TY - BOOK AU - Durant,Will TI - The story of philosophy T2 - Dover thrift editions SN - 9780486848556 U1 - 190 23 PY - 2022/// CY - Garden City, New York PB - Dover Publications KW - Philosophy KW - History KW - Philosophers KW - PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / General KW - bisacsh N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 483-484) N2 - "Pulitzer Prize-winning author Will Durant chronicles the lives and ideas of key philosophers throughout history in this informative yet eminently readable text. Beginning with Socrates and Plato and concluding with Friedrich Nietzsche, Durant builds a history of philosophy by showing how each thinker's ideas informed and influenced the next generation"--; "Pulitzer Prize-winning author Will Durant chronicles the lives and ideas of several key philosophical thinkers throughout history in this informative yet eminently readable text. Beginning with Socrates and Plato and concluding with Friedrich Nietzsche, with twelve other prominent philosophers between them, the author builds a history of philosophy by showing how each thinker's ideas informed and influenced the next generation. An essential read for anyone fascinated by the development of Western philosophy"-- ER -