In Praise of Folly - The Blind-spots of Geniuses (Paperback)

Travelling to the hard-living Dylan Thomas's Boathouse in Laugharne, Wales, psychiatrist Theodore Dalrymple considered along the way another foible - the folly of eminent people. Praised for their attainments in one area, high-achievers are more often than not prone to unexpected failings elsewhere. Enter a large cast of anti- and vivisectionists, surgeons, theologians, philosophers, admirals, judges, astrophysicists, Nazi-leaning homoeopaths, and writers such as D.H. Lawrence, Aldous Huxley, P.G. Wodehouse, and Conan Doyle. In his pithy and amusing style, Dalrymple casts a sobering light on an insuppressible trait of ours - the fallibility of the human mind.

General

Imprint:	Gibson Square Books Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	September 2019
Authors:	Theodore Dalrymple
Dimensions:	198 x 129 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	224
ISBN-13:	978-1-78334-141-2
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > Popular science Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > Popular culture
LSN:	1-78334-141-6
Barcode:	9781783341412

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