The Dream of Reason - A History of Western Philosophy From the Greeks to the Renaissance

Already a classic, this landmark account of early Western thought now appears in a new edition with expanded coverage of the Middle Ages. The Dream of Reason takes a fresh look at the writings of the great thinkers of classic philosophy and questions many pieces of conventional wisdom. The book invites comparison with Bertrand Russell's monumental History of Western Philosophy , "but Gottlieb's book is less idiosyncratic and based on more recent scholarship" (Colin McGinn, Los Angeles Times ). A New York Times Notable Book, a Los Angeles Times Best Book, and a Times Literary Supplement Best Book of 2001.

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A delight. It is written with both wit and scholarship, providing a wonderful overall picture of Western philosophy up to the Renaissance. Sir Roger Penrose

Product details

• Authors: Anthony Gottlieb
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 04.08.2016
• EAN: 9780141983844
• ISBN: 978-0-14-198384-4
• No. of pages: 512
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 200 mm x 25 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; PHILOSOPHY / Mind & Body, PHILOSOPHY / Social, PHILOSOPHY / Political, PHILOSOPHY / Epistemology, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, PHILOSOPHY / Logic, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Medieval, Philosophy of Mind, PHILOSOPHY / Aesthetics, Social & political philosophy, Ethics & moral philosophy, social and political philosophy, Philosophy: metaphysics & ontology, Philosophy: metaphysics and ontology, Ethics and moral philosophy, Philosophy of religion, Topics in philosophy, Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge, Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, Western philosophy: Medieval & Renaissance, c 500 to c 1600, HISTORY / Europe / Renaissance, Philosophy: epistemology and theory of knowledge, Medieval Western philosophy