Overview

In Berkeley in 90 Minutes, Paul Strathern offers a concise, expert account of Berkeley's life and ideas, and explains their influence on man's struggle to understand his existence in the world. The book also includes selections from Berkeley's writings; a brief list of suggested reading for those who wish to push further; and chronologies that place Berkeley within his own age and in the broader scheme of philosophy.

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9781566632904

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Well-written, clear and informed, they have a breezy wit about them...I find them hard to stop reading. -- Richard Bernstein * The New York Times * Witty, illuminating, and blessedly concise. -- Jim Holt * The Wall Street Journal * Each of these little books is witty and dramatic and creates a sense of time, place, and character...I cannot think of a better way to introduce oneself and one's friends to Western civilization. -- Katherine A. Powers * The Boston Globe * A godsend in this era of the short attention span. -- Daryl Royster Alexander * The New York Times *

A godsend in this era of the short attention span.--Daryl Royster Alexander New York Times

Author Information

Paul Strathern was born in London in 1940. He studied physics, chemistry, and math at Trinity College, Dublin, before switching to philosophy. He is the author of several novels, including A Season in Abyssinia, which won a Somerset Maugham prize, and two highly successful series of short introductory books, Philosophers in 90 Minutes and The Big Idea: Scientists Who Changed the World. Paul Strathern lectures in philosophy and science at Kingston University.

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