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Author: Bertrand Russell
Categories: ENGLISH
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Publisher: Ilqa Publications
Cover: Softcover
Book Description:History of Western Philosophy is a landmark work that offers a comprehensive and accessible overview of Western philosophical thought from ancient Greece to the early 20th century. First published in 1945, the book reflects Russell's deep knowledge and sharp analytical skills, making complex philosophical ideas clear and engaging for a broad audience. Organized into three main sections-Ancient Philosophy, Medieval Philosophy, and Modern Philosophy-Russell explores the major philosophers, schools of thought, and intellectual movements that have shaped the course of Western intellectual history.
With a keen eye for both philosophical depth and historical context, Russell examines the contributions of figures such as Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Augustine, Descartes, Kant, and Nietzsche, among many others. He delves into their ideas on metaphysics, ethics, politics, logic, and the nature of knowledge, providing insightful commentary on their lasting influence. Russell's writing is both scholarly and witty, making this work both informative and thought-provoking.
Though deeply rooted in the tradition of philosophical scholarship, History of Western Philosophy remains accessible to general readers. It stands as one of the most important introductions to the development of Western philosophy and continues to be an invaluable resource for students, scholars, and anyone interested in the intellectual history of the West.
Since its first publication in 1945 Lord Russell's A History of Western Philosophy has been universally acclaimed as the outstanding one-volume work on the subject—unparalleled in its comprehensiveness, its clarity, its erudition, its grace and wit. In seventy-six chapters he traces philosophy from the rise of Greek civilization to the emergence of logical analysis in the twentieth century. Among the philosophers considered are: Pythagoras, Heraclitus, Parmenides, Empedocles, Anaxagoras, the Atomists, Protagoras, Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, the Cynics, the Sceptics, the Epicureans, the Stoics, Plotinus, Ambrose, Jerome, Augustine, Benedict, Gregory the Great, John the Scot, Aquinas, Duns Scotus, William of Occam, Machiavelli, Erasmus, More, Bacon, Hobbes, Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz, Locke, Berkeley, Hume, Rousseau, Kant, Hegel, Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, the Utilitarians, Marx, Bergson, James, Dewey, and lastly the philosophers with whom Lord Russell himself is most closely associated -- Cantor, Frege, and Whitehead, co-author with Russell of the monumental Principia Mathematica.
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