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Discover for yourself the pleasures of philosophy! Written both for the seasoned student of philosophy as well as the general reader, the renowned writer Roger Scruton provides a survey of modern philosophy. Always engaging, Scruton takes us on a fascinating tour of the subject, from founding father Descartes to the most important and famous philosopher of the twentieth century, Ludwig Wittgenstein. He identifies all the principal figures as well as outlines of the main intellectual preoccupatio
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- Author
- Roger Scruton
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Published
- 1995
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780203646489
- Category
- philosophy
- Subjects
- History, Philosophy, Humanities
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
Other editions & translations
- A Short History of Modern Philosophy: From Descartes to Wittgenstein, Second Edition (1995)
- A Short History of Modern Philosophy: From Descartes to Wittgenstein (Routledge Classics) (2001)
- A Short History of Modern Philosophy: From Descartes to Wittgenstein, Second Edition (2002)
- A Short History of Modern Philosophy: From Descartes to Wittgenstein (Routledge Classics) (1995)
- A short history of modern philosophy : from Descartes to Wittgenstein (2002)
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