Learning from Six Philosophers, Volume 1 by Jonathan Bennett
Jonathan Bennett engages with the thought of six great thinkers of the early modern period: Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz, Locke, Berkeley, Hume. While not neglecting the historical setting of each, his chief focus is on the words they wrote. What problem is being tackled? How exactly is the solution meant to work? Does it succeed? If not, why not? What can be learned from its success or failure? For newcomers to the early modern scene, this clearly written work is an excellent introduction to it. Those already in the know can learn how to argue with the great philosophers of the past, treating them as colleagues, antagonists, students, teachers. In this first volume, Descartes, Spinoza, and Leibniz receive particular attention.
The Clarendon Press has issued in paperback format Jonathan Bennett's two-volume survey of philosophers who helped to shape Western thought and continue to do so today.. Whilst never ignoring the philosopher's individual backgrounds [Bennett] concentrates on what they actually wrote and how they argued. The two volumes remain a masterful survey. * Contemporary Review *
A noteworthy feature of the book... is the continuously powerful presence of an authorial self... This book will be widely read and discussed both for its virtues and, I trust, like the works it discusses, for its faults. * Michael Ayers, Times Literary Supplement *
A noteworthy feature of the book... is the continuously powerful presence of an authorial self... This book will be widely read and discussed both for its virtues and, I trust, like the works it discusses, for its faults. * Michael Ayers, Times Literary Supplement *
Jonathan Bennett is the author of six books, including the critically acclaimed novels Entitlement and After Battersea Park, and is a winner of the K.M. Hunter Artists' Award in Literature. His collection of short stories, Verandah People, was runner-up for the Danuta Gleed Award. Bennett's prose and poetry has appeared in many periodicals and journals including the Globe and Mail, The Walrus, Quill & Quire, This Magazine, Southerly, and Descant. Born in Vancouver and raised in Sydney, Australia, Jonathan lives in the village of Keene, near Peterborough, Ontario.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780199266289 |
| ISBN 10 | 019926628X |
| Title | Learning from Six Philosophers, Volume 1 |
| Author | Jonathan Bennett |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Year published | 2003-10-02 |
| Number of pages | 424 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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