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Penguin Books, Limited. Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

pp. 768 . Papeback. New.

Paperback / softback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; <b>Jonathan Rée</b> is a freelance philosopher and historian. His previous books include <i>Philosophical Tales</i>, <i>Proletarian Philosophers</i> and <i>I See a Voice</i>.

Penguin, 2020. Paperback. New. 768 pages. 7.87x5.12x1.65 inches.

Penguin UK. Used - Good.

Paperback / softback. New. 'Astonishing ... enjoy its riches slowly, and savour every generous, erudite and undogmatic page' Boyd Tonkin, Financial Times 'We English men have wits,' wrote the clergyman Ralph Lever in 1573, and, 'we have also framed unto ourselves a language.' Witcraft is a fresh and brilliant history of how philosophy became established in English. It presents a new form of philosophical storytelling and challenges what Jonathan Ree calls the 'condescending smugness' of traditional histories of philosophy. Ree tells the story of philosophy as it was lived and practised, embedded in its time and place, by men and women from many walks of life, engaged with the debates and culture of their age. And, by focusing on the rich history of works in English, including translations, he shows them to be quite as colourful, diverse, inventive and cosmopolitan as their continental counterparts. Witcraft offers new and compelling intellectual portraits not only… Read More

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