The rise of modern philosophy / Anthony Kenny.
"In the first three chapters Kenny tells the story chronologically: his lively accessible narrative brings the philosophers to life and fills in the historical and intellectual background to their work. It is ideal as the first thing to read for someone new to the history of modern philosophy....
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford ; Clarendon Press ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2006.
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| Series: | Kenny, Anthony, 1931- New history of Western philosophy ;
v. 3. |
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| Online Access: | Contributor biographical information |
| Summary: | "In the first three chapters Kenny tells the story chronologically: his lively accessible narrative brings the philosophers to life and fills in the historical and intellectual background to their work. It is ideal as the first thing to read for someone new to the history of modern philosophy. In the seven chapters that follow Kenny looks closely at each of the main areas of philosophical exploration in this period; knowledge and understanding; the nature of the physical universe; metaphysics (the most fundamental questions there are about existence); mind and soul; the nature and content of morality; political philosophy; and God."--BOOK JACKET. |
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| Physical Description: | xiv, 356 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-343) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0198752776 9780198752776 |