The making of a philosopher :
McGinn, Colin, 1950-
The making of a philosopher : my journey through twentieth-century philosophy / Colin McGinn. - 1st ed. - New York : HarperCollins, c2002. - xii, 241 p. ; 25 cm.
"Part memoir, part study, The Making of a Philosopher is the self-portrait of a deeply intelligent mind as it develops over a life lived on both sides of the Atlantic.". "The Making of a Philosopher follows Colin McGinn from his early years in England, reading Descartes and Anselm, to his years in the States, first in Los Angeles, then New York. McGinn presents a contemporary academic take on the great philosophical figures of the twentieth century, including Bertrand Russell, Jean-Paul Sartre, and Noam Chomsky, alongside stories of the teachers who informed his ideas and often became friends and mentors, especially the colorful A. J. Ayer at Oxford."--BOOK JACKET.
0060197927
2001039502
Philosophy, Modern--20th century.
B804 / .M355 2002
192
The making of a philosopher : my journey through twentieth-century philosophy / Colin McGinn. - 1st ed. - New York : HarperCollins, c2002. - xii, 241 p. ; 25 cm.
"Part memoir, part study, The Making of a Philosopher is the self-portrait of a deeply intelligent mind as it develops over a life lived on both sides of the Atlantic.". "The Making of a Philosopher follows Colin McGinn from his early years in England, reading Descartes and Anselm, to his years in the States, first in Los Angeles, then New York. McGinn presents a contemporary academic take on the great philosophical figures of the twentieth century, including Bertrand Russell, Jean-Paul Sartre, and Noam Chomsky, alongside stories of the teachers who informed his ideas and often became friends and mentors, especially the colorful A. J. Ayer at Oxford."--BOOK JACKET.
0060197927
2001039502
Philosophy, Modern--20th century.
B804 / .M355 2002
192