Confessions of a Philosopher

In this fascinating book, Bryan Magee tells the story of his own discovery of philosophy and makes the subject come alive for all readers. As the author of a major new introductory history and a television series based on it, Magee has become a sort of Carl Sagan of philosophy and is uniquely equipped to bring the subject to life. Confessions follows the course of his life, exploring philosophers and ideas as he himself encountered them, introducing all the great figures and their ideas, from the pre-Socratics to Karl Popper, rationalism, utilitarianism, empiricism and existentialism.