A Short History of Modern Philosophy: From Descartes to Wittgenstein

About this book

A Short History of Modern Philosophy is a lucid challenging and up-to-date survey of the philosophers and philosophies from the founding father of modern philosophy Ren Descartes to the most important and famous philosopher of the twentieth century Ludwig Wittgenstein. Roger Scruton has been widely praised for his success in making the history of modern philosophy cogent and intelligible to anyone wishing to understand this fascinating subject. In this new edition he has responded to the explosion of interest in the history of philosophy by substantially rewriting the book taking account of recent debates and scholarship.