A History of Western Philosophy (set of 2 books)

The most famous, fundamental work of B. Russell. First published in 1945, this book is a comprehensive study of the development of Western European philosophical thought: from the emergence of Greek civilization to the 1920s. Albert Einstein called it "a work of the highest pedagogical value, standing above the conflicts of groups and opinions." Classical Hellas and Rome, the Catholic "Fathers of the Church," the great scholastics, Renaissance humanists, and the genius philosophers of the Modern Era - all find their place in Russell's monumental work, and the last chapter of the book is dedicated to his own theory of poetic analysis.