From Socrates to Sartre : the philosophic quest / T.Z. Lavine.

By: Material type: TextPublication details: New York : Bantam Books, 1984 (1989 printing)Description: xviii, 426 p. ; 18 cmISBN:
  • 0553251619
  • 9780553251616
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • B72 .L37 1984
Online resources: Summary: This book presents a readable introduction to the lives and times of the great philosophers. It takes us from the inception of Western society Plato's Athens to when the power of Marxism had captured one third of the world. Lavine discusses Western philosophers in terms of the historical and intellectual environment which influenced them, and connects their lasting ideas to the public and private choices we face in America today. The book formed the basis for the PBS television series of the same name.--From publisher description.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

This book presents a readable introduction to the lives and times of the great philosophers. It takes us from the inception of Western society Plato's Athens to when the power of Marxism had captured one third of the world. Lavine discusses Western philosophers in terms of the historical and intellectual environment which influenced them, and connects their lasting ideas to the public and private choices we face in America today. The book formed the basis for the PBS television series of the same name.--From publisher description.

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