Justin E. H. Smith is professor of the history and philosophy of science at the University of Paris 7Denis Diderot. His books include The Philosopher: A History in Six Types (Princeton). An editor at large of Cabinet Magazine, he also writes frequently for the New York Times, Harper's Magazine, and other publications. Twitter @jehsmith
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"Irrationality is . . . stippled with fascinating meditations and
vignettes."---Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Review of Books
"Irrationality is unique among recent paeans to Enlightenment and
liberalism in marrying a resolute defence of reason with a
recognition of how futile such defences tend to be. As Smith
expertly reveals, wherever one looks in the history of Western
philosophy, rationality is haunted and teased by its
other."---William Davies, London Review of Books
"Smith is an excellent dramatizer of this dialectic, a witty and
provocative guide leading the reader through chapters on logic . .
. pseudoscience . . . and death . . . with a distinctive voice and
considerable wit."---Jonathan Egid, Times Literary Supplement
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