The British Empiricists

By Stephen Priest

The Empiricists represent the central tradition in British philosophy as well as some of the most important and influential thinkers in human history. Their ideas...

Published September 21st 2007 by Routledge.

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Nominalism and Constructivism in Seventeenth-Century Mathematical Philosophy

By David Sepkoski

What was the basis for the adoption of mathematics as the primary mode of discourse for describing natural events by a large segment of the...

Published June 15th 2007 by Routledge.

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Aristotle

By Christopher Shields

In this excellent introduction, Christopher Shields introduces and assesses the whole of Aristotle’s philosophy, showing how his powerful conception of human nature shaped much of...

Published April 5th 2007 by Routledge.

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Malebranche

By Andrew Pyle

Nicolas Malebranche (1638-1715) is one of the most important philosophers of the seventeenth century after Descartes. A pioneer of rationalism, he was one of the...

Published November 22nd 2006 by Routledge.

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Classical Modern Philosophy

A Contemporary Introduction

By Jeffrey Tlumak

Classical Modern Philosophy introduces students to the key philosophers of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, and explores their most important works. Jeffrey Tlumak takes the reader...

Published November 17th 2006 by Routledge.

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John Locke

Edited by Peter R. Anstey

Today, John Locke is recognized as one of the most important and formative philosophical influences on the modern world. His imprint is still felt in...

Published July 31st 2006 by Routledge.

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The Philosophy of John Locke

New Perspectives

Edited by Peter R. Anstey

This collection of new essays on John Locke's philosophy provides the most up-to-date entrée into the exciting developments taking place in the study of one...

Published April 6th 2006 by Routledge.

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Material Falsity and Error in Descartes' Meditations

By Cecilia Wee

Material Falsity and Error in Descartes’s Meditations approaches Descartes’s Meditations as an intellectual journey, wherein Descartes’s views develop and change as he makes new discoveries...

Published March 3rd 2006 by Routledge.

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Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Edited by John T. Scott

Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778) was a pivotal thinker in the history of political philosophy, and in that of thought and literature more generally. Making major contributions...

Published December 20th 2005 by Routledge.

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Counter-Enlightenments

From the Eighteenth Century to the Present

By Graeme Garrard

The Enlightenment and its legacy are still actively debated, with the Enlightenment acting as a key organizing concept in philosophy, social theory and the history...

Published September 29th 2005 by Routledge.

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