The Devil in Modern Philosophy

by Ernest Gellner

The essays in this volume gather together Gellner's thinking on the connection between philosophy and life and they approach the topic from a number of philosophy of morals, history of ideas, a discussion of individuals including R. G. Collingwood, Noam Chomsky, Piaget and Eysenck and discussions on the setting of philosophy in the general culture of England and America.

Genres: Philosophy

262 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1974

About the author

Ernest Gellner was a prominent British-Czech philosopher, social anthropologist, and writer on nationalism.