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The Making of a Philosopher - by Colin McGinn (Paperback)

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  • Part memoir, part study, The Making of a Philosopher is the self-portrait of a deeply intelligent mind as it develops over a life on both sides of the Atlantic.
  • Author(s): Colin McGinn
  • 256 Pages
  • Philosophy, History & Surveys

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Part memoir, part study, The Making of a Philosopher is the self-portrait of a deeply intelligent mind as it develops over a life on both sides of the Atlantic.

The Making of a Philosopher follows Colin McGinn from his early years in England reading Descartes and Anselm, to his years in the states, first in Los Angeles, then New York. McGinn presents a contemporary academic take on the great philosophical figures of the twentieth century, including Bertrand Russell, Jean-Paul Sartre, and Noam Chomsky, alongside stories of the teachers who informed his ideas and often became friends and mentors, especially the colorful A.J. Ayer at Oxford.

McGinn's prose is always elegant and probing; students of contemporary philosophy and the general reader alike will absorb every page.



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"McGinn is an ingenious philosopher who thinks like a laser and writes like a dream" -- Stephen Pinker

"If Wittgenstein had written an autobiography it might have resembled this...brilliantly written, devastatingly honest, often very funny" -- -- Oliver Sacks, M.D.


Dimensions (Overall): 8.0 Inches (H) x 5.38 Inches (W) x .67 Inches (D)
Weight: .44 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 256
Genre: Philosophy
Sub-Genre: History & Surveys
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Format: Paperback
Author: Colin McGinn
Language: English
Street Date: July 8, 2003
TCIN: 76913376
UPC: 9780060957605
Item Number (DPCI): 247-00-6998
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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