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by A.C. Grayling (Author) "Art and war usually lie at the opposite ends of human experience, although they meet sometimes in literature, where shocked perceptions find immediate expression in..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 288 pages
  • Publisher: Phoenix; New Ed edition (21 Oct 2004)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0753820196
  • ISBN-13: 978-0753820193
  • Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.8 x 2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
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"It is no disrespect to either author to describe AC Grayling's latest work as a thinking person's Schott's Miscellany." WATERSTONES BOOKS QUARTERLY "Anthony Grayling is a philosopher by trade but he's also a latter-day Renaissance Man, as this collection of his journalism shows." SUNDAY TELEGRAPH "Fast becoming Britain's philosopher of choice... Certainly more of substance and merit than a mountain of Paulo Coelho." THE HERALD "In covering the fields of art, history and science, Grayling's thoughts sweep over a vast landscape of knowledge, offering an alluring glimpse and encouraging greater study on the reader's part. How refreshing, ultimately, in this age of dumbing down, to be asked to learn and inform oneself without a hint of condescension." THE IRISH TIMES


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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A lovely collection of thought-provoking vignettes, 9 Jan 2005
By Keith Appleyard "kapple999" (Brighton, UK) - See all my reviews
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As with Graylings other collections of thoughts, this is a lovely collection of vignettes.

Most articles run to 2-3 pages, giving enough introduction to understand the topic, and appreciate the observations being presented.

There are 3 themes : Arts (23 articles), History (14 articles) and Science (18 articles)

The topics are many & varied, my favourites ranged across :
Art : from Modern Architecture to Shakespeare;
History : from Heritage to the English Revolution;
Science : from Knowledge to Alien Abductions.

Another cherished volume to join the Grayling collection.

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4.0 out of 5 stars 4 stars, but only just...., 29 April 2004
By M. Turle (London United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Mystery of Things (Hardcover)
Alas, not quite up to the excellent standards set by this book's twopredecessors - The Meaning of Things and The Reason of Things. Some ofthe early pieces meander rather, whilst also seeming just a little toorecondite for the general reader. A shame, because one of the bestthings about Grayling's previous books in this series is theiraccessibility.
Nevertheless, the second and third chapters (which make up two thirds ofthe book) - Aspects of History and Spectating Science - are mostlyexcellent, with some particularly good pieces at the end on philosophy'smost fashionable conundrums - consciousness, cosmology and genetics.
All in all, still well worth the price, and Grayling's prose is as tautand incisive as ever.
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1.0 out of 5 stars The mystery is why anyone would buy this, 24 Jul 2008
By M L Cornfield (Birmingham) - See all my reviews
This book is dull, dull, dull- it is meant to be philosophy but is just editorial instead, nowhere does it explain why his opinions are any more valid than anyone elses. As it droned on I lost interest. Yawnerama.
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