A Short History of Modern Philosophy

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A Short History of Modern Philosophy is a concise survey of major Western philosophers from Descartes to Wittgenstein, written as an accessible introduction to modern philosophical thought.

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instanceOf book
non-fiction book
philosophy book
aimsTo provide an accessible introduction to modern philosophical thought
author Roger Scruton
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
coversPhilosopher Arthur Schopenhauer
Baruch Spinoza
Bertrand Russell
David Hume
Friedrich Nietzsche
G. W. F. Hegel
George Berkeley
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
Gottlob Frege
Immanuel Kant
John Locke
Karl Marx
Ludwig Wittgenstein
René Descartes
Søren Kierkegaard
coversTopic analytic philosophy
empiricism
existentialism
idealism
rationalism
endsWithPhilosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein
firstPublicationYear 1981
focusesOn arguments and doctrines of major philosophers
genre history of philosophy
introduction to philosophy
hasEdition second edition
hasFormat ebook
print
intendedAudience general readers
students of philosophy
language English
mainSubject Western philosophy
modern philosophy
notableFor clarity of exposition
concise treatment of complex ideas
publisher Routledge & Kegan Paul
surface form: Routledge
startsWithPhilosopher René Descartes
structure chronological survey
timePeriodCovered 17th century to 20th century
modern period

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