Metaphysical Horror: Revised Edition (Penguin philosophy) - Softcover

Kenyon, Graham; Kolakowski, Leszek

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140289593 ISBN 13: 9780140289596

Publisher: Penguin, 2001

Synopsis

"A modern philosopher who has never experienced the feeling of being a charlatan is such a shallow mind that his work is probably not worth reading." So begins Kolakowski's courageous assault on the conventional wisdom of modern scientific philosophy. Against the current of contemporary materialism, this subtle book passionately defends the spiritual dimension of experience.

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Synopsis:

"A modern philosopher who has never experienced the feeling of being a charlatan is such a shallow mind that his work is probably not worth reading". So begins Kolakowski's courageous assault on the conventional wisdom of modern scientific philosophy. Against the current of contemporary materialism, this book defends the spiritual dimension of experience.

About the Author:

Leszek Kolakowski (b.1927) was expelled from the Polish Communist Party in 1966. He was later made Professor at the University of Chicago and then at Oxford. He is particularly known for his work on Marx and the philosophy of religion. He is the author of over 30 books.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0140289593
• ISBN 13: 9780140289596
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 144