G・希尔贝克(Gunnar Skirbekk)1937年出生，当代北欧最重要的哲学家之一。从1958年的《虚无主义?》到2002年的《现代性的实践学》，希尔贝克教授已经用挪威语、德语、英语和法语出版十多本著作。希尔贝克教授20世纪60年代曾担任著名哲学家赫尔伯特・马尔库塞的助教，现担任挪威卑尔根大学哲学教授、挪威科学院院士、德国柏林大学和中国华东师范大学的客座教授。N・伊耶(Nils Gilje)出生于1947年，现任挪威卑尔根大学教授、人文学院副院长。

History of Western Thought contains in-depth discussion of the philosophical movements along with discussions on the natural sciences, the establishment of the Humanities, Socialism and Fascism, Psycholanalysis and the rise of the social sciences.

'This book largely hits its target and is useful not only for students of philosophy, but also for a broader audience. The authors deserve special praise ... for the broader context offered than in similar books [and] also for a coherent structure and explanatory scope that are both intellectually challenging. History... offers a reader the prospect of answers to central and fundamental questions that are desperately needed in the current era ... an ambitious and potentially powerful book.' - Thesis Eleven

This book largely hits its target and is useful not only for students of philosophy, but also for a broader audience. The authors deserve special praise ... for the broader context offered than in similar books [and] also for a coherent structure and explanatory scope that are both intellectually challenging. History... offers a reader the prospect of answers to central and fundamental questions that are desperately needed in the current era ... an ambitious and potentially powerful book. - Thesis Eleven --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.