The story of philosophy is an epic tale - an exploration of the ideas, views and teachings of some of the most creative minds known to humanity - and The History of Philosophy is the first truly authoritative and accessible guide to both Western and Eastern traditions.

With his characteristic clarity and elegance A. C. Grayling takes the reader from the world-views and moralities before the age of the Buddha, Confucius and Socrates, through Christianity's dominance of the European mind to the Renaissance and Enlightenment, and on to Mill, Nietzsche, Sartre, and philosophy today. And, since the story of philosophy is incomplete without mention of the great philosophical traditions of India, China and the Persian-Arabic world, he gives a comparative survey of them too.

Author: C A Grayling
Paperback
720 pages
13 x 19.7cm