"...a lively, fun, and exciting book, I enjoyed reading it in every sense of the word." - Bill Newton-Smith, Balliol College, Oxford

"It really reflects current interests and issues... accessible to the beginner and the interested general reader... engaging, creative, and deep..." - Jonathan Westphal, Idaho State University

In this vibrant and expressive guide, philosophy comes back to life. Using the central idea of causality as a guiding principle, Brendan Wilson shows how the history of philosophy becomes a clear and natural sequence of events. The resulting perspective reveals the deep connections between the problems of science, reason, truth, freedom, responsibility, knowledge, language, and religion. Newcomers to philosophy will be able to engage with the great questions and ideas of the Western tradition. The writing is clear and unambiguous, while the "short-chapter" structure gives the reader time to pause and reflect at every step along the way. The elegance of the style and the richness of the format make it easily accessible, with illustrations including drawings and diagrams as well as pictures of philosophers from Aristotle to Wittgenstein.

• Author: Brandon Wilson
• Publishing House: Dar Al Saqi for Publishing and Distribution
• Year of Publication: 2009
• Number of Pages: 288