Covers the main schools of thought, from Confucius to Aristotle, Plato, Hegel and Marx. Accessible, well-informed and fully illustrated.

Martin Cohen is a writer, reviewer and editor specialising in popular books in philosophy, social science and politics. Recent projects include How to Live (2014) and Critical Thinking Skills for Dummies (2015). He has written about the politics of the climate change debate and has been invited by the Chinese government to discuss ecological rights and indigenous communities.

• 1: Mysteries and Wondering
• 2: Golden Age of Philosophy
• 3: Seeking Wisdom Through God
• 4: The Renaissance
• 5: Rise of Science
• 6: Sniffing Out Empiricism
• 7: Capitalism and the Rational Man
• 8: A Fork in the Road
• 9: Language, Truth and Logic
• 10: Beyond Science