The Rise of Modern Philosophy

by Anthony Kenny

Book Overview

Sir Anthony Kenny's engaging new multi-volume history of Western philosophy now advances into the modern era. The Rise of Modern Philosophy captures the fascinating story of the emergence, from the early sixteenth to the early nineteenth century, of the great ideas and intellectual systems that shaped modern thought.
Kenny introduces us to some of the world's most original and influential thinkers and helps us gain an understanding of their famous...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198752768
• ISBN13: 9780198752769
• Release Date: August 2008
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Early Modern Philosophy

Kenny's books are as accurate as they are perceptive. This is no rush through the early stages of modern philosophy, but an accurate summary of what each of the major figures had to say, and then a perceptive analysis of the philosophical consequences. Kenny makes reading the history of philosophy great fun.