Table of contents:
Preface to the First Edition, Preface to the Second Edition, Introduction: 1. History of philosophy and history of ideas, 2. The rise of modern philosophy, Part One: Rationalism 3. Descartes, 4. The Cartesian revolution, 5. Spinoza, 6. Leibniz, Part Two: Empiricism 7. Locke and Berkeley, 8. The idea of a moral science, 9. Hume, Part Three: Kant and idealism 10. Kant I: The Critique of Pure Reason, 11. Kant II: Ethics and aesthetics, 12. Hegel, 13. Reactions: Schopenhauer, Kierkegaard and Nietzsche, Part Four: The political transformation 14. Political philosophy from Hobbes to Hegel, 15. Marx, 16. Utilitarianism and after, Part Five: Recent philosophy 17. Frege, 18. Phenomenology and existentialism, 19. Wittgenstein, Bibliography, Index.
A Short History of Modern Philosophy is a lucid, challenging and up-to-date survey of the philosophers and philosophies, from the founder of modern philosophy, Rene Descartes, to the most important and famous philosopher of the twentieth century, Ludwig Wittgenstein.
Roger Scruton has been widely praised for his cogent account of the philosophical tradition and for making this fascinating subject accessible to anyone who is curious about philosophy.
In this new edition, he has responded to the explosion of interest in the history of philosophy by substantially rewriting the book in order to take account of recent debates and scholarship.
Preface to the First Edition, Preface to the Second Edition, Introduction: 1. History of philosophy and history of ideas, 2. The rise of modern philosophy, Part One: Rationalism 3. Descartes, 4. The Cartesian revolution, 5. Spinoza, 6. Leibniz, Part Two: Empiricism 7. Locke and Berkeley, 8. The idea of a moral science, 9. Hume, Part Three: Kant and idealism 10. Kant I: The Critique of Pure Reason, 11. Kant II: Ethics and aesthetics, 12. Hegel, 13. Reactions: Schopenhauer, Kierkegaard and Nietzsche, Part Four: The political transformation 14. Political philosophy from Hobbes to Hegel, 15. Marx, 16. Utilitarianism and after, Part Five: Recent philosophy 17. Frege, 18. Phenomenology and existentialism, 19. Wittgenstein, Bibliography, Index.
A Short History of Modern Philosophy is a lucid, challenging and up-to-date survey of the philosophers and philosophies, from the founder of modern philosophy, Rene Descartes, to the most important and famous philosopher of the twentieth century, Ludwig Wittgenstein.
Roger Scruton has been widely praised for his cogent account of the philosophical tradition and for making this fascinating subject accessible to anyone who is curious about philosophy.
In this new edition, he has responded to the explosion of interest in the history of philosophy by substantially rewriting the book in order to take account of recent debates and scholarship.
'Dr Scruton writes with an unusual clarity and fluency, and is always a pleasure to read . . . this is certainly a book which you could give to anyone who was curious about philosophy and expect them to learn a lot from it.' - Alan Ryan, author of Bertrand Russell: A Political Life
'Anyone seeking a short and intelligible introduction to the ideas and intentions of Spinoza, Hume, Kant, Hegel and Marx, among others, need look no further.' - Good Book Guide
'Anyone seeking a short and intelligible introduction to the ideas and intentions of Spinoza, Hume, Kant, Hegel and Marx, among others, need look no further.' - Good Book Guide