num_pages: 224
description: Providing a comprehensive discussion of the polymathic writer and thinker Ernest Gellner, this book presents a lucid exposition of his thought, making clear both his major contributions to the diverse areas in which he worked and the underlying consistency and unity of his thought. Examined is how Gellner's analysis of the social, economic, and cognitive forms intrinsic to modernity carries forward the work of Max Weber and Karl Popper and also enables him to develop a profound and original philosophy of science which is at the same time a political philosophy.
language: English
title: Ernest Gellner and Modernity
titlecomplete: Ernest Gellner and Modernity
genres: Sociology, Philosophy
ratings_count: 6
series: Political Philosophy Now
publisher: University of Wales Press