A comprehensive introduction to the history of Western Philosophy from the Pre-Socratics to Twentieth Century thought. The book covers the key figures and also those whose contribution has been overlooked, such as Vico, Durkheim and Weber.

1. Pre-Socratics Philosophy / 2. Sophist and Socrates / 3. Plato / 4. Aristotle / 5. The Late Classical Period / 6. The Middle Ages / 7. The Rise of the Natural Sciences / 8. The Renaissance and Realpolitik / 9. Doubt and Belief / 10. Rationalism and System / 11. Locke / 12. Empiricsm and Critique of Knowledge / 13.The Enlightenment / 14. Utilitarianism and Liberalism / 15.Kant / 16. Establishment of the Humanities / 17. Hegel / 18. Marx / 19. Kierkegaard / 20. Darwin / 21. Nietzsche and Pragmatism / 22. Socialism and Functionalism / 23. Freud and Psychoanalysis / 24. The Rise of the Social Sciences / 25. New Advancement in the Natural Sciences / 26. A Glimpse of Contemporary Philosophy / 27. Modernity and Crisis