Modern Philosophy: An Introduction and Survey - Hardcover

Scruton, Roger

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1856193926 ISBN 13: 9781856193924

Publisher: Sinclair-Stevenson Ltd, 1994

Synopsis

This study aims to bring the reader up to date with current developments in the whole field of philosophy, from the philosophy of logic to aesthetics, and explains how to tackle the existing literature.

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Review

'...succeeds in inspiring readers to explore the topic further, because one senses in Scruton the mark of the true thinker...' -- Alain de Botton – Daily Telegraph

“Scruton is a masterly writer; his book is a paradigm of lucidity.” A.C.Grayling Financial Times -- A.C.Grayling, Financial Times

About the Author

Roger Scruton is a writer and philosopher who has held positions at the universities of London, Oxford, Boston and St Andrews and who has written widely on art, architecture, music and aesthetics. His books include his now classic Short History of Modern Philosophy (1981), The Aesthetics of Music (1997), Death-Devoted Heart: Sex and the Sacred in Wagner's Tristan and Isolde (2004), Fools, Frauds and Firebrands (1985, republished 2015) an examination of the New Left and its influence on intellectual life in Europe and America. He is a fellow of the British Academy and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.

Edition details

• Publisher: Sinclair-Stevenson Ltd
• Publication date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1856193926
• ISBN 13: 9781856193924
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 240