The Dream of Reason
A History of Western Philosophy from the Greeks to the Renaissance
$26.27
- Paperback
512 pages
- Release Date
3 October 2016
Summary
A fully revised and updated edition of the most approachable introduction to the beginnings of philosophy.
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 and questions many pieces of conventional wisdom. The book invites comparison with Bertrand Russell’s monumental History of Western …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141983844 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0141983841 |
| Author: | Anthony Gottlieb |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 512 |
| Release Date: | 3 October 2016 |
| Weight: | 358g |
| Dimensions: | 200mm x 131mm x 24mm |
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A delight. It is written with both wit and scholarship, providing a wonderful overall picture of Western philosophy up to the Renaissance.
A delight. It is written with both wit and scholarship, providing a wonderful overall picture of Western philosophy up to the Renaissance. – Sir Roger Penrose[Gottlieb] writes with fluency and lucidity, with a gift for making even difficult matters seem comprehensible. – Richard Jenkins * New York Times *Gottlieb is as enjoyable as he is intellectually stimulating. – Robert Conquest * Los Angeles Times *
About The Author
Anthony Gottlieb
Anthony Gottlieb is a former executive editor of the Economist and has held visiting fellowships at Harvard University and All Souls College, Oxford. His work has appeared in the New Yorker and The New York Times. He lives in New York.
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