The story of philosophy

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Main Author: Magee, Bryan
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : DK Pub., 2001.
Edition:1st American ed.
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Physical Description:240 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. map ; 28 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. 232-233) and index.
ISBN:078947994x
Author Notes:Professor Bryan Magee was educated at Oxford University, England, where he took a degree in History and also in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics, and became President of the Oxford Union. In 1956, having held a fellowship in philosophy at Yale, he left academic life to become an independent writer, critic, and broadcaster. Professor Magee returned to university life in 1970, becoming a tutor in philosophy at Balliol College, Oxford University, while continuing his activities with the media. He was Member of Parliament for Leyton in east London (1974 to 1983), and from 1984 to 1994 he was Honorary Senior Research Fellow in the History of Ideas at King's College, London University, where he is now Visiting Professor