The Dream of Enlightenment by Anthony Gottlieb
The author of the classic The Dream of Reason vividly explains the rise of modern thought.
"[A] lucid, accessible history of Western philosophy" -- Adam Kirsch - The New Yorker
"Gottlieb’s aim, admirably fulfilled, is to help us see what older and newer philosophers have to say to us but not to turn them into mouthpieces for what we already think we know…Gottlieb often makes fun of his philosophers, but gently, as a way of bringing us closer to them, and they emerge as brilliant, vulnerable humans rather than monsters of any kind." -- Michael Wood - New York Times Book Review
"Vivid and often illuminating…Offers a compact but fairly comprehensive survey, along with much historical detail…Gottlieb’s highly readable book can be recommended as an engaging personal introduction to some of our most brilliant moral and intellectual ancestors." -- Thomas Nagel - New York Review of Books
"Wondrously perceptive and exceptionally well written, The Dream of Enlightenment not only provides a key account of the Enlightenment philosophers but also inspires us to consider a new enlightenment that could fundamentally transform our own world as much as it did theirs." -- Edward O. Wilson, author of On Human Nature, winner of the Pulitzer Prize
"A rare combination of encyclopedic knowledge, clarity, and lapidary style. I have never seen a discussion of philosophy as fun to read, presented with such clarity. I spent a decade and a half waiting for this book, yet it exceeds expectation: Gottlieb has a philosophical erudition that is so refreshing in a world of narrow academic résumé building." -- Nassim Nicholas Taleb, author of The Black Swan
"An elegant journey through modern philosophy with a humane, witty, and expert guide." -- K. Anthony Appiah, professor of philosophy and law, New York University
"Gottlieb’s aim, admirably fulfilled, is to help us see what older and newer philosophers have to say to us but not to turn them into mouthpieces for what we already think we know…Gottlieb often makes fun of his philosophers, but gently, as a way of bringing us closer to them, and they emerge as brilliant, vulnerable humans rather than monsters of any kind." -- Michael Wood - New York Times Book Review
"Vivid and often illuminating…Offers a compact but fairly comprehensive survey, along with much historical detail…Gottlieb’s highly readable book can be recommended as an engaging personal introduction to some of our most brilliant moral and intellectual ancestors." -- Thomas Nagel - New York Review of Books
"Wondrously perceptive and exceptionally well written, The Dream of Enlightenment not only provides a key account of the Enlightenment philosophers but also inspires us to consider a new enlightenment that could fundamentally transform our own world as much as it did theirs." -- Edward O. Wilson, author of On Human Nature, winner of the Pulitzer Prize
"A rare combination of encyclopedic knowledge, clarity, and lapidary style. I have never seen a discussion of philosophy as fun to read, presented with such clarity. I spent a decade and a half waiting for this book, yet it exceeds expectation: Gottlieb has a philosophical erudition that is so refreshing in a world of narrow academic résumé building." -- Nassim Nicholas Taleb, author of The Black Swan
"An elegant journey through modern philosophy with a humane, witty, and expert guide." -- K. Anthony Appiah, professor of philosophy and law, New York University
Anthony Gottlieb is the author of The Dream of Reason, a former executive editor of The Economist, and has held visiting fellowships at Harvard University and All Souls College, Oxford. His work has appeared in The New Yorker and the New York Times.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780871404435 |
| ISBN 10 | 0871404435 |
| Title | The Dream of Enlightenment |
| Author | Anthony Gottlieb |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | WW Norton & Co |
| Year published | 2016-08-19 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
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