Witcraft by Jonathan Rée - ISBN: 9780141027418
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Philosophy lived, practiced, and embedded: a fresh, vibrant, English story.

Witcraft

The Invention of Philosophy in English

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  • Paperback

    768 pages

  • Release Date

    5 August 2020

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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
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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