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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shand, John, 1956- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philosophy.

Philosophers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 342 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

Rev. pbk. ed.

Other Title:

Philosophy & Philosophers

Place of Publication:

Durham : Acumen Publishing, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This revised and updated edition of a standard work provides a clear and authoritative survey of the Western tradition in metaphysics and epistemology from the Presocratics to the present day. 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. Whether John Shand is discussing the slow separation of philosophy and theology in Augustine, Aquinas and Ockham, the rise of rationalism, British empiricism, German idealism or the new approaches opened up by Russell, Sartre and Wittgenstein, he combines succinct but insightful exposition with crisp critical comment. This new edition will continue to provide students with a valuable work of initial reference.

Contents:

Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Presocratic Greek Philosophy; 2 Greek Philosophy: Plato, Aristotle; 3 Medieval Philosophy: Augustine, Aquinas, Ockham; 4 Rationalism: Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz; 5 Empiricism: Locke, Berkeley, Hume; 6 Transcendental Idealism: Kant; 7 Later German Philosophy: Hegel, Nietzsche; 8 Analytical Philosophy: Russell, Wittgenstein; 9 Phenomenology and Existentialism: Husserl, Sartre; 10 Logical Positivism and Falsificationism: Ayer, Popper; 11 Linguistic Philosophy: Wittgenstein; 12 Recent Philosophy; Bibliography

Chronology of PhilosophersIndex

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-317-48814-8

1-317-48815-6

1-315-71017-X

1-282-92143-6

9786612921438

1-84465-342-0

9781315710174

OCLC:

898771415