Living Biographies Of Great Philosophers

In this volume the authors have set out the lives and thoughts of over twenty famous Western philosophers from Socrates to Santayana in a simple and informal yet vivid manner Each biography reads like an adventure story and the procession of thoughts appears as exciting as a pageant of famous deeds it is as if we were plunging into the fascinating realm of new ideas in company with the pioneers of world thought and not unlike Alice our eyes widen our imagination is enriched and life for us becomes more colourful and zestful The intelligent reader however cannot fail to discover the silver thread that runs through the diversity of philosophical thought presented in this volume namely that unanimity on the fundamental purpose of human life which is happiness through the co-operation of mankind