Enemies of Hope: A Critique of Contemporary Pessimism - Softcover

Tallis, R.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0312224176 ISBN 13: 9780312224172

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 1997

Synopsis

Perceptive, passionate, and often controversial, Raymond Tallis's latest debunking of Kulturkritik delves into a host of ethical and philosophical issues central to contemporary thought, raising questions we cannot afford to ignore. After reading Enemies

About this title

About the Author:

Raymond Tallis is Professor of Geriatric Medicine at the University of Manchester.

Review:

"Tallis...is a high achiever with a range of expertise that would leave Jonathan Miller gasping' - Walter Ellis, The Sunday Times 'As its title and length indicate, this is a Big Book. It is written, nevertheless, in a clear, accessible, unpretentious and often witty style. And as anyone familiar with Raymond Tallis's other similar works will know, it has important things to say...there is about his panoptic sweep an intrepidity, a candour and open-mindedness, a gameness for anything, a total lack of vanity or self-importance, and a generous hatred of cant, that are extremely engaging. Every page of Enemies of Hope is lit by its author's characteristic wisdom and luminous intelligence, and by flashes of novel, striking insight. That alone is as much as to say, read it.' - Robert Grant, The Times Literary Supplement 'Brilliantly argued and with a wide range of erudition' - Nicholas Kochan, The Financial Times 'There may be other professors of geriatric medicine who have chosen to write down their views on life, the universe and everything...Raymond Tallis is unusual in that he is philosophically well educated and alert; his books are genuine contributions to professional debate and must be assessed as such.' - Stephen R.L. Clark, Times Literary Supplement

About this edition

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0312224176
• ISBN 13: 9780312224172
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 514