![]() ![]() Grayling may find a particular philosopher less than satisfactory, but he never fails to point out what is worth considering in each person’s work. Boethius has his turn, as does William of Ockham, and later, Spinoza, Locke, and Hume. While the book is long - 600 pages, not including notes - philosophy itself is even longer, so the thinkers speed by. Grayling makes pre-Socratic philosophers such as Anaximander, Parmenides, and Anaxagoras feel unexpectedly relevant, and he concisely covers the Greek trinity of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle, each of whom receives his own chapter. Grayling is in his new book, The History of Philosophy. It’s surprisingly fun to immerse oneself in the tradition of Western philosophy, especially when the guide proves to be as thoughtful and clear-sighted as Oxford professor A. ![]()
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