Philosophy begins with questions about the nature of reality and how we should live. These were the concerns of Socrates, who spent his days in the ancient Athenian marketplace asking awkward questions, disconcerting the people he met by showing them how little they genuinely understood. This engaging book introduces the great thinkers in Western philosophy and explores their most compelling ideas about the world and how best to live in it. In forty brief chapters, Nigel Warburton guides us on a chronological tour of the major ideas in the history of philosophy. He provides interesting and often quirky stories of the lives and deaths of thought-provoking philosophers from Socrates, who chose to die by hemlock poisoning rather than live on without the freedom to think for himself, to Peter Singer, who asks the disquieting philosophical and ethical questions that haunt our own times. Warburton not only makes philosophy accessible, he offers inspiration to think, argue, reason, and ask in the tradition of Socrates. "A Little History of Philosophy" presents the grand sweep of humanity's search for philosophical understanding and invites all to join in the discussion.

Eight months on the bestseller lists in France! From the timeless wisdom of the ancient Greeks to Christianity, the Enlightenment, existentialism, and postmodernism, Luc Ferry’s instant classic brilliantly and accessibly explains the enduring teachings of philosophy—including its profound relevance to modern daily life and its essential role in achieving happiness and living a meaningful life. This lively journey through the great thinkers will enlighten every reader, young and old.

罗素的《西方哲学史》是一部很有特色的讨论西方哲学史的著作。其叙述年代从希腊文明的兴起一直到现代的逻辑分析哲学。罗素这部西方哲学史的全名是《西方哲学史及其与从古代到现代的政治、社会情况的联系》。该书的写作目的是要揭示“哲学乃是社会生活与政治生活的一个组成部分，它并不是卓越的个人所作出的孤立的思考，而是曾经有各种体系盛行过的各种社会性格的产物与成因”。故在这部哲学史中，罗素特别对他认为对西方哲学的发展有着重要影响的历史事件和人物辟专章作了较详细的论述。比如在此书中他专门分章讨论了雅典和罗马帝国与文化的关系、犹太人的宗教发展、黑暗时期的罗马教皇制、意大利文艺复兴，以及一些通常被认为与哲学并无太大关联的人物如拜伦等。在该书中，罗素特别强调了哲学家们是由其特定的时代所造成的这一基本观点，并特别注意各种思想之间的历史的关联。 阅读此书不仅可以对西方主要的哲学家及其思想有一个大体的了解，还可以了解西方历史上的一些重要的事件、人物、发展阶段及其与特定的哲学之间的关联。

Description Sophie's World is a novel which presents a comprehensive history of western philosophy through the story of a philosophy tutor teaching a philosophy course to a girl named Sophie Amundsen. This book is an excellent primer for people who have never learned philosophy; it also helps people who have forgotten everything they learned about philosophy, and desire to “acquire new knowledge when reviewing the old.”