The History of Philosophy

A very large, in-depth review of the course of all philosophy. I very much appreciated the chronological order, as it showed how thought progressed over the years and what the beliefs were. Got lost towards the backend of the book, analytical philosophy seemed a bit too nuanced for me to follow or even care about really. A lot of information in here so was hard to absorb, however, especially the latter half, I felt like I was reading just for the sake of reading it, just to have accomplished reading the book. But isn’t that the whole point of reading? What place does reading have in society? Is society a good thing? Am I a philosopher now?

Author: A. C. Grayling 

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