The Routledge companion to twentieth-century philosophy / edited by Dermot Moran.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Moran, Dermot.

Series:

Routledge philosophy companions

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philosophy, Modern--20th century.

Philosophy, Modern.

Physical Description:

xvi, 1024 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2008.

Summary:

The twentieth century was one of the most significant and exciting periods ever witnessed in philosophy, characterised by intellectual change and development on a massive scale. The Routledge Companion to Twentieth Century Philosophy is an outstanding and authoritative survey and assessment of the century as a whole. Featuring twenty-two chapters written by leading international scholars, this outstanding collection is divided into five clear parts and presents a comprehensive picture of the period for the first time: Major Themes and Movements Philosophy of Mind, Psychology and SciencePhenomenology, Hermeneutics, Existentialism, and Critical TheoryPolitics, Ethics, AestheticsFeaturing annotated further reading and a comprehensive glossary, The Routledge Companion to Twentieth Century Philosophy is indispensable for anyone interested in philosophy over the last one hundred years, suitable for both expert and novice alike.

Contents:

Introduction: towards an assessment of twentieth-century philosophy / Dermot Moran 1

Part I Major themes and movements 41

1 The birth of analytic philosophy / Michael Potter 43

2 The development of analytic philosophy: Wittgenstein and after / Hans-Johann Glock 76

3 Hegelianism in the twentieth century / Terry Pinkard 118

4 Kant in the twentieth century / Robert Hanna 149

5 American philosophy in the twentieth century / James R. O'Shea 204

6 Naturalism / Geert Keil 254

7 Feminism in philosophy / Andrea Nye 308

Part II Logic, language, knowledge, and metaphysics 345

8 Philosophical logic / R. M. Sainsbury 347

9 Philosophy of language / Jason Stanley 382

10 Metaphysics / E. J. Lowe 438

11 Epistemology in the twentieth century / Matthias Steup 469

Part III Philosophy of mind, psychology, and science 523

12 Philosophy of mind / Sarah Patterson 525

13 Philosophy of psychology / Kelby Mason, Chandra Sekhar Sripada, Stephen Stich 583

14 Philosophy of science / Stathis Psillos 618

Part IV Phenomenology, hermeneutics, existentialism, and Critical Theory 659

15 Phenomenology / Dan Zahavi 661

16 Twentieth-century hermeneutics / Nicholas Davey 693

17 German philosophy (Heidegger, Gadamer, Apel) / Karl-Otto Apel 736

18 Critical Theory / Axel Honneth 784

19 French philosophy in the twentieth century / Gary Gutting 814

Part V Politics, ethics, and aesthetics 849

20 Twentieth-century moral philosophy / Rowland Stout 851

21 Twentieth-century political philosophy / Matt Matravers 883

22 Twentieth-century aesthetics / Paul Guyer 913.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780415299367

0415299365

OCLC:

226279400