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“W. Durant. Concise.Lives&ideas.704 pages”
Rv. P. Dr. Hayr Gutierrez Herrera.,Ph.D wrote this review Sunday, November 22 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Linda Goodman of Western Philosophy. That says it all. Description of philosophers are more engaging than their philosophy”
sumit S wrote this review Friday, November 6 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Introduces the great thinkers of the ages and their philosophies in the context of their socio-economic-political milieus. It is comprehesensive and entertaining. ”
vishnu r wrote this review Thursday, September 24 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“A needed human side comes out in Durant's narrative, and keeps the philosophies from being sterile. As with all of us, the thinking can't be divested from the man and his times.”
Jess M wrote this review Wednesday, August 19 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“hi”
khalefa m wrote this review Saturday, July 25 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“So much wisdom in this book, if you can take the time to engage deeply. Durant is a wonderful, insightful, playful writer, and puts philosophy in context with the lives of its philosophers.”
Robbie C wrote this review Monday, July 13 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Outright beautiful! If you have the slightest inclination towards philosophy and politics its a must read! ”
claretanise wrote this review Monday, June 15 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Reading philosophy was never so interesting.
Voyager wrote this review Monday, March 30 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Will Durant's, Story of Philosophy needs no strong recommendation or defense. It stands on its own merits as one of the most influential and successful books of the 20th century. It intends to bring philosophy out of the ivory towers and to put it in the hands of the average person. It does so in a manner that is unparalleled by any other work.
he book, however, does have its limitations, which the average reader will not care too much about, if they even notice them at all, but which a scholar or professor of philosophy would decry. First off, the book skips pretty lightly over some major philosophical figures (Descarte, Hume, Locke, Rosseau.) Also, since it was originally written in the 1920's and then later updated in the early 60's, it misses some more contemporary philosophers and philosophical movements (notably, Sarte and the existential movement.) Still, this is a very practical and useful introductory text to philosophy that is time-honored and hard-to-beat. I recommend it to you if you have even a passing interest in the subject. If you read it and enjoy it, you will be forever a lover of philosophy.
”“A very subjective and emotional account of the philosophers from Plato to some of Durant's contemporaries. ”
Andrew L wrote this review Saturday, November 15 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
