The Story Of Philosophy
(Will Durrant)
It is an excellent book both if you are a student of philosophy and want to consolidate your knowledge of various philosophers and if you are a novice in philosophy hoping to get acquainted with the field. This book covers most of the great philosophers with lucid details and without losing the overall perspective. The philosophers covered in the book are Socrates, Plato & Aristotle; Francis Bacon, Spinoza, Voltaire, Immanuel Kant, Schopenhauer, Herbert Spencer & Friedrich Nietzsche; Henry Bergson, Benedetto Croce & Bertrand Russell; Santayana, William James & John Dewey. Though the book mostly concentrates on the above mentioned philosopher, it also tries to bring out other prominent thinkers in the chronological order. It does not however cover Indian and Chinese philosophy concentrating instead on Western Philosophy. It contains massive quotations from the original works of the authors and is a must read for every voracious reader.
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