In Praise of Folly
The Blind-spots of Geniuses
Häftad, Engelska, 2019
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Fri frakt för medlemmar vid köp för minst 249 kr.Travelling to the hard-living Dylan Thomas's Boathouse in Laugharne, Wales, psychiatrist Theodore Dalrymple considered along the way another foible - the folly of eminent people. Praised for their attainments in one area, high-achievers are more often than not prone to unexpected failings elsewhere. Enter a large cast of anti- and vivisectionists, surgeons, theologians, philosophers, admirals, judges, astrophysicists, Nazi-leaning homoeopaths, and writers such as D.H. Lawrence, Aldous Huxley, P.G. Wodehouse, and Conan Doyle. In his pithy and amusing style, Dalrymple casts a sobering light on an insuppressible trait of ours - the fallibility of the human mind.
Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2019-09-05
- Mått129 x 198 x 16 mm
- Vikt250 g
- FormatHäftad
- SpråkEngelska
- Antal sidor224
- FörlagGibson Square Books Ltd
- ISBN9781783341412