Twentieth-C Frnch Phlsphy

ISBN-13: 9781405132176 / Angielski / Twarda / 2005 / 328 str.

Alan D. Schrift

Opis

This unique book addresses trends such as vitalism, neo-Kantianism, existentialism, Marxism and feminism, and provides concise biographies of the influential philosophers who shaped these movements, including entries on over ninety thinkers.

• Offers discussion and cross-referencing of ideas and figures
  
• Provides Appendix on the distinctive nature of French academic culture

Recenzje

This is a multifaceted work a stimulating introduction to a rich philosophical era, and it is all the more rewarding due to Schrift s specific focus on the structure of philosophical institutions in France. ( Philosophy In Review)

"Schrift has written a book that is a gift to both scholars and students. This volume should be a required textbook in every course in Continental philosophy. Highly recommended." (Choice)

A clear and thorough account also introduce[s] the reader to some lesser–known influences .A historical reference work, but is also much more. (Continental Philosophy Review)

Spis treści

Preface.

Chronology.

Part I.

1. The Early Decades.

2. Phenomenology on the Way to Existentialism.

3. Existentialism and its Other.

4. Structuralism and the Challenge to Philosophy.

5. After Structuralism.

6. Conclusion.

Part II.

Key Biographies in Brief.

Appendix 1: Understanding French Academic Culture.

Appendix 2: Bibliography of French Philosophy in English Translation.

Works Cited and Consulted.

Index.

O autorze

Alan D. Schrift is Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Grinnell College Center for the Humanities. He is the author of Nietzsche and the Question of Interpretation: Between Hermeneutics and Deconstruction (1990), Nietzsche′s French Legacy: A Genealogy of Poststructuralism (1995), Modernity and the Problem of Evil (2005), and the editor of six collections of essays, including The Logic of Gift: Toward an Ethic of Generosity (1997).

Blurb

To understand the evolution of recent French thought, both the philosophical debates and the figures behind them must be examined. This unique book addresses positions such as vitalism, neo–Kantianism, phenomenology, existentialism, Marxism, structuralism, and feminism, and provides concise biographies of the influential philosophers who shaped these movements, including entries on over 80 thinkers.

The discussion and cross–referencing of ideas and figures, together with an appendix on the distinctive nature of French academic culture, provide readers with an unparalleled resource for coming to grips with recent French philosophy in a single engaging and concise text.