Synopsis
A concise, trusted survey of philosophy through the ages.
This revised edition of Albert Schwegler’s classic traces ideas from the pre-Socratics to the modern era, with added material and clearer organization to illuminate how thinkers connect across centuries. This edition amplifies the original translator’s work, presenting a thorough, accessible guide to major schools, figures, and turning points. It emphasizes the development of key concepts and the dialogue between different philosophical systems, helping readers see the big picture as well as the details that shaped Western thought.
- Structured sections that map the history of philosophy by era and theme
- Clear introductions to major figures, from the Eleatics and Socrates to Kant and subsequent schools
- Concise explanations of core ideas, including the theory of monads, Platonic forms, and Aristotelian categories
- Guidance on how different traditions influenced one another across time
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This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-optimal results (frequent typographical errors, strange characters and confusing formatting) and does not adequately preserve the historical character of the original artifact. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as blurred or missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may have been introduced due to either the quality of the original work or the scanning process itself. Despite these occasional imperfections, we have brought it back into print as part of our ongoing global book preservation commitment, providing customers with access to the best possible historical reprints. We appreciate your understanding of these occasional imperfections, and sincerely hope you enjoy seeing the book in a format as close as possible to that intended by the original publisher.
Présentation de l'éditeur
Schwegler sH istory of Philosophy originally appeared in theN eue Encyldojp dief rW issenschaften und Knste I ts great value soon awakened a call for its separate issue, in which form it has attained a very wide circulation in Germany. It is found in the hands of almost every student in the philosophical department of aG erman university, and is highly esteemed for its clearness, conciseness, and comprehensiveness. The present translation was commenced in Germany three years ago, and has been carefully finished.
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