![]() ![]() Politically active and habitually outspoken, his ethical principles twice led to imprisonment. The leading British philosopher of the twentieth century, who made major contributions in the areas of logic and epistemology. Russell, Bertrand Published by MacDonald & Co, 1959 Seller: WeBuyBooks, Rossendale, United Kingdom Seller Rating: Contact seller First Edition Used - Hardcover Condition: Good US 18. Russell's book was 'long on wit, intelligence and curmudgeonly scepticism', as The New York Times noted, and it is this, coupled with the sheer brilliance of its scholarship, that has made Russell's History of Western Philosophy one of the most important philosophical works of all time.īertrand Russell (1872-1970). Since its first publication in 1945 Lord Russells A History of Western Philosophy has been universally acclaimed as the outstanding one-volume work on the. 1 2 Next Sort By Skip to main search results Wisdom of the West : A Historical Survey of Western Philosophy in its Social and Political Setting. Of course this cannot be the only reason for its popularity. Providing a sophisticated overview of the ideas that have perplexed people since time immemorial, Russell's History of Western Philosophy offered a cogent précis of its subject. ![]() A dazzlingly ambitious project, it remains unchallenged to this day as the ultimate introduction to Western philosophy. First published in 1946, History of Western Philosophy went on to become the best-selling philosophy book of the twentieth century. ![]()
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