| Ernest Gellner and Modernity Contributor(s): Lessnoff, Michael (Author) |
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ISBN: 0708316840 ISBN-13: 9780708316849 Publisher: University of Wales Press OUR PRICE: $38.45 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2002 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: Providing a comprehensive discussion of the polymathic writer and thinker Ernest Gellner, this book presents a lucid exposition of his thought, making clear both his major contributions to the diverse areas in which he worked and the underlying consistency and unity of his thought. Examined is how Gellner's analysis of the social, economic, and cognitive forms intrinsic to modernity carries forward the work of Max Weber and Karl Popper and also enables him to develop a profound and original philosophy of science which is at the same time a political philosophy. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Political |
| Dewey: 320.092 |
| LCCN: 2002483924 |
| Series: Political Philosophy Now |
| Physical Information: 0.41" H x 5.56" W x 8.44" (0.59 lbs) 177 pages |
