Autobiography as philosophy vs The Story of Philosophy: Which Should You Read?

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Autobiography as philosophy Thomas Mathien · 2006 272 pages · ≈ 5 h 02 m · Challenging

Most philosophical writing is impersonal and argumentative, but many important philosophers have nevertheless written accounts of their own lives. Filling a gap in the market for a text focusing on autobiography as…

Philosophical literature Autobiographie Histoire et critique History and criticism

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The Story of Philosophy Will Durant · 1926 ★★★★☆ 4.1 578 pages · ≈ 10 h 42 m · Demanding

Includes chapters on Plato, Aristotle, Francis Bacon, Spinoza, Voltaire, Kant, and Nietzsche.

Classics Nonfiction History

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The verdict

Autobiography as philosophy is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 10 for The Story of Philosophy.

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	Autobiography as philosophy	The Story of Philosophy
Hardcover	—	4.2 (33)
Apple Books	—	4.0 (38)

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	Autobiography as philosophy	The Story of Philosophy
Ratings	—	38
Editions	7	150
Film adaptations	—	1
Wikipedia attention	—	1534
Pages	272	578

Autobiography as philosophy vs The Story of Philosophy: Which Should You Read?

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