In Praise of Folly : The Blind-spots of Geniuses Paperback / softback
by Theodore Dalrymple
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Travelling to the hard-living Dylan Thomas's Boathouse in Laugharne, Wales, psychiatrist Theodore Dalrymple considered along the way another foible - the folly of eminent people.
Praised for their attainments in one area, high-achievers are more often than not prone to unexpected failings elsewhere.
Enter a large cast of anti- and vivisectionists, surgeons, theologians, philosophers, admirals, judges, astrophysicists, Nazi-leaning homoeopaths, and writers such as D.H.
Lawrence, Aldous Huxley, P.G. Wodehouse, and Conan Doyle. In his pithy and amusing style, Dalrymple casts a sobering light on an insuppressible trait of ours - the fallibility of the human mind.
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In Stock - Less than 10 copies availableFree UK DeliveryEstimated delivery 2-3 working days
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:224 pages
- Publisher:Gibson Square Books Ltd
- Publication Date:05/09/2019
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- ISBN:9781783341412
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In Stock - Less than 10 copies availableFree UK DeliveryEstimated delivery 2-3 working days
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:224 pages
- Publisher:Gibson Square Books Ltd
- Publication Date:05/09/2019
- Category:
- ISBN:9781783341412