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A SHORT HISTORY OF MODERN

PHILOSOPHY

This new edition of Roger Scruton’s widely acclaimed Short History covers

all the major thinkers in the Western tradition, from Descartes to

Wittgenstein. It is an ideal introduction to philosophical history for all

those with an interest in this fascinating subject.

In order to reflect recent debates and advances in scholarship and in

response to the explosion of interest in the history of philosophy, Roger

Scruton has substantially revised his book, while retaining the lucid and

accessible style of the original version. He has also enlarged and updated

the bibliography.

A Short History of Modern Philosophy will make excellent reading for

anyone who would like to understand the principal ideas and arguments

that have shaped modern philosophy.

Roger Scruton is well known as a writer, broadcaster and journalist. He

has written numerous books, including The Meaning of Conservatism,

Sexual Desire and Xanthippic Dialogues.

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Philosophy: The Basics

Nigel Warburton

Classical Modern Philosophers

Richard Schacht

The Continental Philosophy Reader

Edited by Richard Kearney and Mara Rainwater

A Dictionary of Philosophy

A.R.Lacey

Roger Scruton

A Short History of Modern

Philosophy

From Descartes to Wittgenstein

Second edition

London and New York

First published in 1981 as

From Descartes to Wittgenstein

ARK edition 1984

Second revised and enlarged edition published 1995

by Routledge

11 New Fetter Lane, London EC4P 4EE

Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada

by Routledge

29 West 35th Street, New York, NY 10001

Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group

This edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2002.

The right of Roger Scruton to be identified as the

author of this work has been asserted by him

in accordance with the Copyright, Designs

and Patents Act 1988.

or reproduced or utilized in any form or by any electronic,

mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented,

including photocopying and recording, or in any information

storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from

the publishers.

British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data

A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.

Library of Congress Cataloguing in Publication Data

A catalogue record for this book has been requested.

ISBN 0-203-19883-2 Master e-book ISBN

ISBN 0-203-19886-7 (Adobe eReader Format)

ISBN 0-415-13327-0 (hbk)

ISBN 0-415-13035-2 (pbk)

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