title: The Story of Philosophy (Touchstone Books) (Touchstone Books (Paperback))
author:  Will Durant 
description: Easily the most engaging writer of Western intellectual history in the English language, Will Durant breathes life into philosophers and their ideas. He is colorful, witty, and above all, informative. Beginning with Socrates and ending with American philosopher John Dewey, Durant summarizes the lives and influence of philosophy's greatest thinkers, painting them with humanity and adding a few of his own wise platitudes. Seventy-some years after its first printing, <i>The Story of Philosophy</i> still stands as one of the best of its kind.
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  Contents
  
  
  
  
  
  [A Special Thank-You](part0006.html#_idParaDest-2)
  
  
  [Introduction](part0007.html#_idParaDest-4)
  
  
  [Something to Think About](part0008.html#_idParaDest-5)
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 1: Understand the Man](part0009.html#_idParaDest-6)
  
  
  [Chapter 2: Woman, Know Thyself](part0010.html#_idParaDest-18)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 3: Master the Catch and Release](part0011.html#_idParaDest-28)
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 4: Don’t Hate the Player, Hate the
  Game](part0012.html#_idParaDest-34)
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 5: Co