Martin Lebowitz: His Thought and Writings - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0761809333 ISBN 13 : 9780761809333

Editeur : University Press of America, 1997

Synopsis

Spanning more than fifty years of contemporary thought, this collection of essays and reviews by one of the century's most distinguished philosophical critics represents an intellectual odyssey that will reward readers with a creative and penetrating gloss on the major scholarly, political, and literary topics of the era. Throughout his long career, Martin Lebowitz continually sought order in society and in intellectual activity. His writings combine reason and passion with a keen and elegant style, reflecting an education both broad and deep. The author's interests over decades in a rapidly changing world extended to all areas of philosophy, ethics and aesthetics, art and literature, physics and psychiatry, sociology and psychology, providing insight into a dazzling array of subjects. Collected here for the first time, these essays and reviews present a profound and coherent system of modern social and philosophical commentary.

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À propos de l'auteur

Martin Lebowitz, philosopher and humanitarian, was born in New York City in 1921. Martin and his wife Eve traveled extensively, enjoying theater, music, art and good conversation, as well as friendships with some of the century's most notable thinkers and writers, such as John Crowe Ransom, Jacques Barzun, Lionel Trilling, and Leon Edel. Upon his death in 1993, Martin Lebowitz left behind a significant body of writings spanning fifty years on a vast array of subjects.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University Press of America
• Date d'édition: 1997
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0761809333
• ISBN 13: 9780761809333
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 496
• Éditeur: Jones Robert R
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