He also asks what we have learnt from this body of thought, and what progress is still to be made. Intelligible for students and eye-opening for philosophy readers, he covers epistemology, metaphysics, ethics, aesthetics, logic, the philosophy of mind, the philosophy of language, political philosophy and the history of debates in these areas of enquiry, through the ideas of the celebrated philosophers as well as less well-known influential thinkers.

And, since the story of philosophy is incomplete without mention of the great philosophical traditions of India, China and the Persian-Arabic world, he gives a comparative survey of them too. Grayling takes the reader from the world-views and moralities before the age of the Buddha, Confucius and Socrates, through Christianity's dominance of the European mind to the Renaissance and Enlightenment, and on to Mill, Nietzsche, Sartre, and philosophy today. With his characteristic clarity and elegance A. But since the long-popular classic Bertrand Russell's History of Western Philosophy, first published in 1945, there has been no comprehensive and entertaining, single-volume history of this great intellectual journey. The non-western section throws up some fascinating revelations' Sunday Times The story of philosophy is an epic tale: an exploration of the ideas, views and teachings of some of the most creative minds known to humanity. a cerebrally enjoyable survey, written with great clarity and touches of wit.

On to Mill, Nietzsche, Sartre, then the philosophical traditions of India, China and the Persian-Arabic world.Īnd finally, into philosophy today.'Updating Bertrand Russell for the 21st century. Through Christianity's dominance of the European mind to the Renaissance and Enlightenment. The History of Philosophy takes the reader on a journey from the age of the Buddha, Confucius and Socrates. Grayling covers with characteristic clarity and elegance subjects like epistemology, metaphysics, ethics, logic, and the philosophy of mind, as well as the history of debates in these areas, through the ideas of celebrated philosophers as well as less well-known influential thinkers. Intelligible for students and eye-opening for philosophy readers, A. But there has been no comprehensive history of this great intellectual journey since 1945. The story of philosophy is an epic tale: an exploration of the ideas, views and teachings of some of the most creative minds known to humanity.

'A cerebrally enjoyable survey, written with great clarity and touches of wit' Sunday Times AUTHORITATIVE AND ACCESSIBLE, THIS LANDMARK WORK IS THE FIRST SINGLE-VOLUME HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY SHARED FOR DECADES

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