Will Durant, The Story of Philosophy, 1933 Revised Edition, illustrated

"The Story of Philosophy" by Will Durant, With a New Foreword by the Author, 2nd Edition, 1933. "New revised edition" is stated on the copyright page. Published by Garden City Publishing Company, New York, 1933.

Hard boards, original red cloth [some surface wear]; blind embossed title on the front board, gold lettering on spine; 6.3/4" x 10.1/8"; xxiv + 592 pages including Index and Bibliography + 26 monochrome illustrations on glossy paper [very little foxing]; untrimmed bottom edge of the pages, very good condition.

A brilliant and concise account of the lives and ideas of the great philosophers—Plato, Aristotle, Bacon, Spinoza, Voltaire, Kant, Schopenhauer, Spencer, Nietzsche, Bergson, Croce, Russell, Santayana, James, and Dewey—The Story of Philosophy is one of the great books of our time. Few write for the non-specialist as well as Will Durant, and this book is a splendid example of his eminently readable scholarship. Durant’s insight and wit never cease to dazzle; The Story of Philosophy is a key book for any reader who wishes to survey the history and development of philosophical ideas in the Western world." [a review]

"This work is amazing! This work is a gem. The expressions and choice of words makes this really poetry. If the quality of communication is what makes something a work of art (LRH, "Art"), then this book qualifies as enduring art. Furthermore, there is this pervading earnestness that only comes from one who is invested in what he writes about; it is no mere intellectual juggernaut tour de force. Mind you, a dictionary must be kept close at hand to look up the words that may not be clearly understood in order to imbibe its nectar. It may not be light reading--but it is magnificent reading! This book is an exemplar of a quote by Leonardo in the "Introduction," "the noblest pleasure, the joy of understanding." There is enormous pleasure between the covers of this work at times even rapture." [private review]

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