# The Vampire of Reason

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- Book: [The Vampire of Reason](https://www.bookquiver.com/richard-james-blackburn/the-vampire-of-reason) ([The Vampire of Reason.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/richard-james-blackburn/the-vampire-of-reason.md))
- Authors: [Richard James Blackburn](https://www.bookquiver.com/richard-james-blackburn)
- Publisher: verso
- ISBN: 978-08-6091-972-8
- Pages: 240
- Published: 1990-05-17
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

Western philosophies of history commonly regard nature as a mere arena in which human beings suffer, labour and create. In this lucid and clearly written contribution to the subject, Blackburn argues that...