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The Rise of Modern Philosophy - A New History of Western Philosophy, Volume 3 (Paperback) Loot Price: R378
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The Rise of Modern Philosophy - A New History of Western Philosophy, Volume 3 (Paperback): Anthony Kenny

The Rise of Modern Philosophy - A New History of Western Philosophy, Volume 3 (Paperback)

Anthony Kenny

Series: New History of Western Philosophy

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Sir Anthony Kenny's engaging new multi-volume history of Western philosophy now advances into the modern era. The Rise of Modern Philosophy captures the fascinating story of the emergence, from the early sixteenth to the early nineteenth century, of the great ideas and intellectual systems that shaped modern thought.
Kenny introduces us to some of the world's most original and influential thinkers and helps us gain an understanding of their famous works. The great minds we meet include Rene Descartes, traditionally seen as the founder of modern philosophy; the great British philosophers Hobbes, Locke, and Hume; continental thinkers such as Spinoza, Liebniz, and Hegel; and the towering figure of Immanuel Kant, who perhaps more than any other made philosophy what it is today. Kenny first tells the story of modern philosophy chronologically: his lively, accessible narrative brings the philosophers to life and fills in the historical and intellectual background to their work. It is ideal as the first thing to read for someone new to this wonderfully creative period. Kenny then backtracks to look closely at each of the main areas of philosophical exploration in this period: knowledge and understanding; the nature of the physical universe; metaphysics (the most fundamental questions there are about existence); mind and soul; the nature and content of morality; political philosophy; and God.
The book also features many intriguing and beautiful illustrations which evoke the human and social side of philosophy. Anyone who is interested in the evolution of modern thought will find this a book a treasure.

General

Imprint: Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: New History of Western Philosophy
Release date: July 2008
First published: October 2008
Authors: Anthony Kenny
Dimensions: 234 x 156 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 376
ISBN-13: 978-0-19-875276-9
Categories: Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > History of ideas, intellectual history
Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Modern Western philosophy, c 1600 to the present > General
Books > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Modern Western philosophy, c 1600 to the present > General
LSN: 0-19-875276-8
Barcode: 9780198752769

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