A Passion to Oppose: John Anderson, 1893-1962 Tapa blanda - 1995

Carlton South, Melbourne University Press first edition - hard cover in dust jacket Anderson was Australia's most important philosopher in the first half of the twentieth century. Far fom being a remote, albeit distinguished, technical philosopher and university man, he was a formidable public figure and fierce controverialist who, over decades, outraged many of Sydney's clergy and conventionally minded citizenry. 238 x 160mm., pp. 8, 234, b/w plates, append., notes, index. Contents, no inscriptions, d.j. few light markings - small tear/creasing top back edge & spine. NEAR FINE/VG ISBN: 0522846831

Carlton South,, 1995. First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket.. Fine in fine dust jacket.. 8vo. pp 234. Original publisher's blue cloth, lettered gilt on spine. Illustrated in b/w. ISBN: 0522846831

Carlton South, VIC, Australia: Melbourne University Press, 1995. 234pp. plus 2 x 4 page b/white illustrated sections. Book clean. Spine firm, bright gilt title there-on. Plain blue boards have a minor in-production 'crease' line to upper rear panel. Leaves clean and unmarked. Subject-illustrated dustjacket softly and mildly edge-creased. "John Anderson was Australia's most important philosopher in the first half of this century. Coming from Scotland as a young man, he held the chair of philosophy at the University of Sydney for thirty years until his retirement in 1958 . . . Brian Kennedy has uncovered much new material, including personal letters and diaries, about Anderson's Scottish past and his conflicted public and private life in Australia." Contents include: Prelude. 15 chapters. Appendix: Anderson and Andersonianism. Notes. Bibliography. Index. Book weight approx. 638g. . First Edition. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - (approx. 23.5cm x 15.5cm).

Carlton South, Victoria, Australia: Melbourne University Press, 1995 The dust jacket has minimal wear. Several copies are available. 234 pages. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown.. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Size F: 9"-10" Tall (228-254mm).

Melbourne University Press, Carlton South Vic, Australia, 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Photographic. X, 234 pages, includes appendix, chapter notes, bibliography, index. The text is illustrated with four groupings of black-and-white photographs printed on high-gloss paper. Photographic illustrated dust jacket. the bottom of the spine shows a slight loss of colour from shelf contact." "Anderson was no secular saint, and this, his first biography is no hagiography. Brian Kennedy has uncovered much new material, including personal letters and diaries, about Anderson's Scottish past and his conflicted public and private life in Australia. His relations with students were complex; with women they were decidedly problematic. Warts and all, Anderson has much to teach us about universities in the intellectual life as this lucid and incisive book makes clear. -- front fold over blurb Size: 8vo - over 7¾" -… Leer más

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.