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tomleetang 's review for:
A History of Western Philosophy
by Bertrand Russell
Did not finish. So, so, so dry. I've read other texts that explain the essential precepts of the great philosophers, but the writing here is so dull (perhaps, I think, because it is somewhat old fashioned) that I just could not get through it. I didn't even get out of Ancient Greece!
I will say, however, that I did enjoy the contextualisation of the philosophers within their time. Most books on philosophy don't bother to relate the biographies of the philosophers they discuss, but I found this to be the most engaging part of Bertrand Russell's mammoth text.
I will say, however, that I did enjoy the contextualisation of the philosophers within their time. Most books on philosophy don't bother to relate the biographies of the philosophers they discuss, but I found this to be the most engaging part of Bertrand Russell's mammoth text.