The story of philosophy

This gloriously illustrated and accessible book enables readers to embark on an adventure in philosophy. The chapters cover "The Greeks and Their World, " "Christianity and Philosophy, " "The Beginnings of Modern Science, " "The Great Rationalists, " "The Great Empiricists, " "Revolutionary French Thinkers, " "A Golden Century of German Philosophy, " "Democracy and Philosophy, " and "20th-Century Philosophy." The text is profusely illustrated with numerous full-color reproductions of artwork and photographs of historical sites; sidebars introduce additional people and ideas and "Key Works" of the philosophers are listed in light-blue boxes.