Ivan R. Dee
Pages: 384
Trim: 6¼ x 8¾
978-1-56663-479-3 • Hardback • September 2002 • $28.95 • (£19.99)
978-1-56663-524-0 • Paperback • June 2003 • $19.95 • (£14.99)
Lives of the Mind is a work of generous humanity.
— The Weekly Standard
Kimball does a very good job of integrating the lives of his subjects with the development of their ideas.
— Choice Reviews
[Kimball] writes with verve and can unpack complex arguments and make them luminously clear….His work…is criticism at its best.
— New York Sun
We rely on the true critic to cultivate our intelligence, refine our tastes, and show us the way to higher pleasures. Roger Kimball is just such a critic.
— Mark Miller; The Wall Street Journal
Anyone interested in language, thought, and their sociocultural embeddness will find this a both dynamic and practical book.
— Virginia Quarterly
Kimball's…essays make for bracing and satisfying reading.
— Virgil Nemoianu; Review of Metaphysics
Rich and accessible essays.... Kimball writes with verve...
— Sewanee Review
Genius and pseudo-genius, entertainingly distinguished