The Modern Intellectual Tradition

Short Review: This was useful and well presented. But also a bit of a firehose presentation. I don't know how you present the last several hundred years of philosophy without being a firehose though.

My philosophy background is fairly weak. Primarily I was listening for the big ideas. I did not retain who thought what for the most part. But I did get a lot of the big ideas. It is fascinating to hear a presentation of ideas that really have impacted modern thought. I heard all kinds of ideas that I have vaguely believed, but explained in context. Some of that context clarified, some did not.

I certainly need another run at the broad ideas. Probably in a print format.

My only slightly longer review is on my blog at http://bookwi.se/the-modern-intellectual-tradition-from-descartes-to-derrida-by-lawrence-cahoone/