The Story of Philosophy: The Lives and Opinions of the World's Greatest Philosophers

A brilliant and concise account of the lives and ideas of the great philosophers, from Plato to Dewey. 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 anyone who wishes to survey the history and development of philosophical ideas in the Western world.