Including the work of ancient thinkers such as Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle, as well as modern geniuses such as Descartes, Kant, and Marx, this book chronicles the entire span of philosophy in the Western world. It also includes intimate chapters regarding the philosophers with whom Lord Russell himself is most closely associated--Cantor, Frege, and Whitehead, coauthor with Russell of the monumental Principia Mathematica.

This book offers the remarkable opportunity to examine the great traditions that have shaped western civilization from the point of view of one of the greatest of modern philosophers.

A free man's worship -- Mysticism and logic -- The state -- Education -- Science and art under socialism -- The world as it could be made -- The aims of education -- Questions -- Chinese and Western civilization contrasted -- The Chinese character -- Causes of the present chaos -- Moral standards and social well-being -- Deciding forces in politics -- Touch and sight: the earth and the heavens -- Current tendencies -- Words and meaning -- Definition...