Leszek Kolakowski delves into some of the most intellectually vigorous questions of our time in this remarkable collection of essays garnished with his characteristic wit. Ten of the essays have never appeared before in English. "Exemplary...It should be celebrated." --Arthur C. Danto, New York Times Book Review "This book ...express[es] Kolakowski's thought on God, man, reason, history, moral truth and original sin, prompted by observation of the dramatic struggle among Christianity, the Enlightenment and modern ...
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Leszek Kolakowski delves into some of the most intellectually vigorous questions of our time in this remarkable collection of essays garnished with his characteristic wit. Ten of the essays have never appeared before in English. "Exemplary...It should be celebrated." --Arthur C. Danto, New York Times Book Review "This book ...express[es] Kolakowski's thought on God, man, reason, history, moral truth and original sin, prompted by observation of the dramatic struggle among Christianity, the Enlightenment and modern totalitarianism. It is a wonderful collection of topics." --Thomas Nagel, Times Literary Supplement "No better antidote to bumper-sticker thinking exists than this collection of 24 'appeals for moderation in consistency,' and never has such an antidote been needed more than it is now." --Joseph Coates, Chicago Tribune "Whether learned or humorous, these essays offer gems in prose of diamond hardness, precision, and brilliance." --Thomas D'Evelyn, The Christian Science Monitor A "Notable Books of the Year 1991" selection, New York Times Book Review--a "Noted with Pleasure" selection, New York Times Book Review--a "Summer Reading 1991" selection, New York Times Book Review--a "Books of the Year" selection, The Times.
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Very Good. Size: 8x5x0; Hardcover and dust jacket. Jacket differs from pictured. Shelf wear. Corner bumped. Small tear to jacket. Clean, unmarked pages. vii, 270 p., 23 cm. Leszek Kolakowski delves into some of the most intellectually vigorous questions of our time in this remarkable collection of essays garnished with his characteristic wit. Ten of the essays have never appeared before in English.
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Very Good-in Very Good+ dust jacket. 0226450457. Green cloth cover is rubbed on spine caps but clean, bright, and in very good+ condition. Boards are straight. Spine is slightly cocked. Binding is tight. Date handwritten on front end sheet. Very sparse underlining on just a few pages otherwise pages are clean and very good.; 8.9 X 6.2 X 1.0 inches; 267 pages.
