Arthur O. Lovejoy and the Quest for Intelligibility

by Daniel J. Wilson

Overview

Lovejoy (1873-1962) was America's foremost historian of ideas, a major participant in the philosophical debates of the twentieth century, and a prominent advocate of academic freedom. The product of an emotionally unsettled childhood and an evangelical father, Lovejoy reacted against his father by postulating the certainty of self-sufficient reason. He believed that only the principles of reason could order the world and so make our universe intelligible.

Originally published in 1980.

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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780807836958
Publisher:	The University of North Carolina Press
Publication date:	06/01/2012
Series:	Enduring Editions
Edition description:	1
Pages:	266
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.50(d)