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Loading... History of Philosophy, Volume 1: Greece and Rome (From the Pre-Socratics…by Frederick CoplestonSeries: Copleston's History of Philosophy (1)
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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. Copleston, a Jesuit, wrote a series of books on the history of philosophy so that his students could have a deeper understanding of philosophy to complement their theological knowledge. This first volume covers Greece (from the pre-Socratics forward) and Rome. The text shows its age (written in the late 1940's) in its tone, and it reflects an understandable bias. Clearly, much of the thought is seen in light of its impact to or conflict with Catholic views of the universe. The text is detailed and well-referenced to original works. The index is, however, a bit slight for the amount of material covered. Also, as with many works which are images of earlier-printed texts, the type is not as crisp as with modern printing and fatigues the eyes a bit quickly. I would not recommend this as the sole source of information on this subject/period, but its detail would serve the reader well in conjunction with a less biased book as supplement.  caffron | Dec 11, 2008 |  philosophy, greek philosophy liliha | Sep 5, 2007 |  no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0385468431, Paperback)Conceived originally as a serious presentation of the development of philosophy for Catholic seminary students, Frederick Copleston's nine-volume A History Of Philosophy has journeyed far beyond the modest purpose of its author to universal acclaim as the best history of philosophy in English.Copleston, an Oxford Jesuit of immense erudition who once tangled with A. J. Ayer in a fabled debate about the existence of God and the possibility of metaphysics, knew that seminary students were fed a woefully inadequate diet of theses and proofs, and that their familiarity with most of history's great thinkers was reduced to simplistic caricatures. Copleston set out to redress the wrong by writing a complete history of Western philosophy, one crackling with incident and intellectual excitement -- and one that gives full place to each thinker, presenting his thought in a beautifully rounded manner and showing his links to those who went before and to those who came after him. (retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:57:53 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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