Against the Idols of the Age
by David Stove
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Author: David StoveEditor: Roger Kimball
Introduction: Roger Kimball
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2001-07-11
ISBN: 0765809109
Number of pages: 347
Publisher: Transaction Publishers
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Book Review: A representative collection from an original thinker
Summary: 5 Stars
This book is a collection of 12 essays, all of which have appeared before in other books by the same author. There are 4 essays from 'Darwinian Fairytales', 4 from 'Cricket versus Republicanism', 3 from 'The Plato Cult', and 1 from 'Popper and After' (later retitled 'Anything Goes'). So if you are planning to buy any of those, think twice before getting this collection. Especially since even the introductory essay by Roger Kimball ('Who Was David Stove?') can be found elsewhere (it has been reprinted in Kimball's 'Lives of the Mind'). If, however, you are looking for a representative collection of Stove's writing, this should definitely be your first choice, since it contains essays from several different fields of interest.
As most reviewers before have acknowledged, it seems impossible to be able to agree with everything Stove says. But that only adds to the enjoyment. The book may be controversial but it certainly is FUN. What's more, even when making the most preposterous claims, Stove will usually do two other things: 1) lay out his argument in an innovative, surprising and clear way, 2) make several brilliant and true observations on the side, which otherwise would probably never have crossed your mind. For instance, he may be wrong in saying that the intellectual capacity of women is inferior to that of men, but how ingenious of him to point out that this is in no way a moral statement. The book abounds in "banalities" of this sort and thanks to that it is truly an enlightening read. Recommended!
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