--- product_id: 77987150 title: "Story Of Philosophy" price: "93 zł" currency: PLN in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.pl/products/77987150-story-of-philosophy store_origin: PL region: Poland --- # Durable for long-term use Top-ranked bestseller status Compact pocket-sized format Story Of Philosophy **Price:** 93 zł **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 📖 Unlock timeless wisdom, anytime, anywhere — don’t miss out on the ultimate philosophy companion! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Story Of Philosophy - **How much does it cost?** 93 zł with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.pl](https://www.desertcart.pl/products/77987150-story-of-philosophy) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Enduring Quality:** Crafted for longevity, ensuring your philosophical journey lasts. - • **Gateway to Deep Thought:** Perfect for millennials craving meaningful reflection and mental expansion. - • **Philosophy in Your Pocket:** Compact design lets you carry timeless wisdom anywhere. - • **Bestseller with Credibility:** Ranked top 10 in History & Civilization categories, loved by thousands. - • **Curated Intellectual Journey:** Explore 12 legendary philosophers with insightful, digestible chapters. ## Overview Story Of Philosophy is a pocket-sized, durable book that offers a comprehensive yet accessible introduction to 12 of history’s greatest philosophers. Authored by Will Durant, it blends biographical insights with deep philosophical discussions, making it a top-ranked bestseller in History and Civilization categories. Ideal for professionals seeking intellectual growth and a meaningful connection to the roots of human thought. ## Description A brilliant and concise account of the lives and ideas of the great philosophers, from Plato to Dewey. Few write for the non-specialist as well as Will Durant, and this book is a splendid example of his eminently readable scholarship. Durant’s insight and wit never cease to dazzle; The Story of Philosophy is a key book for anyone who wishes to survey the history and development of philosophical ideas in the Western world. Review: Such a brilliant work! Having already had a taste of Marcus ... - ‘Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some to be chewed on and digested’ – so said Francis Bacon, a philosopher from 17th century Britain. This book of Will Durant, which carries a chapter about Bacon himself, deserves not just to be chewed and digested, but also to be brought out often as cud and ruminated upon. Such a brilliant work! Having already had a taste of Marcus Aurelius’ ‘Meditations’, I was wondering from where should I take a deeper plunge into the world of philosophy. This book popped up as a relevant recommendation from both desertcart as well as Goodreads and I was only glad to accept it. This book is about the famous philosophers, a brief glimpse into their lives and a detailed discussion on their philosophies. Will Durant takes enough time to also compare them all with one another and rate them on the touchstone of truth and relevance towards the daily lives of humans. Plato, Socrates, Aristotle, Francis Bacon, Benedict Spinoza, Friedrich Nietzsche, Arthur Schopenhauer, Immanuel Kant, Herbert Spencer, George Santayana, Bertrand Russell –these are all names that occupy the top echelons of the pantheon of Philosophy and Will Durant helps you have a clear and sufficient view into the world and works of them all. While the book is equally well-written about all the philosophers, and I loved them all, some of them stood out for me. One is Voltaire. Having already read his classic ‘Candide’, I was curious to read more of Voltaire’s works. This book only added to that appetite. It is in the hands of an author to make a subject interesting or insipid. Some of them write so well that they can make even Economics sound interesting, while some of them can bungle up even a fun-filled subject like Astronomy. I am glad that I chose to read Will Durant. Reading his words on Voltaire, I felt a smile cross my face every now and then. Such an amazing sense of humour and grasp on the subject! Voltaire would have nodded his head in approval from inside his grave. Next is Arthur Schopenhauer. You can either admire Schopenhauer OR unstintingly adore the women in your life. If you say that you do them both at once, you're a big LIAR. Such caustic views about the follies of women! Poor Schopenhauer, having got estranged from his mother in the young age, has poured out all that bitterness in his essays on women. Then, Baruch Spinoza - the religious leader who expelled Spinoza from the congregation, cursing that Spinoza's name may be forgotten for all eternity, because of his 'heretic' thoughts, is now remembered only in a negative tinge. But Spinoza's name lives on. The woman who ignored his love, allegedly for a richer suitor, is cast into oblivion. But Spinoza is remembered as one of the greatest minds in the history of mankind. The god-believing ruffian, who attacked Spinoza with a knife because of Spinoza's rational views, well, nobody remembers that thug for anything else 'noteworthy'. Religion, riches, rage - a real quest for wisdom seems to withstand the attacks from all these unworthy pursuits – that is what I learnt from Spinoza’s life. But, none of their stories touched my heart’s chords like Friedrich Nietzsche's did. Born into an influential family, brought up as a pious young man only to suffer a crisis of faith to become an apostate for life, having contempt for the 'masses', believing rather in the power of the evolved few and then that special person - 'superman', believing in the power of Germans to unite Europe culturally and politically, arguing more for the sake of war than for peace, correctly prophesying the occurrence of 'trade wars' across Europe during the early 20th century, not finding love and the warmth of a woman that could have helped heal the fissures in his heart and soul, finally ending up as a wreck both physically and mentally before passing away in peace, here is a man I would love to love and love to hate. Love to love - because his wisdom and seemingly caustic yet correctly derogatory views about the inept masses. Love to hate - because he seems to be the soil on which the thorny, poisonous plant called Hitler seems to have taken root. Love him or hate him, but you cannot ignore him. That's Friedrich Nietzsche for you. All in all, this is a great book for any beginner looking to cut their teeth into philosophy. Of course, the book has many pages of deep discussions on Metaphysics that just went over my head and my eyes could only skim through. But as I already said, this is a book that deserves more than one reading to be enjoyed thoroughly. This book is a worthy gateway into the world of Philosophy! Review: This is a brilliant summary of how reasoning can be understood and how humans think - Socrates,Aristotle, Kant and the mighty Vo - This is a beautiful book about how we as humans have reasoned our way to understanding the mind. The book starts from the very first great philosopher - Socrates followed by greats in every following century and provides brief biographical information, followed by philosophy of each thinker. The book is a smooth transition from the god question to how the mind works and what subtle changes it anticipates. After reading every philosopher's history and life one understands the concepts espoused by each of them in a clear way. The great work of Kant and Voltaire opened many new cognitive thoughts and interpretations about life, our purpose and existence on this planet. I am intrigued by how different human mind can function when one gets to understand these meditative thoughts about existence, purpose of life. The most striking and mind breaking concept for me has been how the mind works separately from the brain and how each carries out an existence over which one has no control and life looks like a "Self" that exists but its just the constant practise of survival on this planet that has affected my thoughts profoundly. ## Features - Pocket Books - It ensures you get the best usage for a longer period ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #3,184 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #6 in History & Surveys #11 in History of Civilization & Culture #11 in Ancient History (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 2,611 Reviews | ## Images ![Story Of Philosophy - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71jk9yybZ0L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Such a brilliant work! Having already had a taste of Marcus ... *by A***A on 6 September 2017* ‘Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some to be chewed on and digested’ – so said Francis Bacon, a philosopher from 17th century Britain. This book of Will Durant, which carries a chapter about Bacon himself, deserves not just to be chewed and digested, but also to be brought out often as cud and ruminated upon. Such a brilliant work! Having already had a taste of Marcus Aurelius’ ‘Meditations’, I was wondering from where should I take a deeper plunge into the world of philosophy. This book popped up as a relevant recommendation from both Amazon as well as Goodreads and I was only glad to accept it. This book is about the famous philosophers, a brief glimpse into their lives and a detailed discussion on their philosophies. Will Durant takes enough time to also compare them all with one another and rate them on the touchstone of truth and relevance towards the daily lives of humans. Plato, Socrates, Aristotle, Francis Bacon, Benedict Spinoza, Friedrich Nietzsche, Arthur Schopenhauer, Immanuel Kant, Herbert Spencer, George Santayana, Bertrand Russell –these are all names that occupy the top echelons of the pantheon of Philosophy and Will Durant helps you have a clear and sufficient view into the world and works of them all. While the book is equally well-written about all the philosophers, and I loved them all, some of them stood out for me. One is Voltaire. Having already read his classic ‘Candide’, I was curious to read more of Voltaire’s works. This book only added to that appetite. It is in the hands of an author to make a subject interesting or insipid. Some of them write so well that they can make even Economics sound interesting, while some of them can bungle up even a fun-filled subject like Astronomy. I am glad that I chose to read Will Durant. Reading his words on Voltaire, I felt a smile cross my face every now and then. Such an amazing sense of humour and grasp on the subject! Voltaire would have nodded his head in approval from inside his grave. Next is Arthur Schopenhauer. You can either admire Schopenhauer OR unstintingly adore the women in your life. If you say that you do them both at once, you're a big LIAR. Such caustic views about the follies of women! Poor Schopenhauer, having got estranged from his mother in the young age, has poured out all that bitterness in his essays on women. Then, Baruch Spinoza - the religious leader who expelled Spinoza from the congregation, cursing that Spinoza's name may be forgotten for all eternity, because of his 'heretic' thoughts, is now remembered only in a negative tinge. But Spinoza's name lives on. The woman who ignored his love, allegedly for a richer suitor, is cast into oblivion. But Spinoza is remembered as one of the greatest minds in the history of mankind. The god-believing ruffian, who attacked Spinoza with a knife because of Spinoza's rational views, well, nobody remembers that thug for anything else 'noteworthy'. Religion, riches, rage - a real quest for wisdom seems to withstand the attacks from all these unworthy pursuits – that is what I learnt from Spinoza’s life. But, none of their stories touched my heart’s chords like Friedrich Nietzsche's did. Born into an influential family, brought up as a pious young man only to suffer a crisis of faith to become an apostate for life, having contempt for the 'masses', believing rather in the power of the evolved few and then that special person - 'superman', believing in the power of Germans to unite Europe culturally and politically, arguing more for the sake of war than for peace, correctly prophesying the occurrence of 'trade wars' across Europe during the early 20th century, not finding love and the warmth of a woman that could have helped heal the fissures in his heart and soul, finally ending up as a wreck both physically and mentally before passing away in peace, here is a man I would love to love and love to hate. Love to love - because his wisdom and seemingly caustic yet correctly derogatory views about the inept masses. Love to hate - because he seems to be the soil on which the thorny, poisonous plant called Hitler seems to have taken root. Love him or hate him, but you cannot ignore him. That's Friedrich Nietzsche for you. All in all, this is a great book for any beginner looking to cut their teeth into philosophy. Of course, the book has many pages of deep discussions on Metaphysics that just went over my head and my eyes could only skim through. But as I already said, this is a book that deserves more than one reading to be enjoyed thoroughly. This book is a worthy gateway into the world of Philosophy! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This is a brilliant summary of how reasoning can be understood and how humans think - Socrates,Aristotle, Kant and the mighty Vo *by A***I on 7 July 2017* This is a beautiful book about how we as humans have reasoned our way to understanding the mind. The book starts from the very first great philosopher - Socrates followed by greats in every following century and provides brief biographical information, followed by philosophy of each thinker. The book is a smooth transition from the god question to how the mind works and what subtle changes it anticipates. After reading every philosopher's history and life one understands the concepts espoused by each of them in a clear way. The great work of Kant and Voltaire opened many new cognitive thoughts and interpretations about life, our purpose and existence on this planet. I am intrigued by how different human mind can function when one gets to understand these meditative thoughts about existence, purpose of life. The most striking and mind breaking concept for me has been how the mind works separately from the brain and how each carries out an existence over which one has no control and life looks like a "Self" that exists but its just the constant practise of survival on this planet that has affected my thoughts profoundly. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Just the one to start with. *by R***S on 21 March 2026* Wished the margin space was given a bit wider, that said everything else is fine. ## Frequently Bought Together - The Story of Philosophy: The Lives and Opinions of the World's Greatest Philosophers - The Lessons of History - How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.pl/products/77987150-story-of-philosophy](https://www.desertcart.pl/products/77987150-story-of-philosophy) --- *Product available on Desertcart Poland* *Store origin: PL* *Last updated: 2026-06-01*