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The Story of Philosophy: The Lives and Opinions of the World's Greatest Philosophers
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All the comments and stories posted to Hacker News that reference this book.I really enjoyed Story of Philosophy by Will Durant, which covers the following philosophers: Plato, Aristotle, Bacon, Spinoza, Voltaire, Kant, Schopenhauer, Spencer, Nietzsche, Bergson, Croce, Russell, Santayana, James, and Dewey.https://www.amazon.com/Story-Philosophy-Opinions-Greatest-Ph...
Look no further! I would bet a year’s worth of pay this is the book you’re looking for:The Story of Philosophy: The Lives and Opinions of the World's Greatest Philosophers https://www.amazon.com/dp/0671739166/
It’s by Will Durant, who wrote some of the most exceptional works of the 20th century regarding history, philosophy, and the meaning of human civilization.
I thought "The Story of Philosophy" was a readable roundup (rigorous doesn't really come to mind) ... written in 1926 so the ancients through 19th century, no Wittgenstein ... but the fact that it's still in print tells you something.http://www.amazon.com/The-Story-Philosophy-Opinions-Philosop...
Read this book by Will Durant : The Story of Philosophy. Considered a classic and one of the best introductions to philosophy See : http://www.amazon.com/Story-Philosophy-Opinions-Greatest-Phi...
Start with this one : http://www.amazon.com/Story-Philosophy-Opinions-Greatest-Phi...Will give a picture of different philosophers of their time and then you can pick up whatever philosophy you like to read further.
⬐ klocI meant a top level comment :)⬐ bartonfinkI thought that was just an extremely subtle comment on the source you recommended.
I'm reading "The Information" right now.Gleick's book takes a wide and multidisciplinary view of information. It traces our history through the lens of information and then turns to examine the cultural impact of Shannon's work. It's fascinating how the formalization of information just 60 years ago has so deeply impacted our world.
The prologue about Shannon's time at Bell Labs is an elegant, even beautiful, exposition of information theory's importance. As introductions go, I'd rank it up there with the introductions to Will Durant's "Story of Philosophy"[1] or Andrew Steane's "Quantum Computing" [2].
So far, at least, "The Information" hasn't dug into the technical details of information theory. That's probably fine and does not appear to be Gleick's intent.
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[1] http://www.amazon.com/Story-Philosophy-Opinions-Greatest-Phi...