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Making of a Philosopher: My Journey Through Twentieth-Century Philosophy
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Title: Making of a Philosopher: My Journey Through Twentieth-Century Philosophy
Author: Colin McGinn
ISBN: 9780060197926
Publisher: Harper
Published: 2002
Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Edition: First Edition
Number of Pages: 256
Condition Note: Excellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.
Publisher Description: 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.
Author: Colin McGinn
ISBN: 9780060197926
Publisher: Harper
Published: 2002
Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Edition: First Edition
Number of Pages: 256
Condition Note: Excellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.
Publisher Description: 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.
