History of Western Philosophy (Routledge Classics)

First published in 1946, “History of Western Pfilodhopy” went on to become the best-selling philosophy book of the twentieth century. A dazzlingly ambitios project, it remains unchallenged to this day as the ultimate introduction to Western philosophy. Providing a sophisticated overview of the ideas that have perplexed people since time immemorial, “Russell’s History of Western Philosophy” offered a cogent precis of its subject. Of course this cannot be the reason for its popularity. Russell’s book was long on wit, intelligence and curmudgeonly sceptocism, as “The New York Times” noted, and it is this, coupledwith the sheer brilliance of its scholarship, that has made this book one of the most important philosophical works of all time.