The Sense of the Past: Essays in the History of Philosophy

by Bernard Williams

Book Overview

Before his death in 2003, Bernard Williams planned to publish a collection of historical essays, focusing primarily on the ancient world. This posthumous volume brings together a much wider selection, written over some forty years. His legacy lives on in this masterful work, the first collection ever published of Williams's essays on the history of philosophy. The subjects range from the sixth century B.C. to the twentieth A.D., from Homer to Wittgenstein...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691134081
• ISBN13: 9780691134086
• Release Date: December 2007
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.2"