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First published in 1946, History of Western Philosophy went on to become the best-selling philosophy book of the twentieth century. A dazzlingly ambitious project, it remains unchallenged to this day as the ultimate introduction to Western philosophy. Providing a sophisticated overview of the ideas that have perplexed people from time immemorial, Russell's History of Western Philosophy offered a cogent précis of its subject. Of course this cannot be the only reason it ended up the best selling philosophy book of the twentieth century. Russell's book was 'long on wit, intelligence and curmudgeonly scepticism', as the New York Times noted, and it is this, coupled with the sheer brilliance of its scholarship, that has made Russell's History of Western Philosophy one of the most important philosophical works of all time.
罗素(Bertrand Russell，1872-1970)，英国数学家、百科全书式思想家。也是本世纪西方影响最大的学者和社会活动家之一。
罗素曾访问苏联，会见列宁；受梁启超邀请，他于1920-1921年间到中国讲学9个月，与中国的知识分子和各界人士广泛接触，推进了中国的新文化运动，“罗素热”风靡全国。
他一生著述七八十种，其大部分作品都能把理论的深刻性和表达的通俗性结合起来，其流畅清新的散文享誉甚高，1950年被授予诺贝尔文学奖。
罗素相信：不幸在很大程度上应该归因于一种错误的世界观；而幸福是人的一种权利，是人们应该追求的东西。在《幸福之路》中，罗索把一些经由他自己的经验和观察证实过的通情达理的意见娓娓地归纳出来，制出一张献给读者的方子，希望无数感到郁闷的男男女女，能够在此找到他们的病案，能够凭着适当的努力变得幸福。