A Short History of Modern Philosophy is a lucid, challenging and up-to-date survey of the philosophers and philosophies, from the founder of modern philosophy, Rene Descartes, to the most important and famous philosopher of the twentieth century, Ludwig Wittgenstein.Roger Scruton has been widely pra

A Short History of Modern Philosophy is a lucid, challenging and up-to-date survey of the philosophers and philosophies, from the founder of modern philosophy, Rene Descartes, to the most important and famous philosopher of the twentieth century, Ludwig Wittgenstein.

Roger Scruton has been widely praised for his cogent account of the philosophical tradition and for making this fascinating subject accessible to anyone who is curious about philosophy.

In this new edition, he has responded to the explosion of interest in the history of philosophy by substantially rewriting the book in order to take account of recent debates and scholarship.