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Merleau-Ponty
Maurice Merleau-Ponty (1908-1961) is one of the most important philosophers of the Twentieth century. His theories of perception and the role of the body have...
Paperback | ISBN: 978-0-415-33981-0
Published July 25th 2008 by Routledge.
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Spinoza
Benedict de Spinoza (1632-77) was one of towering philosophers of the Seventeenth century. Renowned for his metaphysics, he also made significant contributions to understanding the...
Paperback | ISBN: 978-0-415-28330-4
Published June 25th 2008 by Routledge.
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Rawls
In this superb introduction, Samuel Freeman introduces and assesses the main topics of Rawls' philosophy. Starting with a brief biography and charting the influences on...
Paperback | ISBN: 978-0-415-30109-1
Published May 31st 2007 by Routledge.
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Aristotle
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...
Paperback | ISBN: 978-0-415-28332-8
Published April 5th 2007 by Routledge.
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Husserl
In this stimulating introduction, David Woodruff Smith introduces the whole of Husserl’s thought, demonstrating his influence on philosophy of mind and language, on ontology and...
Paperback | ISBN: 978-0-415-28975-7
Published December 5th 2006 by Routledge.
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Darwin
In this invaluable book, Tim Lewens shows in a clear and accessible manner how important Darwin is for philosophy and how his work has shaped...
Paperback | ISBN: 978-0-415-34638-2
Published October 27th 2006 by Routledge.
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Kant
In this outstanding introduction, Paul Guyer uses Kant’s central conception of autonomy as the key to all the major aspects and issues of Kant’s thought.
Beginning...
Paperback | ISBN: 978-0-415-28336-6
Published June 28th 2006 by Routledge.
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Freud
Jonathan Lear clearly introduces and assesses all of Freud's thought, focusing on those areas of philosophy on which Freud is acknowledged to have had a...Paperback | ISBN: 978-0-415-31451-0
Published June 15th 2005 by Routledge.
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Hobbes
Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679) was the first great English philosopher and one of the most important theorists of human nature and politics in the history of...
Paperback | ISBN: 978-0-415-28328-1
Published April 25th 2005 by Routledge.
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Leibniz
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646-1716) was hailed by Bertrand Russell as 'one of the supreme intellects of all time'. A towering figure in seventeenth-century philosophy, his...Paperback | ISBN: 978-0-415-28338-0
Published April 22nd 2005 by Routledge.
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Hegel
Hegel (1770-1831) is one of the major philosophers of the nineteenth century. Many of the major philosophical movements of the twentieth century - from existentialism...
Paperback | ISBN: 978-0-415-31208-0
Published April 19th 2005 by Routledge.
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Locke
John Locke (1632-1704) was one of the towering philosophers of the Enlightenment and arguably the greatest English philosopher. Many assumptions we now take for granted,...Paperback | ISBN: 978-0-415-28348-9
Published April 18th 2005 by Routledge.
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Rousseau
In this superb introduction, Nicholas Dent covers the whole of Rousseau's thought. Beginning with a helpful overview of Rousseau's life and works, he introduces and...Paperback | ISBN: 978-0-415-28350-2
Published April 18th 2005 by Routledge.
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Schopenhauer
Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860) was one of the greatest writers and German philosophers of the nineteenth century. His work influenced figures as diverse as Wagner, Freud...Paperback | ISBN: 978-0-415-33347-4
Published April 18th 2005 by Routledge.
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