During the first half of the century, John Dewey's highly original philosophy exerted an important influence on both academic philosophy and educational thinking in the United States. Between the two World Wars he acquired a national reputation as a political thinker and activist, which has not since been matched. Although his academic influence began to wane with the rise of his career as a political journalist and his reputation was almost totally eclipsed after his death in 1952, a revival of interest in Dewey's work has recently taken place. The on-going assessment and appropriation of a...

Benedict de Spinoza 1632-1677] is among the most fascinating and the most controversial of Western philosophers. These volumes provide a comprehensive selection of high quality critical discussions of his philosophy published in, or translated into English since 1970.
The collection is designed to allow current debates on key themes to be followed through in depth. At the same time, the selection and organisation of the articles give readers an appreciation of the diversity of philosophical approach and interpretation that characterises recent Spinoza scholarship.