false 1196902 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1189114142m/1196902.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1189114142s/1196902.jpg Easily the most engaging writer of Western intellectual history in the English language, Will Durant breathes life into philosophers and their ideas. He is colorful, witty, and above all, informative. Beginning with Socrates and ending with American philosopher John Dewey, Durant summarizes the lives and influence of philosophy's greatest thinkers, painting them with humanity and adding a few of his own wise platitudes. Seventy-some years after its first printing, The Story of Philosophy still stands as one of the best of its kind.]]> 31795 27 32011 1926 The Story of Philosophy total:836|5:285|4:304|3:186|2:51|1:10| 836 3311 1314 90 16184 4.04 2645 269 2874987 9580 853012 067120159X 9780671201593 3 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178913174m/853012.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178913174s/853012.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/853012.The_Story_of_Philosophy 3.89 9 The Story of Philosophy still stands as one of the best of its kind.]]> 1926 5 3 false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Jul 09 15:22:33 -0700 2007 Thu Dec 17 00:04:29 -0800 2009 more...]]> 14507568 872259 31795 0671739166 9780671739164 66 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168286740m/31795.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168286740s/31795.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31795.The_Story_of_Philosophy 4.02 593 The Story of Philosophy chronicles the ideas of the great thinkers, the economic and intellectual environments which influenced them, and the personal traits and adventures out of which each philosophy grew.]]> 1926 5 3 false Mon Feb 04 04:35:28 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 06 01:41:49 -0800 2008 more...]]> 55270183 974210 1826200 1 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1241717349m/1826200.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1241717349s/1826200.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1826200.The_Story_of_Philosophy 4.00 6 There are nine chapters each focused on one philosopher & two more chapters each containing briefer profiles of three early 20th century philosophers. The book was published in 1926, with a revised 2nd edition released in 1933. The work was originally published in the Little Blue Books series of inexpensive worker education pamphlets. Popular, they were assembled into a single book & published in hardcover form by Simon & Schuster in 1926.
Philosophers profiled are, in order: Plato, Aristotle, Francis Bacon, Baruch Spinoza, Voltaire (with a section on Rousseau), Immanuel Kant (with a section on Hegel), Arthur Schopenhauer, Herbert Spencer & Friedrich Nietzsche. The final two chapters are devoted to European & then American philosophers. Henri Bergson, Benedetto Croce & Bertrand Russell are covered in the 10th. George Santayana, William James & John Dewey are covered in the 11th.
]]> 1926 5 0 false Sun Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 1982 Thu May 07 10:38:43 -0700 2009 Thu May 07 10:49:46 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 68782085 1500843 31795 0671739166 9780671739164 66 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168286740m/31795.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168286740s/31795.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31795.The_Story_of_Philosophy 3.96 836 The Story of Philosophy chronicles the ideas of the great thinkers, the economic and intellectual environments which influenced them, and the personal traits and adventures out of which each philosophy grew.]]> 1926 4 0 false Mon Aug 24 21:40:57 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 24 21:50:30 -0700 2009 more...]]> 52899474 2171356 31795 0671739166 9780671739164 66 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168286740m/31795.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168286740s/31795.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31795.The_Story_of_Philosophy 3.96 836 The Story of Philosophy chronicles the ideas of the great thinkers, the economic and intellectual environments which influenced them, and the personal traits and adventures out of which each philosophy grew.]]> 1926 5 1 false Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 16 09:11:49 -0700 2009 Sun May 31 07:32:15 -0700 2009 more...]]> 45718170 1984386 853012 067120159X 9780671201593 3 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178913174m/853012.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178913174s/853012.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/853012.The_Story_of_Philosophy 3.96 836 The Story of Philosophy still stands as one of the best of its kind.]]> 1926 4 0 false Sun Feb 08 02:32:06 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 08 02:36:07 -0800 2009 more...]]> 50180341 1071650 6353739 9953436223 1 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1237829947m/6353739.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1237829947s/6353739.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6353739 4.29 7
فإبداع ويل ديورانت في هذا الكتاب يتمثل في بحثه لشتى الفلسفات من يونانية وأوروبية، بأسلوب روائي مبسط وطلي، أسلوب ييسر حتى لطلاب الفلسفة المبتدئين، وحتى للقرّاء العاديين أن يجدوا في الفلسفة موضوعاً شائقاً وطلياً، لا يستوجب ذاك المقدار من العبوس والتجهم والرصانة والتركيز والتأمل، فالمؤلف كما سيلمس القارئ، حين مطالعته لهذا الكتاب لم يفصل أية فلسفة عن فيلسوفها، كما جرت العادة حين بحث الكتاب في المواضيع الفلسفية، بل قام فجعل من الفيلسوف وفلسفته وحدة متكاملة، وهكذا أشاع الحياة في المواضيع الفلسفية، إذ جعل كل فلسفة تنبض بحياة فيلسوفها وتنفعل بانفعالاته، وتتفاعل ومجتمعه. وزبدة القول، ان ويل ديورانت، قد أعطى الفلسفة في هذا الكتاب قلباً ووجداناً، بعد أن كانت الفلسفة عقلاً محضاً، عقلاً يعيش بمعزل عن الأحاسيس القلبية والمشاعر الوجدانية. فالفيلسوف في هذا الكتاب ليس كتلة صلدة صلبة من عقل، بل بما هو إنسان يبحث عن الحقيقة بعقله وقلبه، ويحب الحقيقة بعقله وعاطفته ووجدانه، وإن جعل العقل هو الموجه للعاطفة والمرشد للوجدان.]]> 1926 5 1 false Wed Apr 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 23 10:39:25 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 29 16:11:19 -0700 2009 ...more...]]> 31006810 1444580 31795 0671739166 9780671739164 66 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168286740m/31795.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168286740s/31795.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31795.The_Story_of_Philosophy 3.96 836 The Story of Philosophy chronicles the ideas of the great thinkers, the economic and intellectual environments which influenced them, and the personal traits and adventures out of which each philosophy grew.]]> 1926 5 0 false Sat Aug 23 15:15:13 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 23 15:23:00 -0700 2008 از افلاطون شروع كرده و ارسطو و علم يوناني را توضيح داده از فرانس�...more...]]> 15900903 846973 31795 0671739166 9780671739164 66 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168286740m/31795.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168286740s/31795.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31795.The_Story_of_Philosophy 3.96 836 The Story of Philosophy chronicles the ideas of the great thinkers, the economic and intellectual environments which influenced them, and the personal traits and adventures out of which each philosophy grew.]]> 1926 3 0 false Wed Feb 20 09:49:49 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 26 18:24:59 -0800 2008 more...]]> 14946262 847862 31795 0671739166 9780671739164 66 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168286740m/31795.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168286740s/31795.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31795.The_Story_of_Philosophy 3.96 836 The Story of Philosophy chronicles the ideas of the great thinkers, the economic and intellectual environments which influenced them, and the personal traits and adventures out of which each philosophy grew.]]> 1926 5 2 true Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Fri Feb 08 17:42:33 -0800 2008 Fri Mar 14 16:09:47 -0700 2008
Will Durant’s Story of Philosophy is a must-read volume. It is not a history of philosophy in the world, but stories of dominant personalities in western philosophy through their lives and work. He includes sections on Plato, Aristotle, Francis Bacon, Spin...more...]]> 10398649 350569 31795 0671739166 9780671739164 66 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168286740m/31795.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168286740s/31795.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31795.The_Story_of_Philosophy 3.96 836 The Story of Philosophy chronicles the ideas of the great thinkers, the economic and intellectual environments which influenced them, and the personal traits and adventures out of which each philosophy grew.]]> 1926 4 0 false Mon Dec 17 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Thu Dec 13 19:23:47 -0800 2007 Thu Apr 10 19:13:06 -0700 2008 The Story of Philosophy provides a background and setting for the development of ideas and the Europeans (only two Americans covered) that brought them to light. As stated in the introduction, not all of the philosophers appear in the book, but the greater seeds that sprouted ideas, or completed th...more...]]> 8665590 600512 31795 0671739166 9780671739164 66 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168286740m/31795.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168286740s/31795.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31795.The_Story_of_Philosophy 3.96 836 The Story of Philosophy chronicles the ideas of the great thinkers, the economic and intellectual environments which influenced them, and the personal traits and adventures out of which each philosophy grew.]]> 1926 5 1 false Thu Apr 01 00:00:00 -0800 1999 Sun Nov 04 16:28:11 -0800 2007 Sun Nov 04 23:02:23 -0800 2007
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He is colorful, witty, and above all, informative. Beginning with Socrates and ending with American philosopher John Dewey, Durant summarizes the lives and influence of philosophy's greatest thinkers, painting them with humanity and adding a few of his own wise platitudes. Seventy-some years after its first printing, The Story of Philosophy still stands as one of the best of its kind.]]> 1926 5 0 false Wed Oct 03 13:45:56 -0700 2007 Sat Dec 12 15:46:13 -0800 2009 more...]]> 45224605 1834508 31795 0671739166 9780671739164 66 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168286740m/31795.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168286740s/31795.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31795.The_Story_of_Philosophy 3.96 836 The Story of Philosophy chronicles the ideas of the great thinkers, the economic and intellectual environments which influenced them, and the personal traits and adventures out of which each philosophy grew.]]> 1926 5 0 false Mon Feb 02 22:22:35 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 02 22:24:55 -0800 2009 more...]]> 41592951 1655901 31795 0671739166 9780671739164 66 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168286740m/31795.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168286740s/31795.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31795.The_Story_of_Philosophy 3.96 836 The Story of Philosophy chronicles the ideas of the great thinkers, the economic and intellectual environments which influenced them, and the personal traits and adventures out of which each philosophy grew.]]> 1926 5 0 false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Fri Jan 02 07:57:06 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 02 07:58:37 -0800 2009 68977925 2529630 6763135 1 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1251312911m/6763135.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1251312911s/6763135.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6763135 0.0 0 Easily the most engaging writer of Western intellectual history in the English language, Will Durant breathes life into philosophers and their ideas. He is colorful, witty, and above all, informative. Beginning with Socrates and ending with American philosopher John Dewey, Durant summarizes the lives and influence of philosophy's greatest thinkers, painting them with humanity and adding a few of his own wise platitudes. Seventy-some years after its first printing, The Story of Philosophy still stands as one of the best of its kind.]]> 1926 0 0 false Wed Aug 26 11:55:22 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 26 11:55:22 -0700 2009 more...]]> 80790994 1027721 1196902 11 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1189114142m/1196902.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1189114142s/1196902.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1196902._ 3.96 836 Easily the most engaging writer of Western intellectual history in the English language, Will Durant breathes life into philosophers and their ideas. He is colorful, witty, and above all, informative. Beginning with Socrates and ending with American philosopher John Dewey, Durant summarizes the lives and influence of philosophy's greatest thinkers, painting them with humanity and adding a few of his own wise platitudes. Seventy-some years after its first printing, The Story of Philosophy still stands as one of the best of its kind.]]> 1926 5 0 false Sat Dec 12 15:42:33 -0800 2009 Sat Dec 12 15:46:13 -0800 2009 69624145 2624910 31795 0671739166 9780671739164 66 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168286740m/31795.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168286740s/31795.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31795.The_Story_of_Philosophy 3.96 836 The Story of Philosophy chronicles the ideas of the great thinkers, the economic and intellectual environments which influenced them, and the personal traits and adventures out of which each philosophy grew.]]> 1926 5 0 false Sat Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2002 Mon Aug 31 18:32:53 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 24 02:19:33 -0700 2009 more...]]> 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1196902