Two years after the plane crash that killed her husband, Annabelle Murphy has come to terms with her grief and has found solace in her two children, until the discovery of the wreckage reveals that her husband died with another woman at his side.
Bertrand Russell's A History of Western Philosophy serves as the perfect introduction to its subject; it remains unchallenged as the greatest account of the history of Western thought. Charting philosophy's course from the pre-Socratics up to the early twentieth century, Russell relates each philosopher and school to their respective historical and cultural contexts, providing erudite commentary throughout his...