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The Story of Philosophy
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The Story of Philosophy

The Lives and Opinions of the World's Greatest Philosophers

by Will Durant

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Profiles of some top philosophers: Plato, Aristotle, Bacon, Voltaire, Kant, Schopenhauer, Nietzsche. But wow Durant?s writing steals the show. A hundred various thoughts to digest. | Profiles of some top philosophers: Plato, Aristotle, Bacon, Voltaire, Kant, Schopenhauer, Nietzsche. But wow Durant’s writing steals the show. A hundred various thoughts to digest. | The Story of Philosophy Will Durant This is a classic and brilliant book for anyone who wants to be really smart.

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Recommended by 4 sources and appears in Most Recommended Books, Philosophy, and History.

A brilliant and concise account of the lives and ideas of the great philosophers—Plato, Aristotle, Bacon, Spinoza, Voltaire, Kant, Schopenhauer, Spencer, Nietzsche, Bergson, Croce, Russell, Santayana, James, and Dewey—The Story of Philosophy is one of the great books of our time. Few write for the nonspecialist as well as Will Durant, and this boo...

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Profiles of some top philosophers: Plato, Aristotle, Bacon, Voltaire, Kant, Schopenhauer, Nietzsche. But wow Durant?s writing steals the show. A hundred various thoughts to digest. | Profiles of some top philosophers: Plato, Aristotle, Bacon, Voltaire, Kant, Schopenhauer, Nietzsche. But wow Durant’s writing steals the show. A hundred various thoughts to digest. | The Story of Philosophy Will Durant This is a classic and brilliant book for anyone who wants to be really smart.
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