A Dictionary of Philosophy - Rilegato

Mautner, Thomas

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0631184597 ISBN 13: 9780631184591

Casa editrice: Polity Pr, 1995

Riassunto

Written by a distinguished international assembly of over 100 leading philosophers, this is the most authoritative and comprehensive dictionary of philosophy available today.
This new, single-volume work provides accurate and exhaustive coverage of all the key concepts, doctrines, and schools of thought from both the Anglo-American and Continental philosophical traditions, from their Ancient beginnings to the present day.
A unique feature of this dictionary is the powerful series of philosophical self-portraits by many of today's leading figures - including Sir Isaiah Berlin, W. V. O. Quine, Richard Rorty, John Searle and Peter Singer, amongst others. In addition, the volume includes an extensive system of cross-references and unique usage notes, as well as comprehensive and helpful guidance on pronunciation and etymology.
Taken together, this stimulating and accessible volume provides the ideal reference for general readers, students and specialists.

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Recensione:

"More than 100 Western philosophers have contributed. Those eminent enough to deserve entries themselves, thus absolving the editor and allowing them some modest (or not–so–modest) self advertisement." Nicholas Bagnall, The Sunday Telegraph.

"Mautner′s Dictionary is a definitive work – an authoritative resource mapping the terrain of a subject which has spread out to encompass different traditions and approaches, each with its own vocabulary and conceptual structure. Mautner has accomplished the difficult feat of explaining clearly and succinctly, in the plain language of everyday conversation, concepts and theories at the heart of European and American philosophy. He has also had the good sense to stand back occasionally, and allow some of the major contributors to contemporary philosophy to tell their own story in the series of invaluable brief ′self–portraits.′ This is a ′user–friendly′ volume which can be guaranteed to provide the reader with reliable and up–to–date information on developments, both historical and contemporary, in Western philosophy." Brenda Almond, Univeristy of Hull

"A unique feature of this one is a philosophical "summing up" of their thinking by many of today′s leading philosophers, including Isaiah Berlin, J. J. C. Smart, Alasdair MacIntyre, John Passmore, W. V. O. Quine, Richard Rorty, John Searle and Peter Singer." Library Journal

"Thomas Mautner′s claim to attention is that his entries are relatively concise and that many of the entries on living philosophers are "self–portraits" written by the subjects themselves. His dictionary would suit students quickly seeking definitions of terms they are encountering for the first time." Maurice Dunlevy, Canberra Times

L'autore:

Thomas Mautner is Senior Lecturer in the department of philosophy at the Australian National University.

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• Editore: Polity Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0631184597
• ISBN 13: 9780631184591
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 482