2nd Edition
A Short History of Modern Philosophy From Descartes to Wittgenstein
By Roger Scruton
Copyright 1996
314 Pages
by
Routledge
320 Pages
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Routledge
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A Short History of Modern Philosophy is a lucid, challenging and up-to-date survey of the philosophers and philosophies from the founding father of modern philosophy, René Descartes, to the most important and famous philosopher of the twentieth century, Ludwig Wittgenstein.
Roger Scruton has been widely praised for his success in making the history of modern philosophy cogent and intelligible... Read more
Preface to the first edition, Preface to the second edition, Introduction, 1. History of philosophy and history of ideas, 2. The rise of modern philosophy, Part One: Rationalism, 3. Descartes, 4. The Cartesian revolution, 5. Spinoza, 6. Leibniz, Part Two: Empiricism, 7. Locke and Berkeley, 8. The idea of a moral science, 9. Hume, Part Three: Kant and idealism, 10. Kant I: The Critique of Pure Reason, 11. Kant II: Ethics and aesthetics, 12. Hegel, 13. Reactions: Schopenhauer, Kierkegaard and Nietzsche, Part Four: The political transformation, 14. Political philosophy from Hobbes to Hegel, 15. Marx, 16. Utilitarianism and after, Part Five: Recent philosophy, 17. Frege, 18. Phenomenology and existentialism, 19. Wittgenstein, Bibliography, Index
Biography
Roger Scruton is well known as a writer, broadcaster and journalist. He has written numerous books, including The Meaning of Conservatism, Sexual Desire, and Xanthippic Dialogues.
'Dr Scruton writes with an unusual clarity and fluency, and is always a pleasure to read ... this is certainly a book which you could give to anyone who was curious about philosophy and expect them to learn a lot from it.' - Alan Ryan, Times Educational Supplement
'A Short History of Modern Philosophy could hardly be done much better than Dr Scruton has done it.' - Gordon Graham
'Anyone seeking a short and intelligible introduction to the ideas and intentions of Spinoza, Hume, Kant, Hegel and Marx, among others, need look no further.' - Good Book Guide
