Ernest Gellner - An Intellectual Biography (Paperback)

Ernest Gellner was a multilingual polymath who set the agenda in the study of nationalism and the sociology of Islam for an entire generation of academics and students. This definitive biography follows his trajectory from his early years in Prague, Paris and England to international success as a philosopher and public intellectual. Known both for his highly integrated philosophy of modernity and for combining a respect for nationalism with an appreciation for science, Gellner was passionate in his defence of reason against every for of relativism.

General

Imprint:	Verso Books
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	February 2012
First published:	February 2012
Authors:	John A. Hall
Dimensions:	236 x 155 x 33mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	416
ISBN-13:	978-1-84467-758-0
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > General Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Modern Western philosophy, c 1600 to the present > Western philosophy, from c 1900 - > General Books > Biography > General Books > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Modern Western philosophy, c 1600 to the present > Western philosophy, from c 1900 - > General
LSN:	1-84467-758-3
Barcode:	9781844677580

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