Fifty Major Philosophers - Brossura

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ISBN 10: 0415346096 ISBN 13: 9780415346092

Casa editrice: Routledge, 2006

Riassunto

A comprehensive update of the best-selling first edition, this revitalized new text presents readers with a series of clear, well-written entries focusing on fifty of the most influential philosophers from the last two thousand years.

Chosen to present the traditional mainstream of European philosophy, the text also provides a critical survey that meets the needs of readers seeking a broad basic understanding as well as a foundation for further philosophical enquiry.

Encompassing a wide range of ancient, medieval and modern philosophers, features of the second edition include:

• new entries on Dewey, Collingwood, Popper, Quine, Merleau-Ponty, Ayer and Rawls
• a thorough revision of existing entries
• a complete update of the further reading section
• an expanded glossary
• the addition of an alphabetical table of contents and an index for ease of use.

Authoritative and highly readable, this book is a vital reference tool for all those wishing to improve their understanding of some of the world’s most fascinating intellectual figures.

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Informazioni sull?autore

Diané Collinson was formerly Senior Lecturer and Staff Tutor in Philosophy at the Open University. She is a co-author of Fifty Eastern Thinkers and 100 Twentieth-Century Philosophers.

Kathryn Plant teaches at Cardiff University and is a co-author of Fifty Eastern Thinkers.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Routledge
• Data di pubblicazione: 2006
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0415346096
• ISBN 13: 9780415346092
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 2
• Numero di pagine: 304
• Redattore: Plant Kathryn, Collinson Diane
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: gpsr@libri.de; gpsr@libri.de; ; Europaallee 1; Bad Hersfeld; 36244; Germania