by Wilhelm Weischedel · Dtv · tapa blanda · ISBN 9783423300209
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«Die philosophische Hintertreppe» is an essay on the history of philosophy by Wilhelm Weischedel, published by Dtv in paperback (304 pages, in German).
The book presents 34 philosophers, from Thales to Wittgenstein, through their lives and thought. Weischedel avoids academic jargon and brings the big questions of the history of philosophy closer with an accessible tone: each chapter explains the author's central idea and the anecdotes surrounding it, without requiring prior knowledge from the reader.
The work was originally published in 1966; this Dtv edition is from 1975.
A starting point for anyone wanting to approach the history of thought with an accessible focus.
