French superstar philosopher Luc Ferry encapsulates an enlightening treatise of pop-philosophy in a lively narrative of Western thought?explaining how the history of philosophy can teach us how to live better lives today. This blockbuster better living guide has already sold nearly a half a million copies in Europe; now it is available worldwide in an exciting, highly readable translation: <i>A Brief History of Thought</i>. Thomas Cathcut & Daniel Klein, authors of <i>Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar</i>, call Ferry?s thrilling opus ?a fine introduction to philosophy and its fundamental relevance to living a meaningful life?for everyone from the man in the Acropolis to the man in the street.? <br>