A History of Western Philosophy: From the Renaissance to Hume

9 hrs. 32 min.

Language Russian

Author Bertrand Russell

Narrator Irina Yerisanova

“A History of Western Philosophy” is a large-scale work covering the history of philosophy from antiquity to modern times. Russell’s book has deep content presented in an easy, elegant form as philosophical essays and thought-provoking pieces.

The author pays great attention not only to ideas, but also to the people of the philosophers discussed. According to experts, this book is one of the most successful presentations of the history of philosophy.

Contents:

Chapter 01. General characteristics
Chapter 02. The Italian Renaissance
Chapter 03. Machiavelli
Chapter 04. Erasmus and More
Chapter 05. The Reformation and Counter-Reformation
Chapter 06. Development of science
Chapter 07. Francis Bacon
Chapter 08. Leviathan of Hobbes
Chapter 09. Descartes
Chapter 10. Spinoza
Chapter 11. Leibniz
Chapter 12. Philosophical liberalism
Chapter 13. Locke’s theory of knowledge
Chapter 14. Locke’s political philosophy
Chapter 15. The influence of Locke
Chapter 16. Berkeley
Chapter 17. Hume

1. The Pre-Socratics (narrated by Ilya Prudovsky) 2. Socrates, Plato and Aristotle (narrated by Ilya Prudovsky) 3. Ancient Philosophy After Aristotle (narrated by Ilya Prudovsky) 4. Catholic Philosophy (narrated by Irina Yerisanova) 5. A History of Western Philosophy: From the Renaissance to Hume 6. From Rousseau to the Present Day (narrated by Ilya Prudovsky)