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History of Western Philosophy (Routledge Classics) (平装)
by Bertrand Russell
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Ray Monk, USA
<2008-06-30 00:00>
Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell, Viscount Amberley, born in Wales, May 18, 1872. Educated at home and at Trinity College, Cambridge. During World War I, served four months in prison as a pacifist, where he wrote Introduction to Mathematical Philosophy. In 1910, published first volume of Principia Mathematica with Alfred Whitehead. Visited Russia and lectured on philosophy at the University of Peking in 1920. Returned to England and, with his wife, ran a progressive school for young children in Sussex from 1927-1932. Came to the United States, where he taught philosophy successively at the University of Chicago, University of California at Los Angeles, Harvard, and City College of New York. Awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1950. Has been active in disarmament and anti-nuclear-testing movements while continuing to add to his large number of published books which include Philosophical Essays (1910); The ABC of Relativity (1925) Human Knowledge: Its Scope and Limits (1948); Why I Am Not a Christian (1957); and The Autobiography of Bertrand Russell (1967). For a chronological list of Russell's principal works see The Basic Writings of Bertrand Russell (Simon and Schuster).
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A Customer, USA
<2008-06-30 00:00>
Most people might argue that this is a bunch of crap that Russell just put together and that its his own perspective of what good/useful philosophy is. Well they'd be half right. A major factor that people tend to overlook about this book is that it IS Russells own opinion on the history of philosophy, hence the words "writen by Bertrand Russell" on the book and not "edited by Bertrand Russell". If somone is looking for a refrence of sorts for philosophy that is completly unbiased then I would suggest the Cambridge Dictionary Of Philosophy or the even better Oxford Companion To Philosophy. Other than that i have to consider this a GREAT book (altough i only read passages at a time) and really consider Russells opinions as valid ones that I (as a member of my high school debate team) find myself quoting quite often. In essence, its just a good step into a better understanding of philosophy. |
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Mickey Callaghan , USA
<2008-06-30 00:00>
Russell's Introduction is a well-written, entertaining introduction to philosopy. It is very expansive, covering dozens of philosophers and philosophical movements/trends/systems/etc., and spanning thousands of years.
The only issue I have with this book is its exclusion of certain, lesser known philosophers whom I particularly like (a minour issue), and its sometimes superficial overviews of the philosophers within. That is why I suggest corroborating your knowledge with another, more in-depth introduction to philosophy, like Durant's Story of Philosophy.
Though it is not necessarily a criticism, I would like to point out that Russell's bias toward philosophers appears very strongly herein, so the reader should not expect a completely objective, neutral approach-- Russell is adamently opposed to many he deals with, such as Rousseau, Marx, Nietzsche, and other, less logic-inclined philosophers! Be warned: you are not likely to agree with his analysis all the time, and might at times find it somewhat inappropriate |
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Scott gru-Bell, USA
<2008-06-30 00:00>
Written in the 1942-45, this book needs to be taken in the context of World War II. Although a courageous pacifist, Russell, nevertheless, is still an Englishman. This may account for his misunderstanding of Nietzsche, who at the time the book was written, was considered a spiritual father of Hitler, which of course he was not.
Russell's handling of Aristoltle's logic is, indeed, brilliant. His introduction to most of the philosophers covered in the text is at least helpful, and at other times masterful. The Noble Prize winner for literature, Russell demonstrates his alacrity for written expression and the clearest thinking at a wondrous level. He does, however, retain his bias, which he does not express openly.
So long as the reader can discount the author's British, Twenieth Century bias, he will find this book an ideal introduction for the layman to Western thought. |
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A Customer, USA
<2008-06-30 00:00>
Bertrand Russell's Hist. of Western Philosophy is an incredible introduction to the history of philosophy. If you want a straightforward description of each philosopher, I would recommend the encyclopedia, but if you want an in depth discussion of the philosopher's views, who he was influenced by, and his influence on other philosophers, Russell can't be beat. This book can be read straight through, or you can flip to the chapter on the philosopher or field of philosophy you want to learn about. The only problem with this book is that it deals with so many philosophers that it can only give about 10-20 pages to each philosopher (but longer to more influential philosophers like Plato and Locke), so if you need a great deal of info, this book won't be perfect. But this books advantages far outweigh its faults. My personal favorite part is Russell's commentary on each philosopher - he points out the strengths and weaknesses of each philosopher's philosophy. I highly recommend this volume for anyone interested in this wonderful subject. |
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R.Michaels, USA
<2008-06-30 00:00>
This is a delightlfully entertaining history of Western philosophy starting from the ancient Greeks up to Russell's time. For each of the several philosophers covered, Russell gives a bit of biographical information and describes in several pages their contribution to philosophy. This part is mostly objective and informative. The writing style is superb. After the objective description, Russell devotes a few pages to a critique of the philosopher's work and a discussion of their importance. In addition to covering the major philosophers, Russell discusses historically important trends or changes that affected philosophy, e.g. the dominance of the catholic church, Greek mathematics, the rise of science, etc.
As a lay person, I greatly appreciated the brief summaries of important philosophies in a clear and modern language. For example, I personally have no time to read Immanual Kant's huge and difficult-to-read book "The Critique of Pure Reason", so it is very useful to read a summary of this influential philosopher's ideas and to understand why he was influential. The only worry one might have is that Russell's account might be biased by his strong opinions. However, I believe Russell did a good job of separating his objective description of the philosopher's work from his own opinion of the merits of the work. Besides, the critical analysis adds greatly to the entertainment value and I happen to agree with most of Russell's very reasonable opinions.
This book would make an excellent gift to an intellectual friend or family member -- for anyone curious about the world and about the historical influences upon our Western outlook
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D.Kapoor , Australia
<2008-06-30 00:00>
Russell in this work has solved a big problem for beginners in philosophy. He has gathered all the gems in one bucket and has given you the opportunity to see and select out of these. I have deep interests in philosophy and wanted a head start with western philosophy. Even though I read works by Plato prior to this, I still felt that I was missing the whole picture and a place to put Plato in that picture. I think I have now found the right door to the fascinating world of great western thinkers. I highly recommend the beginners to read this work. Even though at times you may feel that you are being dragged into unnecessary historical information, but you will realize that it does help you later on. Feel free to skip when you are bored, and get on to the philosophers that interest you.
I am giving these book 5 stars, because there is no other work that even comes close to the great effort by this great thinker.
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Shalom Freedman, Israel
<2008-06-30 00:00>
In my teens this book meant much to me . As one who wanted to know who loved to know this book promised an entrance to the world of higher wisdom. Russell tells the story of philosophy as if it is a continuous narrative, a kind of progress in which successors learn from and transcend their predecessors. It all of course comes to climax in the analytic philosophy of his own time. But he does not present this last chapter as a final conclusion, but rather as a problem still problematic and needing addressing.
From the point- of - view of many years later the work still has its charm, still seems a wonderful piece of literary work, but is understood in many ways as prejudiced. Russell did not have space in his heart and mind for Kierkegaard, and the whole world of Existensialism. He did not really give much space to the philosophy of religion, or spiritual experience of any kind. The work does not really take into account sufficiently the scientific and technological developments which transform so greatly our understanding of ourselves and our world. It seems to me the ' philosophy' we need today, the wisdom we need today is much broader than that Russell envisaged. At the same time the Queen of the Sciences has if we rely on the analytic tradition alone contracted and is less central than before.
With all objection and qualification however this work is a wonderful introduction to the History of Philosophy, in no small part because of Russell's great enthusiasm for the subject and capacity to convey this in sparkling prose. |
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Manish Samtani, India
<2008-06-30 00:00>
This book is the best which I have read on Western philosophical thought,and it is proof of Lord Russell's incredible intellectual breadth.
Also, the fact that it is amongst Amazon.com's top 6000 selling books, shows that the Western audience, which this book is mainly aimed at, includes a very large number of intellectuals, as this book is very heavy reading. Its definitely not something which you can read at one sitting.
It is loaded with historical facts and figures.
A brilliant peice of work.
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Siloam Springs, Arkansas United States
<2008-06-30 00:00>
Nobel prize winner Bertrand Russell does an excellent job in compiling the most relevant stages in the history of Western Philosophy. Russell's facility to communicate such a complicated topic as philosophy in understandable reading is clearly noted in this work. The only downside of this book is that it does not cover some modern philosophers such as Kierkegaard. Anyways, this book is a good addition to any Philosophy library. |
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