Sherlock Holmes and Philosophy

Sherlock Holmes and Philosophy
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Publisher : Open Court Publishing
Total Pages : 386
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ISBN-10 : 9780812697315
ISBN-13 : 0812697316
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Book Synopsis Sherlock Holmes and Philosophy by : Josef Steiff

Download or read book Sherlock Holmes and Philosophy written by Josef Steiff and published by Open Court Publishing. This book was released on 2011 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The best and wisest of men or a heartless machine? Crusader for justice or cynical egoist? Mr. Holmes, the brain of Baker Street, continues to fascinate, to baffle, and to be interpreted very differently—by, among others, Basil Rathbone, Jeremy Brett, Robert Downey Jr., and Benedict Cumberbatch, without losing his unmistakable identity. Sherlock Holmes and Philosophy applies observation and deduction to the ultimate “three pipe problem,” the meaning of Sherlock Holmes. -- Cover p. [4] and publisher's website.


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