A Short History of Modern Philosophy: From Descartes to Wittgenstein is a 1982 book by the English philosopher Roger Scruton, in which the author provides a history of modern philosophy. The second revised and enlarged edition was published in 1995. Scruton examines the thoughts of Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz, Hobbes, Locke, Berkeley, Hume, Kant, Hegel, Schopenhauer, Kierkegaard, Marx, Nietzsche, Mill, Frege, Husserl, Heidegger and Wittgenstein among others.
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| Author | Roger Scruton |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Subject | history of modern philosophy |
| Publisher | Routledge |
Publication date | 1981, 2nd edition 1995 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover and Paperback) |
| ISBN | 0-415-13327-0 |
Reception edit
The book has been reviewed in Philosophy in Review, Mind and Studia Leibnitiana.[1] George Henry Radcliffe Parkinson calls it a "lucid and intelligent guide to the history of modern philosophy." Anthony Manser points out that Scruton reveals his commitment to analytic tradition and is clearly out of sympathy with philosophers like Heidegger and Sartre. William Day (from Le Moyne College) criticizes the book's "parochialism" and believes that it has a bias towards British thinkers.[2][3][4] The book has also received positive reviews from L. Gordon Graham and Alan Ryan.[5]
References edit
- ^ Miller, Leonard G. (1983). "Roger Scruton, "From Descartes to Wittgenstein: A Short History of Modern Philosophy."". Philosophy in Review. 3 (6).
- ^ Day, William (1 October 1997). "Roger Scruton, "A Short History of Modern Philosophy: From Descartes to Wittgenstein, second edition."". Philosophy in Review. 17 (5): 371–372. ISSN 1920-8936.
- ^ Manser, Anthony (1983). "Review of From Descartes to Wittgenstein: A Short History of Modern Philosophy". Mind. 92 (367): 436–438. doi:10.1093/mind/XCII.367.436. ISSN 0026-4423. JSTOR 2253822.
- ^ Parkinson, G. H. R. (1983). "Review of From Descartes to Wittgenstein. A Short History of Modern Philosophy". Studia Leibnitiana. 15 (2): 228–229. ISSN 0039-3185. JSTOR 40693980.
- ^ "A Short History of Modern Philosophy: From Descartes to Wittgenstein". Routledge & CRC Press.
External links edit
- "A Short History of Modern Philosophy: From Descartes to Wittgenstein". Routledge & CRC Press.
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