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For use in schools and libraries only. A brilliant and concise account of the lives and ideas of the great philosophers: Plato, Aristotle, Bacon, Spinoza, Voltaire, Kant, Schopenhauer, Spencer, Nietzsche, Bergson, Croce, Russell, Santayana, James and Dewey.

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In "Philosophy and the Social Problem, " Will Durant's first book, Durant argues that philosophy has fallen into disrepute because it has stood high and dry upon academic ground, has occupied itself generally with the problem of knowledge, and has not gone down among the crowd to be of practical service. Durant says that philosophy can justify itself only by fruits which are of direct utility to the common man. And since the great prblem of th...

Will Durant once lamented that, "philosophy is no longer loved today because she has lost the spirit of adventure." "Adventures in Philosophy" is Durant's attempt to recapture that spirit. In actual debates, symposiums, and personal discussions, topics such as the meaning of life, politics, religion, history, and the nature of humanity are all explored by Durant and some of the leading minds of the 20th century. Also included are fictional dia...

Perhaps more so than any other discipline, philosophy is best understood as a dialogue between the self and the great minds of the past--a dialogue that has endured for thousands of years. Drawing upon Pulitzer Prize winner Durant's essays, this volume presents a magnificent introduction to philosophy with an overview of its major branches. (Philosophy)

A compendium of the greatest thoughts, greatest minds, and greatest books--listed in accessible and concise form--from one of the world's greatest scholars.

This endlessly inspiring and instructive chronicle of the worlds greatest thinkers, from Socrates to Santayana, describes not only their ideas but their place in history and their influence on our modern intellectual heritage.

This endlessly inspiring and instructive chronicle of the worlds greatest thinkers, from Socrates to Santayana, describes not only their ideas but their place in history and their influence on our modern intellectual heritage.

This endlessly inspiring and instructive chronicle of the worlds greatest thinkers, from Socrates to Santayana, describes not only their ideas but their place in history and their influence on our modern intellectual heritage.

A wise and witty compendium of the greatest thoughts, greatest minds, and greatest books of all time--listed in accessible and succinct form--by one of the world's greatest scholars. Unabridged. 3 CDs.