Modern Philosophy: From Descartes to Leibnitz (A History of Philosophy, Vol. 4)
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Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
038547041X
ISBN 13
9780385470414
Category
Philosophy
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Publication Year
1993
Publisher
Pages
384
Subject
Philosophy
Description
Conceived originally as a serious presentation of the development of philosophy for Catholic seminary students, Frederick Copleston's nine-volume A History Of Philosophy has journeyed far beyond the modest purpose of its author to universal acclaimas the best history of philosophy in English.Copleston, an Oxford Jesuit of immense erudition who once tangled with A.J. Ayer in a fabled debate about the existence of God and the possibility of metaphysics, knew that seminary students were fed a woefully inadequate diet of theses and proofs, and that their familiarity with most of history's great thinkers was reduced to simplistic caricatures. Copleston set out to redress the wrong by writing a complete history of Western philosophy, one crackling with incident and intellectual excitement - and one that gives full place to each thinker, presenting his thought in a beautifully rounded manner and showing his links to those who came after him. - from Amzon
Number of Copies
2
Library | Accession No | Call No | Copy No | Edition | Location | Availability |
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Main | 7150 | 1 | Philosophy shelf | Yes | ||
Main | 7151 | 2 | Philosophy shelf | Yes |