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What one book should I read if I would want to know what philosophy is?
If you will ever read just a single book on the subject of philosophy, I think that it should be “The History of Western Philosophy” that was written by a certain Bertrand Russell. In less than 800 pages, he covers the immense field of western philosophy from Thales to the modern times and does it well.
The most wonderful thing of all is that you put the book down with a feeling that you have really gained an insight on what p ...more
If you will ever read just a single book on the subject of philosophy, I think that it should be “The History of Western Philosophy” that was written by a certain Bertrand Russell. In less than 800 pages, he covers the immense field of western philosophy from Thales to the modern times and does it well.
The most wonderful thing of all is that you put the book down with a feeling that you have really gained an insight on what p ...more
A masterpiece
Jan 09, 2010
Leo Horovitz
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