The Story of Philosophy (Original Classic Edition)

Will Durant

The Story of Philosophy was first published in 1926, with modest expectations that were soon outgrown. In a few years, it sold 2 million copies. To this day, it is still capturing new readers in America and has found many abroad in translations into...

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Opening Credits

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Dedication

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To The Reader

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Chapter 1 Plato - 1

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Chapter 1 Plato - 2

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Chapter 2 Aristotle and Greek Science - 1

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Chapter 2 Aristotle and Greek Science - 2

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Chapter 3 Francis Bacon - 1

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Chapter 3 Francis Bacon - 2

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Chapter 4 Spinoza - 1

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Chapter 4 Spinoza - 2

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Chapter 5 Voltaire and the French Enlightenment - 1

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Chapter 5 Voltaire and the French Enlightenment - 2

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Chapter 6 Immanuel Kant and German Idealism - 1

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Chapter 6 Immanuel Kant and German Idealism - 2

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Chapter 7 Schopenhauer - 1

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Chapter 7 Schopenhauer - 2

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Chapter 8 Herbert Spencer - 1

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Chapter 8 Herbert Spencer - 2

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Chapter 9 Friedrich Nietzsche - 1

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Chapter 9 Friedrich Nietzsche - 2

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Chapter 10 Contemporary European Philosophers: Bergson, Croce and Bertrand Russell - 1

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Chapter 10 Contemporary European Philosophers: Bergson, Croce and Bertrand Russell - 2

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Chapter 11 Contemporary American Philosophers: Santayana, James and Dewey - 1

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Chapter 11 Contemporary American Philosophers: Santayana, James and Dewey - 2

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Ending Credits

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