The History of Western Philosophy
ISBN 0-415-07854-7
"A survey of Western philosphy in relation to its
environment, of such sweep and acuteness, alive
in every nerve...a masterpiece of intellectual
energy...the Socrates of our time."
- A.L. Rowse
"A great philospher's lucid and magesterial look
at the history of his own subject, wonderfully
readable and enlightening."
- The Observer
"Bertrand Russell's book is, so far as I'm aware,
the first attempt to present a history of Western philosophy
in relation to its social and economic background. As such
and also as a brilliantly written expose of changing
philosophical doctrines, it should be widely read."
-
Sir Julian Huxley
It is certain of a very wise adience, and is, in my opinion,
just the kind of thing people ought to have to make them
understand the past... . It may be one of the most valuable
books of our time..."
- G.M. Trevelyan