Confessions of a Philosopher: A Personal Journey Through Western Philosophy from Plato to Popper
by Bryan Magee
Buy on AmazonThis is not a popularization/adult-education style presentation. Magee sees things form the inside; it is his own formation of philosophical ideas & techniques that we witness. Magee was close enough to Popper to present us with his ideas first-hand (nobody reads Popper; people read about him). He also debunks a few idiotic myths about Wittgenstein as an atomist (Magee read W and realized that people read commentary on him, rarely the original). Magee writes with the remarkable clarity of the...
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"This is not a popularization/adult-education style presentation. Magee sees things form the inside; it is his own formation of philosophical ideas & techniques that we witness. Magee was close enough to Popper to present us with his ideas first-hand (nobody reads Popper; people read about him). He also debunks a few idiotic myths about Wittgenstein as an atomist (Magee read W and realized that people read commentary on him, rarely the original). Magee writes with the remarkable clarity of the..."
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