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9781566634793
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Publisher
Dee Publisher, Ivan R.
ISBN-10
1566634792
ISBN-13
9781566634793
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2338068

Product Key Features

Book Title
Lives of the Mind : the Use and Abuse of Intelligence from Hegel to Wodehouse
Number of Pages
384 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2002
Topic
European / General, General, History & Surveys / Modern, American / General
Genre
Literary Criticism, Philosophy
Author
Roger Kimball
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
17.8 Oz
Item Length
8.6 in
Item Width
6.2 in

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LCCN
2002-073681
Reviews
[Kimball] writes with verve and can unpack complex arguments and make them luminously clear….His work…is criticism at its best., [Kimball] writes with verve and can unpack complex arguments and make them luminously clear....His work...is criticism at its best., We rely on the true critic to cultivate our intelligence, refine our tastes, and show us the way to higher pleasures. Roger Kimball is just such a critic., [Kimball] writes with verve and can unpack complex arguments and make them luminously clear .His work is criticism at its best., Kimball does a very good job of integrating the lives of his subjects with the development of their ideas., Anyone interested in language, thought, and their sociocultural embeddness will find this a both dynamic and practical book., " Lives of the Mind is a work of generous humanity." -- The Weekly Standard "Kimball does a very good job of integrating the lives of his subjects with the development of their ideas." -- Choice Reviews "[Kimball] writes with verve and can unpack complex arguments and make them luminously clear....His work...is criticism at its best." -- New York Sun "We rely on the true critic to cultivate our intelligence, refine our tastes, and show us the way to higher pleasures. Roger Kimball is just such a critic." --Mark Miller, The Wall Street Journal "Anyone interested in language, thought, and their sociocultural embeddness will find this a both dynamic and practical book." -- Virginia Quarterly "Kimball's...essays make for bracing and satisfying reading." --Virgil Nemoianu, Review of Metaphysics "Rich and accessible essays.... Kimball writes with verve..." -- Sewanee Review
Dewey Edition
21
Dewey Decimal
190
Synopsis
Mr. Kimball, one of the best of our cultural critics, offers a lively and penetrating study of genius--and pseudo-genius--at work, and investigates the use and abuse of intelligence. Drawing on figures as various as Plutarch and Hegel, Kierkegaard and P.G. Wodehouse, Elias Canetti and Anthony Trollope, he provides a sharply observed tour of Western intellectual and artistic aspiration. A master of the genre, as collections of his pieces attest, none more impressively than this set. --Booklist Starred Review, Mr. Kimball, one of the best of our cultural critics, offers a lively and penetrating study of genius-and pseudo-genius-at work, and investigates the use and abuse of intelligence. Drawing on figures as various as Plutarch and Hegel, Kierkegaard and P.G. Wodehouse, Elias Canetti and Anthony Trollope, he provides a sharply observed tour of Western intellectual and artistic aspiration. A master of the genre, as collections of his pieces attest, none more impressively than this set. -Booklist Starred Review
LC Classification Number
B791.K535 2002

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