The Story of Philosophy: The Lives and Opinions of the Greater Philosophers
by Durant, Will
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- Condition
- Book VG- : age wear/staining to boards and spine, shelf wear, ex library with stamp to edge of text book, stamps to title page, /no DJ
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Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States
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About This Item
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1926. hardcover. Book VG- : age wear/staining to boards and spine, shelf wear, ex library with stamp to edge of text book, stamps to title page, mild toning/foxing to endpapers. text clean, binding tight./no DJ. 8vo 589pp. thirteenth printing, November 1926. #01655.
Synopsis
The Story of Philosophy: the Lives and Opinions of the Greater Philosophers is a book by Will Durant that profiles several prominent Western philosophers and their ideas, beginning with Plato and on through Friedrich Nietzsche. Durant attempts to show the interconnection of their ideas and how one philosopher's ideas informed the next. There are nine chapters each focused on one philosopher, and two more chapters each containing briefer profiles of three early 20th century philosophers.
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Details
- Seller
- Matthew's Books LLC (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 1592
- Title
- The Story of Philosophy
- Author
- Durant, Will
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Book VG- : age wear/staining to boards and spine, shelf wear, ex library with stamp to edge of text book, stamps to title page,
- Jacket Condition
- no DJ
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1926
- Keywords
- philosophy, history of philosophy, nonfiction
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