Already a classic this landmark account of early Western thought now appears in a new edition with expanded coverage of the Middle Ages The Dream of Reason takes a fresh look at the writings of the great thinkers of classic philosophy & questions many pieces of conventional wisdom The book invites comparison with Bertrand Russell's monumental History of Western Philosophy but Gottlieb's book is less idiosyncratic & based on more recent scholarship (Colin Mc Ginn Los Angeles Times) A New York Times Notable Book a Los Angeles Times Best Book & a Times Literary Supplement Best Book of 2001