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the use and abuse of intelligence from Hegel to Wodehouse

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Ivan R. Dee
Language
English
Pages
375

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Subjects
Genialiteit, Misbruik, Intelligentie, Philosophes, Intelligenz, Geschichte, Philosophie, Modern Philosophy, Philosophy, Modern, Philosophy, modern, New York Times reviewed

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Lives of the mind: the use and abuse of intelligence from Hegel to Wodehouse
2003, Ivan R. Dee
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Lives of the mind: the use and abuse of intelligence from Hegel to Wodehouse
2002, Ivan R. Dee
in English
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Lives of the Mind: The Use and Abuse of Intelligence from Hegel to Wodehouse
October 25, 2002, Ivan R. Dee, Publisher
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Table of Contents

Raymond Aron and the power of ideas --
Plutarch and the issue of character --
"Strange seriousness" : discovering Daumier --
Walter Bagehot : the greatest Victorian --
What's left of Descartes --
Schiller's "education" --
The difficulty with Hegel --
Schopenhauer's worlds --
What did Kierkegaard want --
George Santayana --
Wittgenstein : the philosophical porcupine --
Bertrand Russell : apostle of disillusionment --
Who was David Stove --
Tocqueville today --
Anthony Trollope : a novelist who hunted the fox --
G.C. Lichtenberg : a"spy on humanity" --
The genius of Wodehouse --
The mystery of Charles Péguy.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Dewey Decimal Class
190
Library of Congress
B791 .K535 2002, B791.K535 2002

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viii, 375 p. ;
Number of pages
375

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OL24747866M
Internet Archive
livesofminduseab00kimb
ISBN 10
1566634792
ISBN 13
9781566634793
LCCN
2002073681
OCLC/WorldCat
50184920

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