Title: Humor for those easily amused
Product review: I'm driven to write a short negative review by the acclaim this series of books seems to generate. I suppose I'm alone in thinking that in reading a history of philosophy you should aim for unique perspective, erudition, or outlandish insult. I don't think this series of introductions fulfills any of these roles. While finding a general consensus in the rating of philosophical systems is a pipedream not worth pursuing, there are so many alternative histories worth perusing, that I would advise anyone with a modicum of lively interest in the subject to avoid these books. Even if your looking for the comic book variety of "how to" manuals, there are better to find. I'm repulsed every time I've browsed this title in the local superchain.
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