A HISTORY OF WESTERN PHILOSOPHY - and its Connection with Political and Social Circumstances from the Earliest Times to the Present Day

Russell, Bertrand

ISBN 10: 004109008X / ISBN 13: 9780041090086

Published by George Allen & Unwin, London, 1961

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Tenth impression 1983. Index 1.1kg weight; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 848 pages.

Seller Inventory # 38013

Bibliographic Details

• Title: A HISTORY OF WESTERN PHILOSOPHY - and its Connection with Political and Social Circumstances from the Earliest Times to the Present Day
• Publisher: George Allen & Unwin, London
• Publication Date: 1961
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 004109008X
• ISBN 13: 9780041090086
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: Second Edition; tenth impression.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Philosophy

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Synopsis

DIFFERENT OFFER (please see description & pictures by BookGems before placing an order): Edition George Allen & Unwin Ltd. Fifth Impression 1955. Dust cover missing. Otherwise, the book appears to be well preserved, thus remains in very good condition throughout. Text all clean, neat and tight. Prompt dispatch from UK

Review

‘A precious book....a work that is in the highest degree pedagogical which stands above the conflicts of parties and opinion’ – Albert Einstein

'Remains unchallenged as the perfect introduction to its subject ... exactly the kind of philosophy that most people would like to read, but which only Russell could possibly have written.' - Ray Monk, University of Southampton, UK

'Beautiful and luminous prose, not merely classically clear but scrupulously honest.' - Isaiah Berlin

'It is a witty bird's-eye view of the main figures in Western thought enlivened by references to the personalities and quirks of the thinkers themselves.' - The Week

'A great philosopher's lucid and magisterial look at the history of his own subject, wonderfully readable and enlightening.' - The Observer