title: A Short History of Modern Philosophy: From Descartes to Wittgenstein
author:  Roger Scruton 
description: Roger Scruton is well known as a writer, broadcaster and journalist. He has written numerous books, including <em>The Meaning of Conservatism, Sexual Desire</em>, and <em>Xanthippic Dialogues</em>.
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  Descartes
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  _By the Same Author_
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  An Introduction to Philosophical Logic
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  The Refutation of Scepticism
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Berkeley: The Central Arguments
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Wittgenstein
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  China: A Literary Companion
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  (with Susan Whitfield)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Russell
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Moral Values
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  The Long March to the Fourth of June
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  (with Xu You Yu as Li Xiao Jun)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  The Quarrel of the Age: The Life and Times of William Hazlitt
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  The Meaning of Things: Applying Philosophy to Life
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  The Reason of Things: Living with Philosophy
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  What is Good?: The Search for the Best Way to Live
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  The Mystery of Things
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  The Heart of Things: Applying Philosophy to the 21st Century
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Among the Dead Cities
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  _As Editor_
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Philosophy: A Guide Through the Subject
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Philosophy: Further Through the Subject
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Herrick: Lyri