Story of Philosophy (1998)

by Bryan Magee

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Presents philosophers and their views from before Socrates to the present and explores possibilities for the future.

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Looking At Philosophy: The Unbearable Heaviness of Philosophy Made Lighter by Donald Palmer (br77rino)
br77rino: A more cartoonish summary (the author loves to draw), but very similar in depth and scope. Also, LaP is smaller and easier to carry or hold. Both are 4 stars for me. This Magee work seemed a bit clearer though when it came to the later philosophers.

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Useful survey of the history of philosophy through pithy descriptions of key movements and philosophers. Excellent illustrations and book design. (

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georgee53 | May 9, 2018 |

A nice summary from Thales (everything is made of water) to Wittgenstein (language allows for absurd philosophies), Derrida and Popper. The Story of Thought is what I read, and I do like that title better. It allows him to include Copernicus, Kepler and Newton, unlike other summaries. A little overdone on the pictures. (

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br77rino | Jul 1, 2015 |

Best among it's genre. It's target is general reader who interest in philosophy want to know more than histories and ideas. This book contains a lot of practical fact which is interesting. If I had a child, I would give this book to him. (

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Teerabhat.Ruensiri | Jul 11, 2011 |

It's always fun to see what form Karen Hesse's books might take from free prose in Out of the Dust to journal in Stowaway. The book is a fictionalized journal based on a real stowaway on an actual voyage of Captain James Cook. (

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Magee, Bryan	Author	primary author	all editions	confirmed
Brinkmeier, Bieger	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Leineweber, Bernd	Contributor	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Mischer, Sibille	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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Story of philosophy

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Filosofins historia : från antikens naturfilosofer till dagens moderna tänkare

The Story of Thought: The Essential Guide to the History of Western Philosophy

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1998

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Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

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I dedicate this book with love to my daughter Gunnela and her husband Santiago

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The daily lives of most of us are full of things that keep us busy and preoccupied.

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Het fascinerende verhaal van 2500 jaar westerse filosofie, van de oude Grieken tot de moderne tijd. Dit toegankelijke en uitgebreide overzicht van de geschiedenis van ons denken van de Britse filosoof, schrijver en televisiepresentator Bryan Magee zal zowel de leek als de student filosofie aanspreken. Het behandelt de belangrijkste filosofische thema's en de grote levensvragen en analyseert het werk van onze grootste denkers. Het is de onontbeerlijke leidraad voor de geschiedenis van het westerse gedachtegoed

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