise account of the lives and ideas of the world's great philosophers—Plato, Aristotle, Bacon, Spinoza, Voltaire, Kant, Schopenhauer, Spencer, Nietzsche, Bergson, Croce, Russell, Santayana, James, and Dewey—is "a delight" (The New York Times) and remains one of the most important books of our time.

Will Durant chronicles the ideas of the great thinkers, the economic and intellectual environments which influenced them, and the personal traits and adventures out of which each philosophy grew. Durant’s insight and wit never cease to dazzle; The Story of Philosophy is an essential book for anyone who wishes to understand the history and development of philosophical ideas in the Western world.

Ratings and reviews

Apart from Bertrand Russell’s History of Western Philosophy, Will Durant’s Story of Philosophy is the next best thing. Highly readable and informative. Anyone looking for an introduction to this fascinating subject couldn't go far wrong with this text. Would highly recommend.

I got this book in flee market about 5 year back. it is a wonderful book.

Good book. Wanted to read it for a long time.

About the author

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.