On Modern Origins: Essays in Early Modern Philosophy - Paperbackby Richard Kennington (Author), Pamela Kraus (Editor), Frank Hunt (Editor) Richard Kennington (1921 1999), a professor for many years at Pennsylvania State University and the Catholic University of America, was renowned for his insight in reading and teaching early modern philosophy. Although he published articles and spoke widely, never before have his writings been collected in a book. On Modern Origins deftly shows how modern thinkers assessed the