The Great Philosophers

by Ray Monk

Book Overview

Brief, accessible, and affordable, these pocket-sized volumes offer the essential introductions to the great philosophers of the Western tradition-from Plato to Wittgenstein. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0753811367
• ISBN13: 9780753811368
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Phoenix
• Length: 570 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.

Customer Reviews

the best kind of introductory philosophy

i love ray monk's chapter on russell, showing in crisp, simple prose the increditably complex journey that russell took in moving from his 'class' conception on the foundations of math. to his eventual 'no-class' theory.up to now, only expert, technical books have dealt with this subject. now an expert philosopher has explained it in a very exciting way to laymen, one of the best & exciting intro. essay to philosophy of math. and analytic philosophy. Definitely a text to consider for use in undergraduate intro. classes in analytic philosophy.i like some of the other essays as well, while a few i have yet to read. strange though, that a book on the great philosophers would omit aristotle, kant & frege. but monk said publication deadline was to blame.