Conceived originally as a serious presentation of the development of philosophy for Catholic seminary students, Frederick Copleston's nine-volume A History Of Philosophy has journeyed far beyond the modest purpose of its author to universal acclaim as the best history of philosophy in English.
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The Best Introduction to Philosophy Out There!,
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This review is from: A History of Philosophy, Vol. 7: Modern Philosophy - From the Post-Kantian Idealists to Marx, Kierkegaard, and Nietzsche (Paperback)
Copleston's series, "The History of Philosophy", is quite possibly the best introduction to the history of philosophical thought that has ever been published and certainly the best currently in print.
You will be hard pressed to find a better collection of solid philosophical surveys in one place. The beauty of the series is that Copleston has clearly done his research on each period and each thinker of Western philosophy. I cannot recommend this series any more highly. It is a must-have collection for anyone who is a scholar (professional or casual) of philosophy, theology or any of the arts. If this isn't on your bookshelf, it should be!
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This review is from: A History of Philosophy, Vol. 7: Modern Philosophy - From the Post-Kantian Idealists to Marx, Kierkegaard, and Nietzsche (Paperback)
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I'm merely a student of philosophy for the time being, not a teacher, so I'm no scholar. I have, however, read Copleston through the seventh volume, so I'm certainly a veteran of his History; I know its strengths and weaknesses. Review: The volume does a wonderful job of delineating the complex systems of metaphysical idealism, which I was somewhat intimated to approach. Copleston is esoterically extensive in his consideration of Fitche, Schelling and Hegel. Schopenhauer and Kierkegaard are well-treated. The volume is also strong in its covering of minor thinkers (as are ALL Copleston volumes). The volume is utterly pathetic in its examination of the twentieth-century German titans: Husserl and Hiedegger. I would also argue that it is weak in its examination of Nietzsche, but I may be over estimating this philosopher's position in history.
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This review is from: A History of Philosophy, Vol. 7: Modern Philosophy - From the Post-Kantian Idealists to Marx, Kierkegaard, and Nietzsche (Paperback)
Copleston's history is a good introduction to the main currents of philosophy. It contains more solid information and less fluff than Will Durant's books. Copleston covers almost every philosopher that a good student would need to know, and does so accurately. My only criticism is that he sometimes inserts a few sentences of vague generalizations into an otherwise content-rich chapter. Some editor should have removed those prior to publication. Nonetheless, an excellent book!
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I. IN the German philosophical world during the early part of the nineteenth century we find one of the most remarkable flowerings of metaphysical speculation which have occurred in the long history of western philosophy. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
French Revolution, The Phenomenology of Spirit, Ludwig Feuerbach, Middle Ages, Philosophical Letters, The Sickness, Bruno Bauer, Karl Jaspers, The Birth of Tragedy, Christian God, Communist Party, Friedrich Schlegel, Jakob Boehme, The Vocation of Man, Basis of Natural Right, Communist Manifesto, Das Kapital, Dialectics of Nature, Hence Fichte, Joyful Wisdom, Nicolai Hartmann, Zur Kritik, Arthur Schopenhauer, Benedetto Croce, Concluding Unscientific Postscript New!
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French Revolution, The Phenomenology of Spirit, Ludwig Feuerbach, Middle Ages, Philosophical Letters, The Sickness, Bruno Bauer, Karl Jaspers, The Birth of Tragedy, Christian God, Communist Party, Friedrich Schlegel, Jakob Boehme, The Vocation of Man, Basis of Natural Right, Communist Manifesto, Das Kapital, Dialectics of Nature, Hence Fichte, Joyful Wisdom, Nicolai Hartmann, Zur Kritik, Arthur Schopenhauer, Benedetto Croce, Concluding Unscientific Postscript New!
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- The World as Will and Idea (Everyman's Library) by Arthur Schopenhauer on 6 pages
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- Concept of Dread by Walter Lowrie Soren Kierkegaard on 5 pages
- Philosophy of Right (Dover Philosophical Classics) by Georg W. F. Hegel on 5 pages
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