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Kenny, Anthony, 1931-

An illustrated brief history of western philosophy / Anthony Kenny.

[Illustrated ed.].

Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2006.

xvi, 404 pages, 16 pages of plates : illustrations (some color), portraits (some color) ; 26 cm

An illustrated edition of Sir Anthony Kenny's survey of Western philosophy, presenting a comprehensive overview of the complete development of philosophy throughout history.

Philosophy -- History.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 386-391) and index.

Philosophy in its infancy -- The Athens of Socrates -- The philosophy of Plato -- The system of Aristotle -- Greek philosophy after Aristotle -- Early Christian philosophy -- Early medieval philosophy -- Philosophy in the thirteenth century -- Oxford philosophers -- Renaissance philosophy -- The age of Descartes -- English philosophy in the seventeenth century -- Continental philosophy in the age of Louis XIV -- British philosophy in the eighteenth century -- The Enlightenment -- The critical philosophy of Kant -- German idealism and materialism -- The utilitarians -- Three nineteenth century philosophers -- Three modern masters -- Logic and the foundations of mathematics -- The philosophy of Wittgenstein.

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