The Story of Philosophy
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The Story of Philosophy is Will Durant’s influential 1926 book that introduces major Western philosophers and their ideas in an accessible, narrative style.
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| The Story of Philosophy canonical | 2 |
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| instanceOf |
book
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philosophy book ⓘ |
| aim | to introduce major Western philosophers to a general audience ⓘ |
| author | Will Durant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| describes |
Aristotle
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Arthur Schopenhauer NERFINISHED ⓘ Baruch Spinoza NERFINISHED ⓘ Bertrand Russell NERFINISHED ⓘ Francis Bacon NERFINISHED ⓘ Friedrich Nietzsche NERFINISHED ⓘ Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel NERFINISHED ⓘ Henri Bergson NERFINISHED ⓘ Herbert Spencer NERFINISHED ⓘ Immanuel Kant NERFINISHED ⓘ Plato NERFINISHED ⓘ Voltaire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Story of Civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
intellectual history
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popular philosophy ⓘ |
| hasEdition | revised editions with additional material ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | Western-centric view of philosophy ⓘ |
| hasReception | widely read and influential in popularizing philosophy ⓘ |
| includesTopic |
epistemology
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ethics ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ social and political philosophy ⓘ |
| influenced | popular understanding of philosophy in the 20th century ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
biographical sketches of philosophers
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clear exposition of complex philosophical ideas ⓘ commercial success as a philosophy book ⓘ |
| partOf | Will Durant’s broader work on the history of ideas ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1926 ⓘ |
| publisher | Simon and Schuster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | collection of biographical and expository chapters ⓘ |
| subject |
Western philosophy
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biography of philosophers ⓘ history of philosophy ⓘ |
| subtitle | The Lives and Opinions of the Greater Philosophers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
general readers
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students of philosophy ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered | from ancient Greece to early 20th century ⓘ |
| title | The Story of Philosophy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingStyle |
accessible
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narrative ⓘ |
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