Witcraft
The Invention of Philosophy in English
$44.21
- Paperback
768 pages
- Release Date
5 August 2020
Summary
Ree, one of Britain’s best-known living philosophers… has delivered an impressive reimagining of what a history of philosophy ought to be.
This fresh and brilliant history of how philosophy became established in English presents a new form of philosophical storytelling. Ree tells the story of philosophy as it was lived and practised, embedded in its time and place, by men and women from many walks of life, engaged with the debates and culture of their age. And, by focusing on works in…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141027418 |
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| ISBN-10: | 014102741X |
| Author: | Jonathan Rée |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 768 |
| Release Date: | 5 August 2020 |
| Weight: | 523g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 32mm |
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Rée spans a vast ocean of ideas. He introduces us to their shapers and breakers, and gently captains us in 50-year stretches across the seas of English-language thought with astonishing skill as both map-maker and way-finder … enjoy its riches slowly, and savour every generous, erudite and undogmatic page – Boyd Tonkin * Financial Times *Rée’s book may well be the most fun we’ve ever had with anglophone philosophy – Stuart Jeffries * Spectator *Dead philosophers, and indeed dead philosophies, here feel alive, and integrated with the rest of history – Nakul Krishna * Daily Telegraph *Witcraft is the story of philosophy in English told in a new way, narrated with relish and considerable wit – Jonathan Egid * Times Literary Supplement *
About The Author
Jonathan Rée
Jonathan Ree is a freelance philosopher and historian. His previous books include Philosophical Tales, Proletarian Philosophers and I See a Voice.
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