European Intellectual History Since 1789

by Roland N. Stromberg

For courses in European Intellectual History. An exploration of the major issues in thought -- from the French Revolution to Structuralism and beyond.

Genres: History, Nonfiction, Philosophy, European History

Paperback

First published October 1, 1985

Reviews

[Kevin_Raccoon · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing intellectual history, managing to incorporate social changes and the evolution of thoughts, as well as their mutual interaction. It covers a wide range of thoughts, including religion, philosophy, natural and social science, and literature (even arts and architectonics!). I especially like his analysis of Marxism and the general left-wing thoughts. Over hundreds of years, it seems to be a tradition that Western intellectuals kept being tempted into Marxism or left-wing belief as a solution when crises broke, which usually turned out to be in vain.