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The Dream of Reason: A History of Western Philosophy from the Greeks to the Renaissance
Anthony Gottlieb
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Description for The Dream of Reason: A History of Western Philosophy from the Greeks to the Renaissance
Paperback. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPCB; HPJ; HPK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 201 x 27. Weight in Grams: 342.
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 Philosophy, but Gottlieb's book is less idiosyncratic and based on more recent scholarship (Colin McGinn, Los Angeles Times). A New York Times Notable Book, a Los Angeles Times Best Book, and a Times Literary Supplement Best Book of 2001. ... Read more
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 Philosophy, but Gottlieb's book is less idiosyncratic and based on more recent scholarship (Colin McGinn, Los Angeles Times). A New York Times Notable Book, a Los Angeles Times Best Book, and a Times Literary Supplement Best Book of 2001. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
Number of Pages
512
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780141983844
SKU
9780141983844
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About 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.
Reviews for The Dream of Reason: A History of Western Philosophy from the Greeks to the Renaissance
Gottlieb is as enjoyable as he is intellectually stimulating.
Robert Conquest
Los Angeles Times
[Gottlieb] writes with fluency and lucidity, with a gift for making even difficult matters seem comprehensible.
Richard Jenkins
New York Times
A delight. It is written with both wit and scholarship, providing a wonderful overall picture of Western philosophy up ... Read more
Robert Conquest
Los Angeles Times
[Gottlieb] writes with fluency and lucidity, with a gift for making even difficult matters seem comprehensible.
Richard Jenkins
New York Times
A delight. It is written with both wit and scholarship, providing a wonderful overall picture of Western philosophy up ... Read more