History of Western Philosophy [平装]

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First published in 1946, History of Western Philosophy went on to become the best-selling philosophy book of the twentieth century. A dazzlingly ambitious project, it remains unchallenged to this day as the ultimate introduction to Western philosophy. Providing a sophisticated overview of the ideas that have perplexed people from time immemorial, Russell's History of Western Philosophy offered a cogent précis of its subject. Of course this cannot be the only reason it ended up the best selling philosophy book of the twentieth century. Russell's book was 'long on wit, intelligence and curmudgeonly scepticism', as the New York Times noted, and it is this, coupled with the sheer brilliance of its scholarship, that has made Russell's History of Western Philosophy one of the most important philosophical works of all time.

《西方哲学史》的问世，应归功于巴恩斯博士；它原是为宾夕法尼亚大学巴恩斯基金讲座撰写的，并曾部分地在该处讲授过。正如在最近13年以来我的大多数著作一样，在研究工作和其他许多方面，我曾受到我的妻子巴特雷西亚·罗素的大力协助。哲学，从远古以来，就不仅是某些学派的问题，或少数学者之间的论争问题。它乃是社会生活的一个重要部分，我就是试图这样来考虑它的。如果《西方哲学史》有任何贡献的话，它就是从这样一种观点得来的。