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

Magee, Bryan

ISBN 10: 0789444550 / ISBN 13: 9780789444554

Published by The Quality Paperback Bookclub, 1998

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Synopsis:

The Story of Thought: The Essential Guide to the History of Western Philosophy (Paperback) The Story of Thought packs a lot of information into a manageably-sized book. Magee does a great job of balancing the various aspects of the history of philosophy that may be of interest to different readers. Each philosopher is covered in a section of a few pages outlining the thinker's major ideas, but also containing sidebars with famous quotes, major works, related topics and historical notes. The book is organized chronologically and philosophers are grouped into intellectual movements, introduced and expanded by insets. This format allows the book to be used as a point reference on a single thinker or school of thought, but also reads well from cover to cover as the "story of thought". If you are looking for a good introduction to philosophy, it would be hard to find a more complete, accessible, and universally appealing resource.

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Story of Thought: The Essential Guide to...
Publisher: The Quality Paperback Bookclub
Publication Date: 1998
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Very Good