History of Philosophy (Historia de la Filosofia)

This summer I decided to that I wanted to work my way through several histories of philosophy, and despite this on not having th notoriety of Russell's or Durant's it is simply better than what I've read of either. (I put reading them on pause for this." It offers a sold overview of the history and interaction of metaphysical systems, and unlike Durant doesn't think it is somehow appropriate to skip over 1000 years of philosophy.

This is a terrific overview, starting with the Pre-Socratics; it has one of the best discussions I've read of how the Greeks managed to turn from myth to rational explanation when trying to figure out the cosmos. I would rank this above Bertrand Russell's famous survey (which I admire, for the most part) and equal to Copleston's much longer work. Highly recommended. I was delighted to find it available as an e-book.

The author covers a large amount of generalized and meticulous information which made it hard to absorb the content . In my opinion, he gives the reader very little of the most relevant of the work and ideas of the great philosophers.

Knowing about knowing keeps the ball rolling. This is a well written book from the earliest days of wanting to know about theorems in truth and how these developed from before the Greeks. What is it that we really want to know ? This book is a fun road to travel on that adventure.

This is an extremely useful book for the study of philosophy, although it is hardly stand alone. Marias presupposes the students knowledge of many philosophical ideas, and limits himself to broad overviews of every concept. However, the perspective he offers will prove an invaluable resource in the general appreciation and understanding of trends in philosophy.

I WANTED THE BOOK IN SPANISH AND THOUGHT BECAUSE IT WAS ADVERTIZED IN PARAENTHESES (LA HISTORIA DE FILOSOFIA) IT WOULD BE IN SPANISH BECAUSE I HAD BEEN SEARCHING FOR FILOSOFIA BOOKS IN SPANISH.

A textbook from college days which I had to re-acquire.

I have been surprised at the clarity of this book. Don't agree with it all, but gives a broad picture of metaphysics.

A remarkably easy and entertaining read - well worth the time invested...