Philosophy in Stories

Author: Will Durant
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Publish Date: 2001-07-01
Features: Having only science without philosophy, and only facts without insight and values, cannot save us from catastrophe and despair. Science gives us knowledge, but only philosophy gives us wisdom. History is the great "tower of experience" built by the "Old Man of Time" in the insensitive fields of the past. To climb to the top of this ancient architectural structure to get a glimpse of the whole is not easy. Here, I hand you the key to open the door of experience. The Story of Philosophy once helped a university philosophy professor, after teaching Kantian philosophy for fifteen years, to clear up the meaning of Kant through the scriptures. The appearance of this book in the United States sparked a philosophy fever, doubling the sales of philosophy classics. In today's rapidly developing technology, new religions are born every day, and ancient superstitions are reclaiming their lost territory. Some people eagerly want to become theological pastors, trampling on the body of science, murmuring in hope of seeing illusory happiness. Here, listen to me as I tell the story of religion.