{"product_id":"modernity-on-endless-trial-leszek-kolakowski-9780226450469","title":"Modernity on Endless Trial","description":"Leszek Kolakowski delves into some of the most intellectually vigorous questions of our time in this remarkable collection of essays garnished with his characteristic wit. Ten of the essays have never appeared before in English. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Exemplary. . . . It should be celebrated.\" --Arthur C. Danto, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This book . . . express[es] Kolakowski's thought on God, man, reason, history, moral truth and original sin, prompted by observation of the dramatic struggle among Christianity, the Enlightenment and modern totalitarianism. It is a wonderful collection of topics.\" --Thomas Nagel, \u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"No better antidote to bumper-sticker thinking exists than this collection of 24 'appeals for moderation in consistency, ' and never has such an antidote been needed more than it is now.\" --Joseph Coates, \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Whether learned or humorous, these essays offer gems in prose of diamond hardness, precision, and brilliance.\" --Thomas D'Evelyn, \u003ci\u003eThe Christian Science Monitor\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA \"Notable Books of the Year 1991\" selection, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e--a \"Noted with Pleasure\" selection, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e--a \"Summer Reading 1991\" selection, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e--a \"Books of the Year\" selection, \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Leszek Kolakowski\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0226450465\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226450469\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/23\/1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 267\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.92lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 5.98w x 0.77d","brand":"Leszek Kolakowski","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43981509099775,"sku":"9780226450469","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_44222b7a-aecb-4a92-876f-4af5a4120397.jpg?v=1683255999","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/modernity-on-endless-trial-leszek-kolakowski-9780226450469","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}