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A review by laurelcloud
Classical Philosophy: A History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps, Volume 1 by Peter Adamson
challenging
informative
4.75
THIS is the kind of book on philosophy that I've been looking for. This is absolutely fantastic.
Faithful to the source material but also includes a lot of highly educated interpretations that I wouldn't be able to make on my own. Genuinely made me laugh out loud multiple times. Entertaining, even for someone who was absolute ass at history in school and hated it fiercely, especially ancient history.
I loved this book. I 100% intend to read more in this series and I'll probably pick up the podcast at some point too. The author is fantastic, if a little too forgiving of Aristotle and Plato in particular at times. The section on ancient women philosophers was extremely well done and thoughtfully written. I really appreciated the further reading section at the back and I will definitely be returning to that list.
Highly, highly recommend.
Faithful to the source material but also includes a lot of highly educated interpretations that I wouldn't be able to make on my own. Genuinely made me laugh out loud multiple times. Entertaining, even for someone who was absolute ass at history in school and hated it fiercely, especially ancient history.
I loved this book. I 100% intend to read more in this series and I'll probably pick up the podcast at some point too. The author is fantastic, if a little too forgiving of Aristotle and Plato in particular at times. The section on ancient women philosophers was extremely well done and thoughtfully written. I really appreciated the further reading section at the back and I will definitely be returning to that list.
Highly, highly recommend.