The Rise Of Modern Philosophy: A New History Of Western Philosophy, Volume 3
by Anthony Kenny /
2008 / English / PDF
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Sir Anthony Kenny's engaging new multi-volume history of Western
philosophy now advances into the modern era.
Sir Anthony Kenny's engaging new multi-volume history of Western
philosophy now advances into the modern era.The Rise of Modern
Philosophy
The Rise of Modern
Philosophy captures the fascinating story of the emergence,
from the early sixteenth to the early nineteenth century, of the
great ideas and intellectual systems that shaped modern
thought.
captures the fascinating story of the emergence,
from the early sixteenth to the early nineteenth century, of the
great ideas and intellectual systems that shaped modern
thought.
Kenny introduces us to some of the world's most original and
influential thinkers and helps us gain an understanding of their
famous works. The great minds we meet include René Descartes,
traditionally seen as the founder of modern philosophy; the great
British philosophers Hobbes, Locke, and Hume; continental thinkers
such as Spinoza, Liebniz, and Hegel; and the towering figure of
Immanuel Kant, who perhaps more than any other made philosophy what
it is today. Kenny first tells the story of modern philosophy
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 this wonderfully creative period. Kenny then
backtracks to look 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.
Kenny introduces us to some of the world's most original and
influential thinkers and helps us gain an understanding of their
famous works. The great minds we meet include René Descartes,
traditionally seen as the founder of modern philosophy; the great
British philosophers Hobbes, Locke, and Hume; continental thinkers
such as Spinoza, Liebniz, and Hegel; and the towering figure of
Immanuel Kant, who perhaps more than any other made philosophy what
it is today. Kenny first tells the story of modern philosophy
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 this wonderfully creative period. Kenny then
backtracks to look 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.
The book also features many intriguing and beautiful illustrations
which evoke the human and social side of philosophy. Anyone who is
interested in the evolution of modern thought will find this a book
a treasure.
The book also features many intriguing and beautiful illustrations
which evoke the human and social side of philosophy. Anyone who is
interested in the evolution of modern thought will find this a book
a treasure.