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"His book...supplant[s] all others, even the immensely successful History of Western Philosophy by Bertrand Russell." -- A. C. Grayling Already a classic, this landmark study of early Western thought now appears in a new edition with expanded coverage of the Middle Ages. This landmark study of Western thought takes a fresh look at the writings of the great thinkers of classic philosophy and questions many pieces of conventional wisdom. The book invites comparison with Bertrand Russell's monumental History of Western Philosophy, "but Gottlieb's book is less idiosyncratic and based on more recent scholarship" (Colin McGinn, Los Angeles Times) . A New York Times Notable Book, a Los Angeles Times Best Book, and a Times Literary Supplement Best Book of 2001.
About the Author
Anthony Gottlieb is the author of "The Dream of Reason: A History of Western Philosophy from the Greeks to the Renaissance," and "The Dream of Enlightenment: The Rise of Modern Philosophy." A former executive editor of The Economist, he has held visiting fellowships at Harvard University and All Souls College, Oxford. His work has appeared in The New Yorker and the New York Times.
