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This major work of reference is an indispensable resource for anyone conducting research or teaching in philosophy. An international team of over 100 leading scholars has been brought together under the general editorship of Alan Schrift and the volume editors to provide authoritative analyses of the continental tradition of philosophy from Kant to the present day. Divided, chronologically, into eight volumes, 'The History of Continental Philosophy' is designed to be accessible to a wide range of readers, from the scholar looking for original insight and the latest thinking to the student wishing for a masterly encapsulation of a particular thinker's views. By placing continental philosophy within a historical context, 'The History of Continental Philosophy' helps define what the continental tradition has been and where it is moving. It will become a landmark publication in its field. Volume 1 covers the period from 1780 until 1848, focusing primarily on the main philosophical figures and developments in Germany during that period, but also including a description of economic and social theories in France that set the stage for the philosophical and social movements that predominated in Germany and France during the second half of the nineteenth century. Volume 2 examines what is often referred to as the 'Age of Revolution' as various responses to Hegel, while also attending to developments in science, mathematics, sociology and aesthetics during the second half of the nineteenth century that would set the stage for the twentieth century. Volume 3 examines the earliest developments in the twentieth century: while attending to a number of key thinkers (Bergson, Husserl, Heidegger, Freud, Jaspers, Scheler), it also discusses the emergence of French sociology in the Durkheim school, developments in modern science, the philosophical response to evolution, and the schools of phenomenology and neo-Kantianism. Volume 4, as the title indicates, charts the various responses to phenomenology that appeared in the years following Husserl, with particular attention to the emergence of existentialism and existential theology, as well as its relations with philosophy of science, aesthetics and ethics. Volume 5 surveys some of the main continental movements and philosophers associated with social and political philosophy and philosophy of the human sciences (notably history, linguistics, and social and political science) during the period from 1940 through to 1968. Volume 6 looks at the major figures associated with the two dominant movements that emerge in the 1960s - poststructuralism and critical theory - while also attending to the emergence of philosophical feminism and some influential figures in those years not easily situated in the 'standard' histories of the period (Serres, Bourdieu). Volume 7 examines the developments in Continental philosophy in the years, roughly, 1980-95, the period immediately after the hegemony of poststructuralism in France and of Habermas in Germany. Volume 8 attempts to situate the present scene in continental philosophy in terms of various new developments that are framed as attempts to rethink some of the classic themes with which the history of continental philosophy has been more or less consistently engaged.
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'This outstanding eight-volume work...opens up new vistas and possibilites by bringing canonical figures, the necessary supporting cast, and marginal voices often given short shrift in less comprehensive histories into sharp focus. This history recounts Continental philosophy's liberating role in philosophical thought and will deepen readers' understanding, whether they be advanced undergraduates or seasoned scholars. Essential.' --Choice
'A superb and absolutely unique project that will be an invaluable resource for students and teachers of continental philosophy. The academic rigor and quality of the project is truly exemplary and is unlike anything currently on the market. It will be a landmark publication that will provide the first comprehensive history of continental philosophy in the English language (probably the first in any language).' --Michael Naas, DePaul University, Chicago
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'A superb and absolutely unique project that will be an invaluable resource for students and teachers of continental philosophy. The academic rigor and quality of the project is truly exemplary and is unlike anything currently on the market. It will be a landmark publication that will provide the first comprehensive history of continental philosophy in the English language (probably the first in any language).' --Michael Naas, DePaul University, Chicago
Alan D. Schrift, the General Editor, is F. Wendell Miller Professor of Philosophy at Grinnell College, Iowa. He has published widely on continental philosophy and his recent books include 'Twentieth-Century French Philosophy: Key Themes and Thinkers', 'Modernity and the Problem of Evil', and 'Why Nietzsche Still? Reflections on Drama, Culture, and Politics'.
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- PublisherRoutledge
- Publication date2013
- ISBN 10 1844656683
- ISBN 13 9781844656684
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number1
- Number of pages3040
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