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The Story of Philosophy, Deluxe Edition, The Lives and Opinions of the Greater Philosophers, with The Age of Faith

Will Durant Ph.D.

Philosophy has often seemed like the castor oil of the disciplines: healthy, but never pleasurable, and best when swallowed quickly and forgotten. Although this view is understandable, it is regrettable. It isolates intelligent readers from some of...

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The Story of Philosophy

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The Story of Philosophy

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Dedication

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Dedication

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Foreword by Richard Smoley

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Foreword by Richard Smoley

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To The Reader

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To The Reader

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Chapter I. Plato - 1

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Chapter I. Plato - 1

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Chapter I. Plato - 2

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Chapter I. Plato - 2

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Chapter II. Aristotle and Greek Science - 1

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Chapter II. Aristotle and Greek Science - 1

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Chapter II. Aristotle and Greek Science - 2

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Chapter II. Aristotle and Greek Science - 2

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Chapter III. Francis Bacon - 1

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Chapter III. Francis Bacon - 1

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Chapter III. Francis Bacon - 2

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Chapter III. Francis Bacon - 2

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Chapter IV. Spinoza - 1

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Chapter IV. Spinoza - 1

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Chapter IV. Spinoza - 2

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Chapter IV. Spinoza - 2

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Chapter IV. Voltaire and The French Enlightenment - 1

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Chapter IV. Voltaire and The French Enlightenment - 1

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Chapter V. Voltaire and The French Enlightenment - 2

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Chapter V. Voltaire and The French Enlightenment - 2

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Chapter VI. Immanuel Kant and German Idealism - 1

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Chapter VI. Immanuel Kant and German Idealism - 1

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Chapter VI. Immanuel Kant and German Idealism - 2

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Chapter VI. Immanuel Kant and German Idealism - 2

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Chapter VII. Schopenhauer - 1

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Chapter VII. Schopenhauer - 1

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Chapter VII. Schopenhauer - 2

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Chapter VII. Schopenhauer - 2

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Chapter VIII. Herbert Spencer - 1

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Chapter VIII. Herbert Spencer - 1

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Chapter VIII. Herbert Spencer - 2

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Chapter VIII. Herbert Spencer - 2

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Chapter IX. Friedrich Nietzsche - 1

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Chapter IX. Friedrich Nietzsche - 1

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Chapter IX. Friedrich Nietzsche - 2

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Chapter IX. Friedrich Nietzsche - 2

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Chapter X. Contemporary European Philosophers - 1

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Chapter X. Contemporary European Philosophers - 1

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Chapter X. Contemporary European Philosophers - 2

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Chapter X. Contemporary European Philosophers - 2

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Chapter XI. Contemporary American Philosophers - 1

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Chapter XI. Contemporary American Philosophers - 1

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Chapter XI. Contemporary American Philosophers - 2

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Chapter XI. Contemporary American Philosophers - 2

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The Age of Faith: The Climax of Christianity 1095-1300

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The Age of Faith: The Climax of Christianity 1095-1300

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Chapter XXIII. The Crusades: 1095–1291 - 1

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Chapter XXIII. The Crusades: 1095–1291 - 1

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Chapter XXIII. The Crusades: 1095–1291 - 2

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Chapter XXIII. The Crusades: 1095–1291 - 2

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Chapter XXIV. The Economic Revolution: 1066–1300 - 1

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Chapter XXIV. The Economic Revolution: 1066–1300 - 1

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Chapter XXIV. The Economic Revolution: 1066–1300 - 2

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Chapter XXIV. The Economic Revolution: 1066–1300 - 2

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Chapter XXV. The Recovery of Europe: 1095–1300 - 1

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Chapter XXV. The Recovery of Europe: 1095–1300 - 1

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Chapter XXV. The Recovery of Europe: 1095–1300 - 2

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Chapter XXV. The Recovery of Europe: 1095–1300 - 2

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Chapter XXV. The Recovery of Europe: 1095–1300 - 3

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Chapter XXV. The Recovery of Europe: 1095–1300 - 3

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Chapter XXVI. Pre-Renaissance Italy: 1057–1308 - 1

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Chapter XXVI. Pre-Renaissance Italy: 1057–1308 - 1

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Chapter XXVI. Pre-Renaissance Italy: 1057–1308 - 2

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Chapter XXVI. Pre-Renaissance Italy: 1057–1308 - 2

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Chapter XXVII. The Roman Catholic Church: 1095–1294 - 1

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Chapter XXVII. The Roman Catholic Church: 1095–1294 - 1

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Chapter XXVII. The Roman Catholic Church: 1095–1294 - 2

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Chapter XXVII. The Roman Catholic Church: 1095–1294 - 2

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Chapter XXVIII. The Early Inquisition: 1000–1300

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Chapter XXIX. Monks and Friars: 1095–1300 - 1

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Chapter XXIX. Monks and Friars: 1095–1300 - 2

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Chapter XXX. The Morals and Manners of Christendom: 700–1300 - 1

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Chapter XXX. The Morals and Manners of Christendom: 700–1300 - 2

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Chapter XXXI. The Resurrection of the Arts: 1095–1300

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Chapter XXXII. The Gothic Flowering: 1095–1300 - 1

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Chapter XXXII. The Gothic Flowering: 1095–1300 - 2

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Chapter XXXIII. Medieval Music: 326–1300

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Chapter XXXIV. The Transmission of Knowledge: 1000–1300 - 1

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Chapter XXXIV. The Transmission of Knowledge: 1000–1300 - 2

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Chapter XXXV. Abélard: 1079–1142

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Chapter XXXVI. The Adventure of Reason: 1120–1308 - 1

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Chapter XXXVI. The Adventure of Reason: 1120–1308 - 2

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Chapter XXXVII. Christian Science: 1095–1300 - 1

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Chapter XXXVII. Christian Science: 1095–1300 - 2

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Chapter XXXVIII. The Age of Romance: 1100–1300 - 1

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Chapter XXXVIII. The Age of Romance: 1100–1300 - 2

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Chapter XXXIX. Dante: 1265–1321 - 1

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Chapter XXXIX. Dante: 1265–1321 - 2

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Ending Credits

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