Why does philosophy give some people headaches, while it drives others to despair? Why do some consider it dangerous and subversive, while others see it as completely irrelevant? Richard Osborne's little history of philosophy in pictures provides the answers. It begins with the fundamental questions of the ancient Greeks - What is the world made of? What is man? What is good and what is evil? - and ends with the questions of post-structuralism - Does the world exist? Where is man? What is good and what is bad - beyond good and evil? In between, there is much to discover, plenty to ponder, and even more fun.