A review by leevoncarbon
A Brief History of Thought: A Philosophical Guide to Living by Luc Ferry

4.0

Ferry assigned himself a noble task in writing this book: "to give an account of everything I consider to be indispensable in the history of thought - all that I would like to pass on to family and those whom I regard as friends". He offers a lot of clarity on various ideas and you don't get the impression he is dumbing things down just to say them more simply. He certainly makes the effort to explain various philosophies objectively and fairly and without rancour, even those he does not accept. One of his most memorable statements for me came towards the end when he wrote: "I find the Christian proposition infinitely more tempting - except for the fact that I do not believe in it. But were it to be true I would certainly be a taker."