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A good survey text of philosophy?
Posted by: mrbigstuff
Date: March 12, 2022 07:59PM
I've never read a good survey text for the study of philosophy

Can anyone recommend a decent, and not 2000 page, edition? Thanks.



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Re: A good survey text of philosophy?
Posted by: dk62
Date: March 13, 2022 08:34AM
I used Bertrand Russell’s History of Western Philosophy in high school for my class and enjoyed it. But there are two problems with it: it is only Western philosophy and it was written in 1945.

It is 800 pages but an easy read, as proven by the fact that I was in high school and English is not my first language.



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Re: A good survey text of philosophy?
Posted by: btfc
Date: March 13, 2022 09:34AM
Not a textbook, but interesting:

[en.m.wikipedia.org]
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Re: A good survey text of philosophy?
Posted by: anonymouse1
Date: March 13, 2022 01:01PM
Agree with this.

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dk62
I used Bertrand Russell’s History of Western Philosophy in high school for my class and enjoyed it. But there are two problems with it: it is only Western philosophy and it was written in 1945.

It is 800 pages but an easy read, as proven by the fact that I was in high school and English is not my first language.

Also, maybe one of these?

[www.amazon.com]
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Re: A good survey text of philosophy?
Posted by: Tiangou
Date: March 13, 2022 01:14PM
I enjoyed this one in college:

[www.abebooks.com]



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Re: A good survey text of philosophy?
Posted by: mrbigstuff
Date: March 13, 2022 02:28PM
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Tiangou
I enjoyed this one in college:

[www.abebooks.com]

Another person recommended that book, also. I'll check it out.



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