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by Bertrand Russell, 1945
Who uses, recommends or left A History of Western Philosophy, in their own words: each a verbatim quote with a link to where it was said.
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My favorite books so far: A History of Western Philosophy by Bertrand Russel, The Guide to the Good Life by William Braxton, and the Philosophize This! podcast.
From a footnote to “The Stoic of Open Source”, listing his favourite philosophy reading so far.
2016-01-13·amasad.me ↗
But I will also ask you to appreciate the spectacle of a genuinely great philosopher earnestly engaging with the history of the tradition that shaped him, and how that tradition had lived in the world.
His monthly "Books to Read While the Algae Grow in Your Fur" post for October 2020 — the books he read that month and feels he can recommend.
2020-10-31·bactra.org ↗
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The verdict is what they actually said: loved and liked are explicit; recommended means they told others to get it; uses means they only say they use it; read is a book on their public shelf with no verdict; mixed and disliked are kept too.
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