A Look into the "Storia Delle Storie Generali Della Filosofia" and Its English Edition from a Global Perspective

Francesca Greco

University of Hildesheim

pp. 17-38

in: Yoko Arisaka, Anke Graness (eds), Histories of Philosophy in a Global Perspective, East Asian Journal of Philosophy 2 (1), 2022.

Abstract

This article presents an overview of the work Storia delle storie generali della filosofia (“History of the General Histories of Philosophy”) [1979–2004; 5 vols.] and its English edition Models of the History of Philosophy (1993–Present; 4 vols.) from the point of view of a philosophical historiography in a global perspective. First, I will show the structure of both works, briefly introducing the sections and chapters as well as important changes in the English translation. Second, I will show how the research field of both works is limited to the Eurocentric canon of philosophy by methodologically considering their focus on specific linguistic- geopolitical areas.