本书是英文原版，用讲故事的方法，介绍了有史以来的主要哲学家的生平及其观点，从苏格拉底、柏拉图、亚里士多德到叔本华、尼采再到柏格森，罗素、杜威等。在阐述每位哲学家思想的同时，生动地介绍了他们生活的时代背景、生活境遇和情感经历。威尔?杜兰特以其一贯的渊博学识、深入浅出的行文，成功地将看似艰深的哲学写得极富人情。因为，思想的发展也是一部激动人心的浪漫传奇。

“杜兰特首先是一个历史学家，他博闻强识，能将过去与当下融会贯通。也因此，他又被誉为20世纪重要的哲学家之一。” —— 杜威

“《哲学的故事》在普及哲学上做了一项开创性的工作。有的地方朗朗上口，令人想大声读出来！”—— 威尔?罗杰斯（美国作家，社会评论家）

“《哲学的故事》或许还可以叫‘哲学之美’，因为威尔?杜兰特对所有的思想赋予一种同等的爱和理解、批评和吸收。他的目的不仅仅是写哲学史，而且让我们随同这些伟大的哲学家们在思想领域一起探索进步。”——《星期六评论》

The Story of Philosophy chronicles the ideas of the great thinkers, the economic and intellectual environments which influenced them, and the personal traits and adventures out of which each philosophy grew.
A brilliant and concise account of the lives and ideas of the great philosophers—Plato, Aristotle, Bacon, Spinoza, Voltaire, Kant, Schopenhauer, Spencer, Nietzsche, Bergson, Croce, Russell, Santayana, James and Dewey—The Story of Philosophy is one of the great books of our time. Few write for the nonspecialist as well as Will Durant, and this book is a splendid example of his eminently readable scholarship. Durant's insight and wit never cease to dazzle; The Story of Philosophy is a key book for any reader who wishes to survey the history and development of philosophical ideas in the Western world.

作者简介

威尔?杜兰特（Will Durant，1885―1981），普利策奖和自由勋章获得者。他用五十多年的时间写就一系列广受好评的重要著作，《哲学的故事》、十一卷本《世界文明史》（后几卷是他和妻子阿里尔的合著）、《历史上伟大的思想》等。其终生致力于将哲学从学术象牙塔中解放出来，让它进入普通人的生活。《哲学的故事》出版后，首年连续再版22次，迅速译成18种语言，掀起了全球哲学热潮。

WILL DURANT (1885-1981) was awarded the Pulitzer Prize (1968) and the Presidential Medal of Freedom (1977). He spent over fifty years writing his critically acclaimed eleven-volume series, The Story of Civilization (the later volumes written in conjunction with his wife, Ariel). A champion of human rights issues such as the brotherhood of man and social reform long before such issues were popular, Durant, through his writings, continues to educate and entertain readers the world over.

目录 Preface to the Second Edition
To the Reader
Introduction: On the Uses of Philosophy
Chapter 1: Plato
I. The Context of Plato
II. Socrates
III. The Preparation of Plato
IV. The Ethical Problem
V. The Political Problem
VI. The Psychological Problem
VII. The Psychological Solution
VIII. The Political Solution
IX. The Ethical Solution
X. Criticism

Preface to the Second Edition
To the Reader
Introduction: On the Uses of Philosophy
Chapter 1: Plato
I. The Context of Plato
II. Socrates
III. The Preparation of Plato
IV. The Ethical Problem
V. The Political Problem
VI. The Psychological Problem
VII. The Psychological Solution
VIII. The Political Solution
IX. The Ethical Solution
X. Criticism
Chapter 2: Aristotle and Greek Science
I. The Historical Background
II. The Work of Aristotle
III. The Foundation of Logic
IV. The Organization of Science
   1. Greek Science before Aristotle
   2. Aristotle as a Naturalist
   3. The Foundation of Biology
V. Metaphysics and the Nature of God
VI. Psychology and the Nature of Art
VII. Ethics and the Nature of Happiness
VIII. Politics
   1. Communism and Conservatism
   2. Marriage and Education
   3. Democracy and Aristocracy
IX. Criticism
X. Later Life and Death
Chapter 3: Francis Bacon
I. From Aristotle to the Renaissance
II. The Political Career of Francis Bacon
III. The Essays
IV. The Great Reconstruction
   1. The Advancement of Learning
   2. The New Organon
   3. The Utopia of Science
V. Criticism
VI. Epilogue
Chapter 4: Spinoza
I. Historical and Biographical
1. The Odyssey of the Jews
2. The Education of Spinoza
3. Excommunication
4. Retirement and Death
II. The Treatise on Religion and the State
III. The Improvement of the Intellect
IV. The Ethics
   1. Nature and God
   2. Matter and Mind
   3. Intelligence and Morals
   4. Religion and Immortality
V. The Political Treatise
VI. The Influence of Spinoza
Chapter 5: Voltaire and the French Enlightenment
I. Paris: ?dipe
II. London: Letters on the English
III. Cirey: The Romances
IV. Potsdam and Frederick
V. Les Délices: The Essay on Morals
VI. Ferney: Candide
VII. The Encyclopedia and the Philosophic Dictionary
VIII. Écrasez l’Infame
IX. Voltaire and Rousseau
X. Dénouement
Chapter 6: Immanuel Kant and German Idealism
I. Roads to Kant
   1. From Voltaire to Kant
   2. From Locke to Kant
   3. From Rousseau to Kant
II. Kant Himself
III. The Critique of Pure Reason
   1. Transcendental Esthetic
   2. Transcendental Analytic
   3. Transcendental Dialectic
IV. The Critique of Practical Reason
V. On Religion and Reason
VI. On Politics and Eternal Peace
VII. Criticism and Estimate
VIII. A Note on Hegel
Chapter 7: Schopenhauer
I. The Age
II. The Man
III. The World as Idea
IV. The World as Will
   1. The Will to Live
   2. The Will to Reproduce
V. The World as Evil
VI. The Wisdom of Life
   1. Philosophy
   2. Genius
   3. Art
   4. Religion
VII. The Wisdom of Death
VIII. Criticism
Chapter 8: Herbert Spencer
I. Comte and Darwin
II. The Development of Spencer
III. First Principles
   1. The Unknowable
   2. Evolution
IV. Biology: The Evolution of Life
V. Psychology: The Evolution of Mind
VI. Sociology: The Evolution of Society
VII. Ethics: The Evolution of Morals
VIII. Criticism
   1. First Principles
   2. Biology and Psychology
   3. Sociology and Ethics
IX. Conclusion
Chapter 9: Friedrich Nietzsche
I. The Lineage of Nietzsche
II. Youth
III. Nietzsche and Wagner
IV. The Song of Zarathustra
V. Hero-Morality
VI. The Superman
VII. Decadence
VIII. Aristocracy
IX. Criticism
X. Finale
Chapter 10: Contemporary European Philosophers
I. Henri Bergson
   1. The Revolt Against Materialism
   2. Mind and Brain
   3. Creative Evolution
   4. Criticism
II. Benedetto Croce
   1. The Man
   2. The Philosophy of the Spirit
   3. What Is Beauty?
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