The Oxford illustrated history of Western philosophy / edited by Anthony Kenny.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kenny, Anthony, 1931-

Standardized Title:

Oxford history of Western philosophy.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philosophy--History.

Philosophy.

History.

Physical Description:

xii, 407 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm

Other Title:

Illustrated history of Western philosophy

Western philosophy.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001.

Summary:

From Plato's "Republic" and St. Augustine's "Confessions" to Marx's "Capital" and Satre's "Being and Nothingness", this splendidly written volume takes readers on a chronological tour through the evolutions of thought that have forged the Western philosophical tradition from ancient times to the present. 150 illustrations. of color plates. 3 maps.

Contents:

Ancient philosophy / Stephen R.L. Clark

Medieval philosophy / Paul Vincent Spade

Descartes to Kant / Anthony Kenny

Continental philosophy from Fichte to Sartre / Roger Scruton

Mill to Wittgenstein / David Pears and Anthony Kenny

Political philosophy / Anthony Quinton.

Notes:

First published in 1994 under title: The Oxford history of Western philosophy.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [379]-391) and index.

ISBN:

0192854402

OCLC:

35599416