The History of Philosophy is the exposition of philosophical opinions and of systems and schools of philosophy. It includes the study of the lives of philosophers, the inquiry into the mutual connection of schools and systems of thought, and the attempt to trace the course of philosophical progress. Topics covered include Ancient Philosophy (Babylon, China, India, Egypt, Greece and Rome) Christian Era Philosophy (St. Anselm, Thomas Aquinas, William of Ockam) and Modern Philosophy (including Descartes, Spinoza, Kant and Hegel.) (Summary by Beth Thomas and the Introduction)
A Thomist history of philosophy, and biased from that viewpoint. Philosophical systems are in error insofar as they disagree with Aquinas. In spite of this bias, it's a fairly decent history of philosophy, though it tends to throw accusations of pantheism around way too often, which is just another way of trumpeting Aquinas as the source of all philosophical truth. The sections on Greek philosophy and modern philosophy from Descartes to Hegel are the best part of the book. Parts of the medieval section are good, while others are inaccurate and highly misleading. When Frederick Copleston, in the preface to his own history of philosophy, complained of students in Catholic universities being fed unsatisfactory summaries of the great masters of philosophy, he was probably referring to this book.
audio file needs to be trimmed
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Sheila Curry
These audio files for the preface needs to be trimmed. Way too much dead air at the end.
Excellent
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shane miller
I found this book very informative.
Is this the complete history of Philosophy?
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Oliver
Good readings, very very incomplete content. I missed the Africans philosophers etc.... The crossed road between philosophy and the religion.......
