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Gordon H. Clark
Trade paperback, 450 pgs., [1957] 2000
"Greek philosophy began on May 28, 585 B.C., at 6:13 in
the evening." With this arresting statement, Dr. Clark begins his masterful
and unparalleled account of the history of Western Philosophy. Thales to Dewey
does not attempt to be an encyclopedia of philosophy, but focuses primarily
on the theories of knowledge advanced by the major philosophers. By focusing
his book in this fashion, Dr. Clark is able to present the most important ideas
of the philosophers clearly and adequately, rather than confusing the reader
with cursory accounts of too many ideas. This is the best one-volume history
of philosophy in print. No Christian should be without it.
Contents: Foreword; Part 1: Greek Philosophy: The Presocratics;
The Sophists, Socrates, and Plato; Aristotle; The Hellenistic Age; Part 2: The
Middle Ages: The Patristic Period; The Scholastic Period; Part 3: Modern Philosophy:
Seventeenth Century Rationalism; British Empiricism; Immanuel Kant; G. W. F
Hegel; Contemporary Irrationalism; Selected Bibliography; Scripture Index; Index
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