The History of Philosophy

A. C. Grayling

Penguin UK, Jun 20, 2019 - Philosophy - 720 pages

AUTHORITATIVE AND ACCESSIBLE, THIS LANDMARK WORK IS THE FIRST SINGLE-VOLUME HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY SHARED FOR DECADES

'A cerebrally enjoyable survey, written with great clarity and touches of wit' 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. But there has been no comprehensive history of this great intellectual journey since 1945.

Intelligible for students and eye-opening for philosophy readers, A. C. 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.

The History of Philosophy takes the reader on a journey from the age of the Buddha, Confucius and Socrates. Through Christianity's dominance of the European mind to the Renaissance and Enlightenment. On to Mill, Nietzsche, Sartre, then the philosophical traditions of India, China and the Persian-Arabic world.

And finally, into philosophy today.

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The History of Philosophy

User Review  - Publishers Weekly

Grayling (The God Argument), founder of London’s New College of the Humanities, presents an impressive, comprehensive catalogue of great thought and thinkers in this sweeping survey. Focusing on ...

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Really enjoyed it. Concise, interesting and, more importantly, I felt enriched by the thinkings of others.

About the author

Professor A. C. Grayling is Principal of the New College of the Humanities at Northeastern University, London, and a Supernumerary Fellow of St Anne's College, Oxford. He has written and edited over thirty books on philosophy, history, science and current affairs. For several years he wrote columns for the Guardian newspaper and The Times and was the chairman of the 2014 Man Booker Prize.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The History of Philosophy
• Author: A. C. Grayling
• Publisher: Penguin UK, 2019
• ISBN: 0241980860, 9780241980866
• Length: 720 pages
• Subjects: History / Ancient / General; History / Ancient / Greece; Philosophy / Buddhist; Philosophy / Eastern; Philosophy / Ethics & Moral Philosophy; Philosophy / General; Philosophy / Good & Evil; Philosophy / History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical; Philosophy / Logic; Philosophy / Movements / Existentialism; Religion / Biblical Studies / History & Culture; Religion / Christianity / Literature & the Arts