The Great Philosophers: An Introduction to Western Philosophy (edit title)

Shelfari edited the description of The Great Philosophers: An Introduction to Western Philosophy Monday, August 3 2009.

• Beginning with the death of Socrates in 399 BC, and following the strand of philosophical inquiry through the centuries to recent figures such as Bertrand Russell and Wittgenstein, Bryan Magee's conversations with fifteen contemporary writers and philosophers provide an accessible and exciting account of Western philosophy and its greatest thinkers. With contributions from A. J. Ayer, Bernard Williams, Martha Nussbaum, Peter Singer, and John Searle, the book is not only an introduction to the philosophers of the past, but gives an invaluable insight into the view and personalities of some of the most influential philosophers of the twentieth century.

Shelfari edited the contributors of The Great Philosophers: An Introduction to Western Philosophy Tuesday, July 28 2009.

• Added a contributor: Bryan Magee: (Primary Author)

Shelfari edited the first sentence of The Great Philosophers: An Introduction to Western Philosophy Thursday, July 16 2009.

• Magee Any attempt to tell the story of Western philosophy should begin with the ancient Greeks, who produced not only the first but some of the very greatest of Western philosophers.