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portada Ernest Gellner: An Intellectual Biography
Type
Physical Book
Publisher
Year
2012
Language
English
Pages
416
Format
Paperback
Dimensions
23.4 x 15.2 x 3.3 cm
Weight
0.66 kg.
ISBN
1844677583
ISBN13
9781844677580

Ernest Gellner: An Intellectual Biography

John A. Hall (Author) · Verso · Paperback

Ernest Gellner: An Intellectual Biography - Hall, John A.

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Synopsis "Ernest Gellner: An Intellectual Biography"

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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