![]() ![]() " If you like history and philosophy, pick this book up. Overall Performance: Narration Rating: Story Rating:.The book is a fairly slow read, but the writing style is enjoyable with bits of humor in an indepth discussion of each philosopher or school." ![]() "A very thorough overview of philosophers, mostly Greek, some Roman, after Rome was condensed, but still seemed to cover in detail. Through example and anecdote, he builds a vivid portrait of the human drive for understanding, providing a fresh appreciation of the philosophical quest, its entertaining and bizarre byways, and its influence on every aspect of life. From the pre-Socratic philosophers like Empedocles, through the celebrated days of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle, and up to the Renaissance visionaries like Erasmus and Bacon, Gottlieb traces the progress of our philosophy as a phenomenon unconfined by any one discipline. In this landmark study of Western thought, Anthony Gottlieb looks afresh at the writings of our great thinkers of classic philosophy and questions many pieces of conventional wisdom. ![]()
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