The Making of a Philosopher: My Journey Through Twentieth-Century PhilosophyPart 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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... university philosophy departments of the world and which is now largely the “ analytical ” kind of philosophy . The book is thus about contemporary academic phi- losophy . What I have aimed to do is present xi PREFACE.
... academic philosophy as it has actually been practiced over the last thirty years . What you get here is what there is . Not that this kind of philosophy is somehow only of interest to those who are paid to practice it ; part of my point ...
... academic - I am not sure that I even knew what an academic was - and so I needed to take a degree in something that might lead to paid employment . Psychology offered that prospect : I thought of becoming an educational psychologist or ...
... academic take on the great philosophical figures of the twentieth cen- tury - including Bertrand Russell , Jean - Paul Sartre , and Noam Chomsky - alongside stories of the teachers who informed his ideas and often became friends and ...
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The Making of a Philosopher: My Journey Through Twentieth-Century Philosophy Colin McGinn Limited preview - 2011 |
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