With equal attention to both the life and work of his subject, Safranski places the visionary skeptic in the context of philosophical predecessors and contempor

First Published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

This book is available either individually, or as part of the specially-priced Arguments of the Philosphers Collection. The purpose of this series is to provide

An international index to philosophical periodicals.

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