But also, it’s interesting and valuable to look over the garden fence to other great traditions of philosophy, to the Indian and Chinese in particular. That century itself was incredibly rich – both in philosophy and the study of the history of philosophy – so bringing that up to date is worthwhile. The last comprehensive single-volume history of philosophy is of course Bertrand Russell’s, which brings the story of western philosophy up to the beginning of the 20th century. What drew you to undertake such an epic task? “The History of Philosophy” takes the reader on a global journey that spans from before the time of the Buddha to today. He has written around 30 books on the history of ideas, and his latest is “The History of Philosophy: Three Millennia of Thought from the West and Beyond” (Viking). He is Vice President of Humanists UK and an honorary associate of this magazine. Grayling is a philosopher, author and master of New College of the Humanities.
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