Abstract

The Story of Philosophy

This article presents information on the book "The Story of Philosophy," by Aston Leigh. It is opined that this book was written in order to give the reader concisely and in ordinary language the history of the rise and progress, during the seven centuries before the birth of Christ; of that which sounds so unapproachable when the word which represents it is heard-philosophy. It is the result of several years' of reading and research and is very soon to be followed by another "to which this is merely the prologue. This book, upon first reading, is extremely puzzling. It might have been written by a sprightly young lady who betrays the "prentice hand" whenever the real matters of philosophy are touched upon, or by a philosopher who affects baby-talk in a rather clumsy way.