Publisher: Verso Books
Revolutionary critic of the philosophy of progress, nostalgic of the past yet dreaming of the future, romantic partisan of materialism … Walter Benjamin is in every sense of the word an unclassifiable philosopher. His last text was written in a state of urgency, as he attempted to escape the Gestapo in 1940, before […]
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Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Offering a thematic approach, this work is organized into sections that allow the reader to explore Foucault's work, covering strands of Foucault's thought on power and knowledge, discipline and punishment, history and the subject.
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Publisher: Continuum International Publishing Group
Willard Van Orman Quine is one of the most influential analytic philosophers of the latter half of the twentieth century. This work offers an analysis of his writings and ideas in those areas of philosophy to which he contributed. It sets his work in its intellectual context, illuminating his connections to […]
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Publisher: Imprint Academic
Presents a collection of essays by the celebrated philosopher Elizabeth Anscombe. This collection includes papers on human nature and practical philosophy, together with the classic 'Modern Moral Philosophy' and a few other pieces such as her Listener article 'Does Oxford Moral Philosophy Corrupt the Youth?'.
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Publisher: Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Comprising specially commissioned essays from some of the most significant contributors to the field, this volume provides a uniquely authoritative and thorough survey of the main lines of Wittgenstein scholarship over the past 50 years, tracing the history and current trends as well as anticipating the future shape of work on Wittgenstein. […]
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Publisher: Blackwell Publishers
Immanuel Kants' three critiques the Critique of Pure Reason, the Critique of Practical Reason and the Critique of Judgment are among the pinnacles of Western Philosophy. This study grounds Kants' philosophical position in the context of his intellectual influences, most notably against the background of the scepticism of David Hume.
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Publisher: Acumen Publishing Ltd
Renewed interest in Hegel's thought and its legacy has combined with the publication of critical editions of his work in German to underline the value of Hegel for contemporary philosophy. This book takes stock of this re-evaluation and presents an assessment of thinking on this seminal philosopher.
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Publisher: Acumen Publishing Ltd
Defends Saul Kripke's account against the numerous weighty objections that have been put forward over the years and argues that none of them is decisive. This book shows that many critiques are based on misunderstandings of Kripke's reasoning and that many attacks can be blocked by refining and developing Kripke's position.
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Publisher: Acumen Publishing Ltd
Bernard Williams
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Publisher: Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
Presenting a commentary on the philosophy of Ludwig Wittgenstein, this book offers guidance to reading Wittgenstein and a methodology for interpreting his works. It covers the entirety of Wittgenstein's career, examining the relationship between the early, middle and later periods of his philosophy.
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