ancient philosophy a new history of western philosophy volume 1

The issue with this then is that it may not have been the order the philosopher themselves created the idea, or Kenny having explained the philosopher died after presenting something in a previous topic. Since many philosophers would have influential ideas in multiple domains, the same names would come up again and again. Perhaps this is a good thing in order to focus on the ideas, however this may have been able to help with another issue which is that of presenting by topic rather than by philosopher within each period. Furthermore, I feel as though not enough was said of the lives of philosophers. However, having read The Story of Philosophy by Durant, I do wish Kenny used more direct quotes of the ideas of philosophers. In regards to periods and movements, multiple times Kenny made helpful points of clarification such as, among other examples, points at the beginning or end of presenting each period or philosophers having been credited for saying things they had not. In particular, enclosed in here are explanations of philosophies that go beyond good introductions and actually explain, summarize, and clarify philosophies (for example, I finally started to understand Kant). The contents vary from events in society, the lives of the individuals, the ideas themselves, the periods or movements in general, and the various relations and interactions among these factors. Having recently read various popular attempts at exploring all of philosophy, only this one seemed thorough yet clear. This is an extremely good optimization of what may be deemed a history of philosophy. A New History of Western Philosophy is a stimulating chronicle of the intellectual development of Western civilization, allowing readers to trace the birth and growth of philosophy from antiquity to the present day. Kenny also looks closely at each of the main areas of philosophical exploration: knowledge and understanding science metaphysics mind and soul the nature and content of morality political philosophy and God. Kenny tells the story of philosophy chronologically, his lively narrative bringing the great philosophers to life and filling in the historical and intellectual background to their work. Here readers will find not only an authoritative guide to the history of philosophy, but also a compelling introduction to every major area of philosophical inquiry. Now these four splendid books have been combined into one magnificent volume, providing a continuous sweeping account of the great thought of the Western world. The individual volumes of Sir Anthony Kenny's acclaimed History of Western Philosophy have been hailed as 'wonderful, authoritative, hugely rewarding' (Times Higher Education Supplement) and 'genial and highly accessible' (London Review of Books).

Ancient philosophy a new history of western philosophy volume 1