The Norton Anthology of Western Philosophy – After Kant – Vol.1 – The Interpretive Tradition, Vol.2 – The Analytic Tradition: VOLUME 1: THE INTERPRETIVE TRADITION; VOLUME 2: THE ANALYTIC TRADITION - Softcover

Schacht, Richard; Conant, James; Elliott, Jay R.

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ISBN 10: 0393929078 ISBN 13: 9780393929072

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, 2017

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Presenting an unparalleled collection of primary texts in two flexible, portable volumes, The Norton Anthology of Western Philosophy also provides the rich editorial apparatus-introductions, headnotes, explanatory annotations, bibliographies-for which Norton Anthologies have been known and trusted by professors and students alike for more than fifty years. A comprehensive history of both the European interpretive tradition in one volume and the Anglo-American analytic tradition in the other, this anthology belongs on every philosopher's bookshelf.

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"After Kant's great synthesis of the rationalist and empiricist traditions toward the end of the 18th century, the subsequent development o western philosophy was characterized--and somewhat scarred--by radical and divisive bifurcation into two quite divergent traditions: th so-called 'analytic' tradition, whose center of gravity was in the Englis speaking world, and a 'Continental' tradition, whose homeland was o the continent of Europe, particularly in France and Germany. It is singular virtue ofThe Norton Anthology of Western Philosophy: After Kant to acknowledge this schism by producing two large volumes of readings one on each of the traditions, as the two halves of a single story, which i encompasses. In some contexts it makes good sense to follow the precep of Yogi Berra: 'When you come to a fork in the road, take it!

"Richard Schacht's volume on the philosophic tradition that develope after Kant on the continent of Europe, which he prefers to call 'th interpretive tradition, ' is remarkable in its comprehensiveness. It include substantial and carefully selected readings from pretty much all of th strands of thought that make up this tradition. I believe it is destine to become a standard source book for all of those who want to becom acquainted with this rich and varied body of philosophic thought.

--Ivan Soll, University of Wisconsin-Madison

After Kant's great synthesis of the rationalist and empiricist traditions toward the end of the 18th century, the subsequent development o western philosophy was characterized--and somewhat scarred--by radical and divisive bifurcation into two quite divergent traditions: th so-called 'analytic' tradition, whose center of gravity was in the Englis speaking world, and a 'Continental' tradition, whose homeland was o the continent of Europe, particularly in France and Germany. It is singular virtue ofThe Norton Anthology of Western Philosophy: After Kant to acknowledge this schism by producing two large volumes of readings one on each of the traditions, as the two halves of a single story, which i encompasses. In some contexts it makes good sense to follow the precep of Yogi Berra: 'When you come to a fork in the road, take it!

"Richard Schacht's volume on the philosophic tradition that develope after Kant on the continent of Europe, which he prefers to call 'th interpretive tradition, ' is remarkable in its comprehensiveness. It include substantial and carefully selected readings from pretty much all of th strands of thought that make up this tradition. I believe it is destine to become a standard source book for all of those who want to becom acquainted with this rich and varied body of philosophic thought

--Ivan Soll, University of Wisconsin-Madison

The Interpretive Tradition gives a synoptic picture of two centuries of philosophical thought on reality, life, humanity, society, knowledge, morality, and individuality--and much else besides. Its contents, along with the editor's introductions, allow the reader to follow different paths through its extraordinarily rich material and makes every path taken a dazzling intellectual adventure. It is a book that one will take up again and again and always leave it more knowledgeable--and perhaps a little more wise. --Alexander Nehamas

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Richard Schacht is General Editor of The Norton Anthology of Western Philosophy and Editor of the first of its two After Kant volumes, The Interpretive Tradition. He is Professor of Philosophy and Jubilee Professor of Liberal Arts and Sciences (Emeritus) at the University of Illinois. His books include Nietzsche (1983); Making Sense of Nietzsche (1995); Hegel and After (1975); Alienation (1970); The Future of Alienation (1994); and Finding an Ending: Reflections on Wagner's Ring (2004, with Philip Kitcher). He is editor of Nietzsche: Selections (1993); Nietzsche, Genealogy, Morality (1994); and Nietzsche's Postmoralism (2001). James Conant is Co-Editor of the second of The Norton Anthology of Western Philosophy's two After Kant volumes, The Analytic Tradition. He is Chester D. Tripp Professor of Humanities and Professor of Philosophy at the University of Chicago. His books include Nietzsche: Perfektionismus and Perspektivismus (2014), Orwell ou le Pouvoir de la Verite(2012) and (with Cora Diamond) Rileggere Wittgenstein (2010). He has edited two volumes of Hilary Putnam's papers (Realism with a Human Face, 1992; Words and Life, 1995) and co-edited (with John Haugeland) one volume of Thomas Kuhn's papers (The Road Since Structure, 2000). Jay R. Elliott is Co-Editor of the second of The Norton Anthology of Western Philosophy's two After Kant volumes, The Analytic Tradition. He is Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Classical Studies at Bard College. Richard Schacht is General Editor of The Norton Anthology of Western Philosophy and Editor of the first of its two After Kant volumes, The Interpretive Tradition. He is Professor of Philosophy and Jubilee Professor of Liberal Arts and Sciences (Emeritus) at the University of Illinois. His books include Nietzsche (1983); Making Sense of Nietzsche (1995); Hegel and After (1975); Alienation (1970); The Future of Alienation (1994); and Finding an Ending: Reflections on Wagner's Ring (2004, with Philip Kitcher). He is editor of Nietzsche: Selections (1993); Nietzsche, Genealogy, Morality (1994); and Nietzsche's Postmoralism (2001).

About this edition

• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 0393929078
• ISBN 13: 9780393929072
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 3900