Reason and Culture: The Historic Role of Rationality and Rationalism: A Sociological and Philosophical Study of the Role of Rationality and Rationalism - Brossura

Gellner, Ernest

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0631137114 ISBN 13: 9780631137115

Casa editrice: Blackwell Pub, 1992

Riassunto

This book brings together the philosophical, historical and sociological discussions of rationality and strives to make clear the underlying issues and the continuity of the debate under the various idioms.

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Recensione:

"Elegantly written, lucid; instructive and easy to read." Times

"Exciting, even exhilarating reading." Times Literary Supplement

"Fascinating and extremely well written work. Excellent bibliography and index. Highly recommended! All levels." Choice

"Reason and Culture amounts to a personal testament – Gellner′s fullest, strongest, and most accessible formulation of his commitment to reason. The book is fascinating." Contemporary Sociology

"He writes here as elegantly, trenchantly and wittily as in his numerous other books." ANZJS

L'autore:

Ernest Gellner has been William Wyse Professor of Social Anthropology at the University of Cambridge since 1984. After serving as a private in the Czech Armoured Brigade in 1944 and 1945, he joined the staff of the London School of Economics where from 1962 to 1984 he was Professor of Philosophy. He has taught and lectured all over the world, most recently in Czechoslovakia. He is as well known among historians as among anthropologists and philosophers.

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• Editore: Blackwell Pub
• Data di pubblicazione: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0631137114
• ISBN 13: 9780631137115
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 160