Philosophy and philosophers : an introduction to western philosophy / John Shand.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shand, John, 1956-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philosophers.

Philosophy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (363 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Penguin Books, 1994.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Annotation Aimed at the beginning student, it presents the ideas of the major philosophers and their schools of thought in a readable and engaging way, highlighting the central points in each contributor's doctrines and offering a lucid discussion of the next-level details that both fills out the general themes and encourages the reader to pursue the arguments still further through a detailed guide to further reading.

Contents:

Preliminaries; CONTENTS; Preface; Introduction; Chronology of philosophers; 1 Presocratic Greek philosophy; 2 Greek philosophy; 3 Medieval philosophy; 4 Rationalism; 5 Empiricism; 6 Transcendental idealism; 7 Later German philosophy; 8 Analytical philosophy; 9 Phenomenology and existentialism; 10 Logical positivism and falsificationism; 11 Linguistic philosophy; 12 Recent philosophy; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Originally published: Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, 1993.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

ISBN:

1-280-40666-6

0-203-49899-2

9780203498996

OCLC:

133553161