World philosophy made from Plato to the digital age

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The dawn of western philosophy -- A truce between faith and reason -- The beginnings of modern science -- Free societies, free markets, and free people -- Modern logic and the foundations of mathematics -- Logic, computation, and the birth of the digital age -- The science of language -- The science of rational choice -- Mind, body, and cognitive science -- Philosophy and physics -- Liberty, justice, and the good society -- Laws, constitutions, and the state -- The objectivity of morality -- Virtue, happiness, and meaning in the face of death -- The noble deaths of socrates and david hume -- Bios of leading figures.