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The book’s structure guides readers chronologically, covering key figures and schools such as the Milesians, Socrates and Plato, Aristotle’s system, post-Aristotelian traditions, early Christian debates, and major medieval contributors. Includes references and an index, offering a compact entry point to philosophy’s evolving questions about nature, knowledge, morality, and metaphysics.","An Illustrated Brief History of  \nWESTERN PHILOSOPHY  \n20TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION  \nAn Illustrated Brief History of  \nWESTERN PHILOSOPHY  \n20TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION  \nANTHONY KENNY  \nThis edition first published 2019  \n􀀁 2019 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd  \nEdition History  \nFirst Edition (Wiley Blackwell, 1998); Second Edition (Wiley Blackwell, 2006)  \nAll rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, except as permitted by law. 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Neither the publisher nor authors shall be liable for any loss ofprofit or any other commercial damages, including but not limited to special, incidental, consequential, or other damages.  \nLibrary of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data  \nNames: Kenny, Anthony, 1931-author.  \nTitle: An illustrated brief history of western philosophy, 20th anniversary edition / Sir Anthony Kenny, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.  \nDescription: 3rd Edition. | Hoboken : Wiley, 2018. | Includes bibliographical references and index. |  \nIdentifiers: LCCN 2018029651 (print) | LCCN 2018031024 (ebook) | ISBN 9781119531173 (Adobe PDF) | ISBN 9781119452805 (ePub) | ISBN 9781119452799 (pbk.)  \nSubjects: LCSH: Philosophy–History.  \nClassification: LCC B72 (ebook) | LCC B72 .K44 2018 (print) | DDC 190–dc23 LC record available at  \n[https://lccn.loc.gov/2018029651](https://lccn.loc.gov/2018029651)  \nCover image: Frontispiece of ‘Opera’, vol.II, by Aristotle.  \nVenice: A. Torresanus, 1483. PML 21195. 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