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A History of Western Philosophy

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... Singapore, Singapore to Dubai (overnight in Dubai) then Dubai to Glasgow. I'm sure I could polish off quite a bit of the History of Western Philosophy in that time alone! Then of course there is the trip back!

... I'm not a Christian but it's a good excuse to treat yourself. ;+) I'm on the look out for a really nice edition of A History of Western Philosophy by Russell and Les Miserables by Hugo. Anyone suggest other non-Folio editions ≥ in quality?

... up settling for (since I'll still be paying for Moby Dick and Selborne for a few more months) is Lark Rise to Candleford, A History of Western Philosophy, The Silver Branch, and possibly The Lord of the Flies or Trafalgar. Os. edited to add "Trafalgar"

The History of Western Philosophy and the Diary of Samuel Pepys and occasionally dipping into The Devil's Dictionary.

Le Grand Meaulnes and The History of Western Philosophy.

I'm almost done with Russell's A History of Western Philosophy. It's been over a year long effort and I would have a hard time if I had to read it from start to finish without reading other books in parallel. I just got past Hegel and only have a few more chapters. My method has been to read a ...

#25 - Does Bertrand Russell and his A History of Western Philosophy count in this category? That's another rather sizeable book I'm planning on getting round to!

... Roberts, JM: History of the World Rodger NAM: The Command of the Ocean Runciman, Stephen: History of the Crusades Russell, Bertrand: History of Western Philosophy Schumacher, EF: Small is Beautiful, and/or Leopold Kohr's The Breakdown of Nations Simpson, Joe: Touching the Void ...

... (4.08). A classic in a cheap and loveless edition. Already own this one, multiple times, actually. Betrand Russell's The history of Western philosophy (4.14). Abounds in many bargain bins. To read or not to read … New York Times Book Review – Books of the century (3.44). A book ...

... to some form of illustration or decoration on most pages. There are a few editions that are not illustrated at all. The History of Western Philosophy comes to mind as I am reading it now. On the other hand, it is a wonderful leather bound book. The website is not always to be relied ...

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A History of Western Philosophy by Bertrand Russell

... is very readable and informative. It must be fairly good it has been in print since the 1920's. I also read Russell's History of Western Philosophy. When you read that book you must beware of Russell's opinions that color his writing. Those volumes go from one philosopher to another in a ...

Whew! The Folio Society's The History of Western Philosophy that I am reading (slogging through might be more accurate) now is not abridged. I only have to wonder about "minor" emendations they made to the 2nd edition published in the '60s.

... is kind of funny for me. ;) Another one it put was Encyclopedia of Knots and Fancy Rope Work. I still have no idea why A History of Western Philosophy is in there, it looked good. Silly, silly unsuggester. ;)

LOL mem! It told cat she wouldn't like A History of Western Philosophy. I thought maybe it assumed she prefers Eastern Philosophy. :o)

... is one of things I love about the Society; how approachable & flexable they are! My recent order of Bertrand Russell's History Of Western Philosophy arrived with not exactly small creases to the first 4 pages, ( Particularly the frontspiece!) & I was nervous that they might not replace it. B ...

... leading philosophers on a wide range of interesting topics in a way to which even a layman can relate. I have also found The Classics of Western Philosophy a helpful reference when studying the works themselves.

Allama in 50 Book Challenge : Allama - 2008 (Jan 3, 2008, 9:24am)

... if I will include graphic novels, so I will keep their tally separate until I manage to make a decision. Now reading: A History of Western Philosophy by Bertrand Russell Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson Enchantment: The Life and Times of Audrey Hepburn by Donald Spoto YOTSU ...

... in philosophy o 108 Kinds of persons in philosophy o 109 Historical treatment of philosophy - A history of western philosophy, and its connection with political and social circumstances from the earliest times by Bertrand Russell * 110 Metaphysics ...

... Conflict 27. Future - Tense 28. The Ordinary Parent's Guide to Teaching Reading 29. A Rulebook for Arguments 30. On Guerrilla Warfare (Dover Books on History, Political and Social Science) 31. The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference 32. The Mess They Made: T ...

I'm currently working my way through Bertrand Russell's The History of Western Philosophy and I keep getting hung up on Russell's prose (or, should I say, his manner of thinking). Particularly troubling is his theory of the philosophy of mathematics, specifically that numbers are 'forms' ...

#5-Johnnylogic: Thank you for the reference to the downloadable History of Twentieth Century Philosophy of Science. For an overview, and a preparation for these discussions, it is terrific. As a layman, I have no credentials for this discussion, but I do think that scientific ...

... philosophers into either the analytic or continental camp. To take just one example, look at Michael Dummett's book The Origins of Analytic Philosophy, in which he locates the birth of analytic philosophy with Frege. One of the most interesting portions of the book deals with the ...

... book assumes you know fifty other major classics. If you do need some clarification or quick overviews, then do look up the Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy Online - http://www.rep.routledge.com/ or some of the shorter works mentioned above, but don't consider any of them to be the final ...

The Routledge Russell collection, particularly Western Philosophy and Why I Am Not a Christian, were particularly formative, inspiring both an interest in classical philosophical texts and the atheist position in a clear, understandable way. Other texts including Atheism: The Case Again ...

... and they can point you to things that you decide you'd like to study further. A great starter is Bertrand Russell's History of Western Philosophy. It covers everything (up to his time), and Russell won the Nobel Prize for literature, so it's beautifully written.

... now I can get that copy of One Hundred Years of Solitude and Epics of the Middle Ages I've wanted. And then there's The History of Western Philosophy. What else? I'm like a kid in the candy store!

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