A New History of Western Philosophy: In Four Parts

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Nonetheless, the author tries to mention every aspect of philosophy briefly, and I had to further study these topics to widen the area of my knowledge.

This text sets out the story of the development of western philosophy, from Anaximander to Wittgenstein. Nevertheless, I would stress that these are relative minor criticisms in comparison to the task that Kenny has set for himself and has, to certain extent, succeeded. Nonetheless, I prefer this organization by Kenny and simply think it could be improved by adding more context about philosophers for better continuity.For example, Kant’s Critique of Pure Reason is one closely-argued thesis and is then followed by his two other critiques on practical reason and judgment. In particular, enclosed in here are explanations of philosophies that go beyond good introductions and actually explain, summarize, and clarify philosophies (for example, I finally started to understand Kant). Anthony Kenny traces the development of these themes through the centuries: we see how the questions asked and answers offered by the great philosophers of the past remain vividly alive today.

Plato and Aristotle were not the high point and originators of philosophy for no reason, but they were part of a Greek culture that, in some ways, was more advanced than the world in which we live today - e.

A History of Philosophy by Frederick Copleston is more objective and much more exhaustive but it runs more than several thousand pages. The Aristotelian Ethics: A Study of the Relationship between the Eudemian and Nicomachean Ethics of Aristotle.