ABSTRACT

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 preoccupations that have informed western philosophy. Painting a portrait of modern philosophy that is vivid and animated, Scruton introduces us to some of the greatest philosophical problems invented in this period and pursued ever since. Including material on recent debates, A Short History of Modern Philosophy is already established as the classic introduction. Read it and find out why.

part I|55 pages

Rationalism

chapter 3|12 pages

Descartes

chapter 4|10 pages

The Cartesian Revolution

chapter 5|18 pages

Spinoza

chapter 6|14 pages

Leibniz

part II|58 pages

Empiricism

chapter 7|25 pages

Locke and Berkeley

chapter 8|15 pages

The Idea of a Moral Science

chapter 9|17 pages

Hume

part III|62 pages

Kant and Idealism

part IV|46 pages

The Political Transformation

chapter 15|15 pages

Marx

chapter 16|14 pages

Utilitarianism and After

part V|48 pages

Recent Philosophy

chapter 17|14 pages

Frege

chapter 19|15 pages

Wittcenstein