Book Series in Philosophy
Philosophers in Focus
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Immanuel Kant's Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics in Focus
This collection of seminal essays on the Prolegomena provides the student of philosophy with an invaluable overview of the issues and problems raised by Kant.… read more1996 | Paperback: 978-0-415-11576-6 (Routledge)
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Plato's Meno In Focus
In one volume, this book brings together a new English translation of Plato's Meno, a selection of illuminating articles on themes in the dialogue published… read more1993 | Hardback: 978-0-415-00297-4 (Routledge)
Rene Descartes' Meditations on First Philosophy in Focus
This volume presents the excellent and popular translation by Haldane and Ross of Descartes' Meditations on First Philosophy, an introduction by Stanley Tweyman which explores… read more1993 | Paperback: 978-0-415-07707-1 (Routledge)
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George Berkeley Alciphron in Focus
1993 | Paperback: 978-0-415-06373-9 (Routledge)
William James Pragmatism in Focus
William James was the central figure of the `historical' period of American philosophy - and Pragmatism was the most influential philosophical movement of the day.… read more1992 | Hardback: 978-0-415-04056-3 (Routledge)
John Locke's Letter on Toleration in Focus
Though several editions of Locke's Letter of Toleration art available, the unique value of this volume lies in the fact that it conbines both the… read more1991 | Paperback: 978-0-415-06082-0 (Routledge)
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J.S. Mill's On Liberty in Focus
1991 | Paperback: 978-0-415-01001-6 (Routledge)
Civil Disobedience in Focus
The issues surrounding civil disobedience have been discussed since at least 399 BC and, in the wake of such recent events as the protest at… read more1991 | Paperback: 978-0-415-05055-5 (Routledge)
Godel's Theorem in Focus
1987 | Paperback: 978-0-415-04575-9 (Routledge)
Series Details:
Philosophers in Focus presents major short texts in philosophy accompanied by a selection of important articles that help the student understand the text in question. Texts have been selected for their centrality to curricula or to the thought of the philosopher in question. These volumes provide a complete study package of the works selected. They will be widely used as teaching materials wherever the thought of the major philosophers is studied.