Short History of Modern Philosophy

Roger Scruton is well known as a writer, broadcaster and journalist. He has written numerous books, including The Meaning of Conservatism, Sexual Desire, and Xanthippic Dialogues.

• Preface to the first edition, Preface to the second edition, Introduction, 1. History of philosophy and history of ideas, 2. The rise of modern philosophy, Part One: Rationalism, 3. Descartes, 4. The Cartesian revolution, 5. Spinoza, 6. Leibniz, Part Two: Empiricism, 7. Locke and Berkeley, 8. The idea of a moral science, 9. Hume, Part Three: Kant and idealism, 10. Kant I: The Critique of Pure Reason, 11. Kant II: Ethics and aesthetics, 12. Hegel, 13. Reactions: Schopenhauer, Kierkegaard and Nietzsche, Part Four: The political transformation, 14. Political philosophy from Hobbes to Hegel, 15. Marx, 16. Utilitarianism and after, Part Five: Recent philosophy, 17. Frege, 18. Phenomenology and existentialism, 19. Wittgenstein, Bibliography, Index

'Dr Scruton writes with an unusual clarity and fluency, and is always a pleasure to read ... this is certainly a book which you could give to anyone who was curious about philosophy and expect them to learn a lot from it.' - Alan Ryan, Times Educational Supplement'A Short History of Modern Philosophy could hardly be done much better than Dr Scruton has done it.' - Gordon Graham'Anyone seeking a short and intelligible introduction to the ideas and intentions of Spinoza, Hume, Kant, Hegel and Marx, among others, need look no further.' - Good Book Guide