Western philosophy from c 1800

"Also sprach Zarathustra" (weitgehend in der damaligen Rechtschreibung) von Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche.

Saul Kripke has been a major influence on analytic philosophy and allied fields for a half-century and more.

In this short book Peter Sloterdijk clarifies his views on religion and its role in pre-modern and modern societies.

Arguably the most prolific and most widely read philosopher of our time, Slavoj i ek has made indelible interventions into many disciplines of the so-called human sciences that have transformed the terms of discussion in these fields.

This book provides an introduction to the work of Norbert Elias.

This book provides a clear and comprehensive introduction to the work of Willard van Orman Quine, the most important and influential American philosopher of the post-war period.

The works of Walter Benjamin (1892-1940) are widely acclaimed as being among the most original and provocative writings of twentieth-century critical thought, and have become required reading for scholars and students in a range of academic disciplines.

Neil Gascoigne provides the first comprehensive introduction Richard Rorty s work.

Hannah Arendt is increasingly recognised as one of the most original social and political thinkers of the twentieth century.

Writings on History brings together a selection of texts by Louis Althusser dating from 1963 to 1986, including essays, a lecture, notes to his collaborators, and the transcript of an informal 1963 discussion of literary history.

Recent developments in biotechnology and genetic research are raising complex ethical questions concerning the legitimate scope and limits of genetic intervention.

Jean-Luc Nancy stands as one of the great French theorists of "e;deconstruction.

In this important new book, the leading philosopher Fran ois Laruelle examines the role of intellectuals in our societies today, specifically with regards to criminal justice.

Noam Chomsky has made major contributions to three fields: political history and analysis, linguistics, and the philosophies of mind, language, and human nature.

Michel Foucault and Paul Veyne: the philosopher and the historian.

This book is a critical introduction to contemporary French philosopher Jacques Ranci re.

Is contemporary continental philosophy making a break with Kant?

This work provides an introduction to the work of Michel Foucault.

In this major new work, Bernstein explores the ethical and political dimensions of the modernity/post-modernity debate.

This book is a clear and accessible introduction to the writings of Helene Cixous, novelist, dramatist and critic, whose work has had a major impact on feminist theory and practice.

In recent years there has been a resurgence of interest in the work of Emmanuel Levinas, widely recognized as one of the most important yet difficult philosophers of the 20th century.

This new book offers a comprehensive and accessible introduction to Frege's remarkable philosophical work, examining the main areas of his writings and demonstrating the connections between them.

Choice Outstanding Academic Title for 2015Jean-Paul Sartre is often seen as the quintessential public intellectual, but this was not always the case.

Since his death in 1986, Michel de Certeau's reputation as a thinker has steadily grown both in France and throughout the English-speaking world.

The Art of War (Dell'arte della guerra), is one of the lesser-read works of Florentine statesman and political philosopher Niccolo Machiavelli.

Since its publication in 2003, Understanding David Foster Wallace has served as an accessible introduction to the rich array of themes and formal innovations that have made Wallace's fiction so popular and influential.

Hayek has been one of the key liberal thinkers of the twentieth century.

Dermot Moran provides a lucid, engaging, and critical introduction to Edmund Husserl's philosophy, with specific emphasis on his development of phenomenology.

After the success of the hardback, students and academics will welcome the publication of this book in paperback.

Action was once a prominent theme in philosophical reflection.

The nine contributors to this collection examine rhetorician Kenneth Burke's understanding of transcendence, applying it to a wide range of social and political issues, including racial and presidential politics.

Alain Badiou is one of the leading philosophers in the world today.

'Is there any knowledge in the world which is so certain that no reasonable man could doubt it?

A delightful book, celebrating the wonders of simplicity and minimalism in a noisy, overwhelming world.

From the books and heretics burnt on the pyres of the Inquisition to self-immolations at protest rallies, from the massive burning of oil on the global scale to inflammatory speech, from the imagery of revolutionary sparks ready to ignite the spirits of the oppressed to car bombings in the Middle East, fire proves to be an indispensable element of the political.

For more than 30 years and until his death in 2004, Jacques Derrida remained one of the most influential contemporary philosophers.

In this major new work, Richard J.

One can rightly say of Peter Sloterdijk that each of his essays and lectures is also an unwritten book.

An original interpretation of a key concept of Hegel''s philosophy with implications for the correct understanding of his entire legacy

Martin Heidegger is among the most important philosophers of the Twentieth Century.

This book offers a systematic attempt to explore the point of convergance between feminist theory and the work of Michel Foucault.

The work of French Philosopher Luce Irigaray has exerted a profound influence on feminist thinking of recent decades and provides a far-reaching challenge to western philosophy's entrenched patriarchal norms.

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Theodor Adorno s reputation as a cultural critic has been well-established for some time, but his status as a philosopher remains unclear.

Action was once a prominent theme in philosophical reflection.