The Making of a Philosopher: My Journey Through Twentieth-Century Philosophy

Colin McGinn

ISBN 10: 0060197927 / ISBN 13: 9780060197926

Verlag: Harper March 2002, 2002

Beschreibung

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 746344

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: The Making of a Philosopher: My Journey Through Twentieth-Century Philosophy
• Verlag: Harper March 2002
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2002
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 0060197927
• ISBN-13: 9780060197926
• Einband: Hardcover
• Zustand: Used
• Verkäuferkataloge:
  • Philosophy

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Inhaltsangabe

Part memoir, part study, The Making of a Philosopher is the self-portrait of a deeply intelligent mind as it develops over a life lived on both sides of the Atlantic.

The Making of a Philosopher follows Colin McGinn from his early years in England, reading Descartes and Anselm, to his years in the States, first in Los Angeles, then New York. McGinn presents a contemporary academic take on the great philosophical figures of the twentieth century, including Bertrand Russell, Jean-Paul Sartre, and Noam Chomsky, alongside stories of the teachers who informed his ideas and often became friends and mentors, especially the colorful A. J. Ayer at Oxford.

McGinn's prose is always elegant and probing; students of contemporary philosophy and the general reader alike will absorb every page.

Reseña del editor

The Oxford-educated philosopher serves up his trenchant survey of his academic discipline, offering his commentary on Descartes, Anselm Bertrand Russell, Sartre, Noam Chomsky, and many other influential thinkers.