Ernest Gellner : An Intellectual Biography
by
John A Hall
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
1844677583
ISBN-13
9781844677580
Publisher
Verso Books
Imprint
Verso Books
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Feb 1st, 2012
Print length
416 Pages
Weight
666 grams
Dimensions
15.40 x 23.50 x 3.00 cms
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A remarkable account of the ife and thought of the philosopher and linguist.
Ernest Gellner was a multilingual polymath who set the agenda in the study of nationalism and the sociology of Islam for an entire generation of academics and students. This definitive biography follows his trajectory from his early years in Prague, Paris and England to international success as a philosopher and public intellectual. Known both for his highly integrated philosophy of modernity and for combining a respect for nationalism with an appreciation for science, Gellner was passionate in his defence of reason against every for of relativism.
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