A terribly serious adventure : philosophy at Oxford, 1900-60
Krishnan, Nikhil2023
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'A Terribly Serious Adventure' traces the friendships and the rivalries, the shared preoccupations and the passionate disagreements of Oxford's most brilliant thinkers. Far from being stuck in a world of tweed, pipes and public schools, the Oxford philosophers drew on their wartime lives as soldiers and spies, conscientious objectors and prisoners of war in creating their greatest works, works that are original in both thought and style, true masterpieces of British modernism. Nikhil Krishnan brings his knowledge and understanding of philosophy to bear on the lives and intellectual achievements of a large and lively cast of characters. Together, they stood for a compelling moral vision of philosophy that is still with us today.
Main title:
A terribly serious adventure : philosophy at Oxford, 1900-60 / Nikhil Krishnan.
Author:
Krishnan, Nikhil, author
Imprint:
London : Profile Books, 2023.
Collation:
352 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781800812369 (hbk. :)
Dewey class:
190.904192192 KRIS
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2348041
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