Philosophy. From the Ancient Greeks to Great Thinkers of Modern Times: Anne Rooney

The unexamined life is not worth living
- Plato (c.427-347BC)

This book traces the historical development of philosophical thought from the Ancient Greeks through the Enlightenment to the present day. It explores the five main branches of philosophy - metaphysics, epistemology, logic, ethics, and aesthetics - and includes biographies of significant philosophers and accounts of important texts. It is an accessible and fascinating account of the preoccupations of some of the world's greatest thinkers.

Topics include:
The nature of being and reality
The existence of God
Free will and predestination
Ethics in daily life
How we might make a good society