RUSSELL, Bertrand.
History of Western Philosophy
History of Western Philosophy
and its connection with political and social circumstances from the earliest times to the present day.
Stock Code 120073
London, George Allen and Unwin Ltd, 1946.
first edition
Despite Russell's still important mathematical works and indeed his essays on logical positivism, not to mention his much vaunted campaigning for peace, the History of Western Philosophy remains his best-regarded and lasting testament.A classic survey of intellectual thought, charting over 2000-years of history from the pre-Socratic philosopher Thales (fl.585 BC) to the American educationalist John Dewey (AD 1859-1952), who was in his 87th year at the time of publication.
First UK edition, first impression; 8vo (22.5 x 15 cm); offsetting to endpapers; publisher's grey cloth, lettered on spine in yellow on a burgundy ground, with the unclipped dust-jacket printed on military map as issued, cloth and top-edge a little spotted, jacket slightly frayed at edges with slight loss to upper spine end very good; 916pp.
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