![]() ![]() Gottleib apes Hegel (who devoted 800 pages to the ancient Greeks in his history of philosophy and 400 pages to the moderns) in his choice of subjects. They are, however, very much histories of Western philosophy of the ‘dead white man’ variety. For anyone looking for a high-quality introduction to the field, I can highly recommend these books. ![]() Gottlieb, a former editor of The Economist, is a superb writer and his prose is light, economical and easy to parse. So while in self-isolation this last few weeks (hello, Disaster Socialism), I’ve had the pleasure to read the first two volumes in Anthony Gottlieb’s history of Western Philosophy, “The Dream of Reason” (first published in 2000) & “The Dream of Enlightenment” (first published in 2016). Having finished writing my second book (tentatively title “Evolutionary Politics” and due to be published later this year, stay tuned), I’ve shifted my reading habits away from theoretical biology and radical theory to lighter and more mainstream pastures. ![]()
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