The Dream Of Reason
Author: Gottlieb, Anthony
ISBN: 9780141983844
Publisher: Penguin Press
Year First Published: 2016
Pages: 480
Dimensions: 199mm x 130mm x 23mm
Format: Paperback / softback
Description
The definitive introduction to early Western philosophy, now fully revised and updated.
Already a classic, this landmark account of early Western thought now appears in a new edition with expanded coverage of the Middle Ages. The Dream of Reason takes a fresh look at the writings of the great thinkers of classic philosophy and questions many pieces of conventional wisdom. The book invites comparison with Bertrand Russell's monumental History of Western Philosophy, "but Gottlieb's book is less idiosyncratic and based on more recent scholarship" (Colin McGinn, Los Angeles Times). A New York Times Notable Book, a Los Angeles Times Best Book, and a Times Literary Supplement Best Book of 2001.
ISBN: 9780141983844
Publisher: Penguin Press
Year First Published: 2016
Pages: 480
Dimensions: 199mm x 130mm x 23mm
Format: Paperback / softback
Description
The definitive introduction to early Western philosophy, now fully revised and updated.
Already a classic, this landmark account of early Western thought now appears in a new edition with expanded coverage of the Middle Ages. The Dream of Reason takes a fresh look at the writings of the great thinkers of classic philosophy and questions many pieces of conventional wisdom. The book invites comparison with Bertrand Russell's monumental History of Western Philosophy, "but Gottlieb's book is less idiosyncratic and based on more recent scholarship" (Colin McGinn, Los Angeles Times). A New York Times Notable Book, a Los Angeles Times Best Book, and a Times Literary Supplement Best Book of 2001.
