کتاب From Socrates to Sartre The Philosophic Quest Original From Socrates to Sartre presents a rousing and readable introduction to the lives and times of the great philosophers This thoughtprovoking book takes us from the inception of Western society in Platos Athens to today when the commanding power of Marxism has captured one third of the world T Z Lavine Elton Professor of Philosophy at George Washington University makes philosophy come alive with astonishing clarity to give us a deeper more meaningful understanding of ourselves and our times  From Socrates to Sartre discusses Western philosophers in terms of the historical and intellectual environment which influenced them and it connects their lasting ideas to the public and private choices we face in America today  From Socrates to Sartre formed the basis of from the PBS television series of the same name