Copleston an Oxford Jesuit and specialist in the history of philosophy firstcreated his history as an introduction for Catholic ecclesiastical seminaries.Howeve... » 

Copleston an Oxford Jesuit and specialist in the history of philosophy firstcreated his history as an introduction for Catholic ecclesiastical seminaries.However since its first publication the last volume appearing in the mid1970s the series has become the classic account for all philosophy scholarsand students. The 11volume series gives an accessible account of eachphilosophers work but also explains their relationship to the work of otherphilosophers. «