The Dream Of Reason: A History Of Western Philosophy From The Greeks To The Renaissance

The definitive introduction to early Western philosophy, now fully revised and updated.

Already a classic, this landmark account of early Western thought now appears in a new edition with expanded coverage of the Middle Ages.The Dream of Reason takes a fresh look at the writings of the great thinkers of classic philosophy and questions many pieces of conventional wisdom. The book invites comparison with Bertrand Russell's monumental History of Western Philosophy.