900 Quotations from Modern Philosophy

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Take a tour through nine of the finest minds of all time, with '900 Quotations from Modern Philosophy.'

With words of wisdom, reflections, and observations on everything from life and love to death and hatred, and everything in between, this is a superb book for those looking for inspiring and self-questioning thoughts to gain a new perspective on our existence.

A superb read for fans of modern philosophy and those who simply want something fascinating to dip in and out of.

Michel de Montaigne (1533 - 1592) was a French philosopher, who pioneered the use of essays as a literary device. Montesquieu (1689 - 1755) was also French, whose writing had a huge influence on political systems. Voltaire (1694 - 1778), also from France, was one of the founders of the French Enlightenment movement. Niccolò Machiavelli (1469 - 1527) was an Italian diplomat who excused the use of unscrupulous means in politics.

Born in Geneva, Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712 - 1778) was a spearhead in the European Enlightenment movement. Born in Germany, Immanuel Kant (1724 - 1804) was another central figure of Enlightenment philosophy, as was Dutchman, Baruch Spinoza (1632 - 1677). Born in France, Blaise Pascal (1623 - 1662) was a fideistic philosopher, while Francis Bacon (1909 - 1992) is best known as an existential artist.

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