Preface to Bertrand Russell's "The History Of Western Philosophy" (1945). Since its first publication in 1945 Lord Russell's A History of Western Philosophy has been universally acclaimed as the outstanding one-volume work on the subjectâunparalleled in its comprehensiveness, its clarity, its erudition, its grace and wit. Believed that all was made of water. Written by a man who changed the history of philosophy himself, this is an account that has never been rivaled since its first … Peter Adamson, Professor of Philosophy at the LMU in Munich and at King's College London, takes listeners through the history of philosophy, "without any gaps." Of the Milesian school. This is a list of philosophers from the Western tradition of philosophy. History of Western Philosophy The pages of this section offer a narrative survey of the historical development of Western philosophy. A History of Western Philosophy and Theology is the fruit of John Frames forty-five years of teaching philosophical subjects. A History of Western Philosophy is a 1945 book by philosopher Bertrand Russell. Considered to be one of the most important philosophical works of all time, the History of Western Philosophy is a dazzlingly unique exploration of the ideologies of significant philosophers throughout the ages—from Plato and Aristotle through to Spinoza, Kant and the twentieth century. As is noted by The Encyclopedia Britannica , the work became a "standard introductory philosophy text for thousands of university students, particularly in its U.S. paperback edition." The Man and His Work; B. 800-500 BC), when Greek thinkers broke with purely mythological explanations of the world by attempting to explain nature logically. Thales of Miletus (c. 624 – 546 BCE). Written by a man who changed the history of philosophy himself, this is an account that has never been rivaled since its first … A History of Philosophy is a history of Western philosophy written by the English Jesuit priest Frederick Charles Copleston originally published in nine volumes between 1946 and 1975. Bertrand Russell's A History of Western Philosophy serves as the perfect introduction to its subject; it remains unchallenged as the greatest account of the history of Western thought. Book 1: Ancient Philosophy Western philosophy's beginning is marked as 585 BCE, the year in which … Charting philosophy's course from the pre-Socratics up to the early twentieth century, Russell relates each philosopher and school to their respective historical and cultural contexts, providing erudite commentary throughout … Search. Considered to be one of the most important philosophical works of all time, the History of Western Philosophy is a dazzlingly unique exploration of the ideologies of significant philosophers throughout the ages—from Plato and Aristotle through to Spinoza, Kant and the twentieth century.