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By Leszek Kolakowski,Stefan Czerniawski,Wolfgang Freis,Agnieszka Kolakowska

Leszek Kolakowski delves into the most intellectually full of life questions of our time during this extraordinary choice of essays garnished together with his attribute wit. Ten of the essays have by no means seemed prior to in English.

"Exemplary. . . . it may be celebrated." —Arthur C. Danto, New York occasions ebook Review

"This publication . . . express[es] Kolakowski's proposal on God, guy, cause, historical past, ethical fact and unique sin, brought on by means of statement of the dramatic fight between Christianity, the Enlightenment and glossy totalitarianism. it's a tremendous selection of topics." —Thomas Nagel, Times Literary Supplement

"No greater antidote to bumper-sticker pondering exists than this selection of 24 'appeals for moderation in consistency,' and not has such an antidote been wanted greater than it really is now." —Joseph Coates, Chicago Tribune

"Whether discovered or funny, those essays provide gem stones in prose of diamond hardness, precision, and brilliance." —Thomas D'Evelyn, The Christian technological know-how Monitor

A "Notable Books of the yr 1991" choice, New York occasions booklet Review—a "Noted with excitement" choice, New York instances booklet Review—a "Summer studying 1991" choice, New York instances publication Review—a "Books of the yr" choice, The Times.

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