مغامرة جادة للغاية .. الفلسفة في أكسفورد 1900-1960

An engaging collective biography of the Oxford thinkers who transformed philosophical thought in twentieth-century Britain Selected a Best Book of 2023 by the Times Literary Supplement,_ Selected as a Best Book of 2023 by New York Times critics , and described_ _The New Statesman_ “A true achievement.” “This book brilliantly depicts - and embodies - a combination of intelligence “And depth, vitality and precision in Oxford Analytical Philosophy” - _The Times Literary Supplement_ One of the best books in “Country_Life” magazine_ for the year 2023: What are the limits of language? How do we bring philosophy closer to everyday life? What makes a person good? These were among the questions that occupied philosophers in Britain in the mid-twentieth century, a period dominated by war and the rise of fascism. In response to these events, thinkers such as Gilbert Ryle, J. L. Austen, Elizabeth Anscombe, and Iris Murdoch sought a new level of alertness and self-awareness in language. Their care in choosing their words was their way of keeping the philosophy in harmony with daily experience. A Very Serious Adventure traces the friendships and rivalries, shared interests and bitter disagreements among Oxford's brightest thinkers. Nikhil Krishnan harnesses his knowledge and understanding of philosophy to illuminate the lives and intellectual achievements of a wide and lively cast of characters. Together they represented an influential ethical and philosophical vision that is still present with us today.