A Critical History Of Western Philosophy by John O'Connor

A readable, survey-style account that traces the development of philosophical thought in the Western tradition from its origins to modern movements, presenting key figures and schools while assessing their central arguments, methods, and historical significance; it places ideas in their social and intellectual contexts, highlights recurring problems and debates (metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, political theory), and offers critical commentary to show how successive thinkers responded to and transformed earlier positions, making the evolution of Western philosophy intelligible to students and general readers.

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