HISTORY OF WESTERN PHILOSOPHY

Excellent book. Gives very good overview.

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Finally I could buy a soft-cover copy of this book ! I bought it for my father who is voracious reader and has a thing for philosophy. Everything was perfect from packaging to in-time delivery. Thumbs up to Amazon !

Russell wrote a systematic account of western philosophy. Indeed the book is extremely systematic in its content. You can find its praise, appreciations everywhere, it is really worth praising. Nobody has ever written so systematically and gracefully as Russell has written. But I must say something about criticism : First, he gave only 10 pages to Socrates. On Aristotle, Plato, you are spending about 40 to 50 pages but only 10 pages have been bestowed on Socrates, who is the source of both Aristotle (I myself call him Aristotlitis, a kind of disease) and Plato. Second, he portrayed 'Friedrich Nietzsche' only negatively, in the way of war-loving, misogynist. Nietzsche's exuberant insights didn't fit into the definitions of Russell's intellectualism. Russell could not understand Nietzsche and Wittgenstein and their profound insights. In the end, I would say that one must read this great work, which is free from all the theologies and religious prejudices.

Russel with his criticism will make one develop a pitiable outlook towards the development of Western Philosophy and rise of human civilization; at least that is what the book did to me. Right from the Rise of the Roman Empire to the Fall of Cecily, the fall of Jews to the rise of the Mohammedans, the book will make you feel sorry for what man has done to himself in his quest for truth. Enjoyable at the same time, thought provoking.

For those who r intrstd in d study of phlsphy, this book would be helpful. Havin read it n acqntd vd basic things in d ares they could get into the various aspects f philsphy and start specialid reading so easily... though it took few days to get d book in hand aftr ordering its satisfctry..

Lot of redundant things for indian students. Not much useful.

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