History of Western Philosophy OG25 Thinking about thinking is something

Thinking about thinking is something we rarely do

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History of Western Philosophy OG25 Thinking about thinking is somethingFirst published in 1946, History of Western Philosophy went on to become the best selling philosophy book of the twentieth century. A dazzlingly ambitious project, it remains unchallenged to this day as the ultimate introduction to Western philosophy. Providing a sophisticated overview of the ideas that have perplexed people from time immemorial, it is 'long on wit, intelligence and curmudgeonly scepticism', as the New York Times noted, and it is