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Philosophy and the Social Problem, a classical book, has been considered essential throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned copies of their original work and hence the text is clear...

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Praised for helping to popularize philosophy to the general reader, The Story of Philosophy is a groundbreaking work of creative nonfiction written by Pulitzer Prize winner, Will Durant that chronicles the ideas of over a dozen great thinkers, examines the environments that made them, and contextualizes the evolution of philosophical thought in the Western world.

Praised for helping to popularize philosophy to the general reader, The Story of Philosophy is a groundbreaking work of creative nonfiction written by Pulitzer Prize winner, Will Durant that chronicles the ideas of over a dozen great thinkers, examines the environments that made them, and contextualizes the evolution of philosophical thought in the Western world.

The Story of Philosophy: The Lives and Opinions of the Greater Philosophers is a 1926 book by Will Durant, in which he profiles several prominent Western philosophers and their ideas, beginning with Socrates and Plato and on through Friedrich Nietzsche. Durant attempts to show the interconnection of their ideas and how one philosopher's ideas informed the next.There are nine chapters each focused on one philosopher, and two more chapters each ...

Introduction THE purpose of this essay is to show: first, that the social problem has been the basic concern of many of the greater philosophers, second, that an approach to the social problem through philosophy is the first condition of even a moderately successful treatment of this problem, and third, that an approach to philosophy through the social problem is indispensable to the revitalization of philosophy. ... About the author: Willia...

First published in 1926, "The Story of Philosophy" is noted historian Will Durant's survey of Western philosophy. Having been described as "a groundbreaking work that helped to popularize philosophy", the book begins with detailed descriptions of the philosophical ideas of the ancient Greeks, i.e. Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle. The book then proceeds in chronicling the different philosophical doctrines of French Enlightenment, German Idealism...

There is a pleasure in philosophy, and a lure even in the mirages of metaphysics, which every student feels until the coarse necessities of physical existence drag him from the heights of thought into the mart of economic strife and gain. Most of us have known some golden days in the June of life when philosophy was in fact what Plato calls it, "that dear delight", when the love of a modestly elusive Truth seemed more glorious, incomparably, ...

IntroductionTHE purpose of this essay is to show: first, that the social problem has been the basic concern of many of the greater philosophers, second, that an approach to the social problem through philosophy is the first condition of even a moderately successful treatment of this problem, and third, that an approach to philosophy through the social problem is indispensable to the revitalization of philosophy. ...About the author: William Ja...

The Story of Philosophy: The Lives and Opinions of the Greater Philosophers is a 1926 book by Will Durant, in which he profiles several prominent Western philosophers and their ideas, beginning with Socrates and Plato and on through Friedrich Nietzsche. Durant attempts to show the interconnection of their ideas and how one philosopher's ideas informed the next. There are nine chapters each focused on one philosopher, and two more chapters ea...

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The Story of Civilization, Volume II: A history of Greek civilization from the beginnings, and of civilization in the Near East from the Death of Alexander to the Roman Conquest of Greece. This is the second volume of the classic Pulitzer Prize-winning series.

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There is a pleasure in philosophy, and a lure even in the mirages of metaphysics, which every student feels until the coarse necessities of physical existence drag him from the heights of thought into the mart of economic strife and gain. Most of us have known some golden days in the June of life when philosophy was in fact what Plato calls it, "that dear delight", when the love of a modestly elusive Truth seemed more glorious, incomparably, ...

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Will Durant's first book analyses the 'social problem' that he identifies as the gap between the rich and poor. He proposes that knowledge is the answer to this issue and suggests that philosophy is the key to this knowledge. Philosophy and the Social Problem is Will Durant's 1917 work arguing the importance of philosophical thought within societal functions and government organisations. He refers to Socrates, Plato, Francis Bacon, and Baruc...