The Story of Philosophy

Will Durant’s introduction to Western philosophy takes beginners on a journey through the evolution of thought, intricately examining 19 philosophers from Plato through to Friedrich Nietzsche.

The Story of Philosophy – The Lives and Opinions of the World’s Greatest Philosophers examines the ideas of 19 philosophers in 11 succinct chapters. Combining philosophy with history and biography, Will Durant revives many old ideas and demonstrates how different philosophical thoughts evolved into one another.

“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.”

This volume features an analysis of 19 philosophers including:

– Plato

– Socrates

– Aristotle

– Francis Bacon

– Baruch Spinoza

– Descartes

– Voltaire

– Roussseau

– Immanuel Kant

– Hegel

– Arthur Schopenhauer

– Herbert Spencer

– Friedrich Nietzsche

First published in 1926, Durant’s study of Western philosophy is an ideal read for those who wish to further their knowledge and understanding of philosophical thought and ideas through history. This volume features an article on ‘The Story of Philosophy’.