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- Paperback
792 pages
- Release Date
2 February 2004
Summary
First published in 1946, History of Western Philosophy went on to become the best-selling philosophy book of the twentieth century. A dazzlingly ambitious project, it remains unchallenged to this day as the ultimate introduction to Western philosophy. Providing a sophisticated overview of the ideas that have perplexed people from time immemorial, it is ‘long on wit, intelligence and curmudgeonly scepticism’, as the New York Times noted, and it is this, coupled with the sheer…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780415325059 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0415325056 |
| Author: | Bertrand Russell |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 792 |
| Edition: | 2nd |
| Release Date: | 2 February 2004 |
| Weight: | 1.01kg |
| Dimensions: | 48mm x 430mm x 192mm |
| Series: | Routledge Classics |
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‘Remains unchallenged as the perfect introduction to its subject … exactly the kind of philosophy that most people would like to read, but which only Russell could possibly have written.’ - Ray Monk, University of Southampton, UK ‘Beautiful and luminous prose, not merely classically clear but scrupulously honest.’ - Isaiah Berlin ‘It is a witty bird’s-eye view of the main figures in Western thought enlivened by references to the personalities and quirks of the thinkers themselves.’ - The Week ‘A great philosopher’s lucid and magisterial look at the history of his own subject, wonderfully readable and enlightening.’ - The Observer
About The Author
Bertrand Russell
Bertrand Russell (1872–1970). The leading British philosopher of the twentieth century, who made major contributions in the areas of logic and epistemology. Politically active and habitually outspoken, his ethical principles twice led to imprisonment.
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