Continental philosophy, as it has emerged in the 20th century, is less a seamless fabric than a patchquilt of diverse strands. Phenomenology, hermeneutics, existentialism, structuralism, critical theory, deconstruction - these are some of the salient movements which have developed in continental Europe between 1900 and the 1990's, though their influence is by no means confined to geographic location. Continental thought has proved highly exportable, circulating far beyond the frontiers of Europe to provoke strong responses in the intellectual world at large. The 15 articles in this volume...

An anthology of classic writings from the major figures in European thought. The text is divided into three sections: from phenomenology to hermeneutics; from Marxism to critical theory; and from structuralism to deconstruction. Within the sections are found the key thinkers and writings of these movements, which include: Husserl on phenomenology; Heidegger from Being and time; Jaspers from The philosophy of existence; Sartre on existentialism; Merleau-Ponty from phenomenology of perception; de Beauvoir from The Second Sex; Gadamer on hermenuetics; Levinas on ethics; Ricoeur on...

The Continental Philosophy Reader is the first complete anthology of classic writings from the major figures in European thought and provides a powerful introduction to one of the 20th century's most influential intellectual movements.

The encroachment of globalization and demands for greater regional autonomy have had a profound effect on the way we picture Ireland. This work looks at the key issue of sovereignty, and asks how we should think about the identity of a postnationalist Ireland. It goes to the heart of the conflict over demands for communal identity - traditionally expressed by nationalism - and the demand for a universal model of citizenship - traditionally expressed by republicanism. Is so doing, the text asks us to question whether the sacrosanct concept of absolute national sovereignty is becoming a luxury...

The encroachment of globalization and demands for greater regional autonomy have had a profound effect on the way we picture Ireland. This work looks at the key issue of sovereignty, and asks how we should think about the identity of a postnationalist Ireland. It goes to the heart of the conflict over demands for communal identity - traditionally expressed by nationalism - and the demand for a universal model of citizenship - traditionally expressed by republicanism. Is so doing, the text asks us to question whether the sacrosanct concept of absolute national sovereignty is becoming a luxury...

The author takes us on a voyage of discovery that leads from Eden to Fellini, from paradise to parody - plotting the various models of the imagination as Hebraic, Greek, medieval, Romantic, existential and post-modern.

This text offers an overview of the state of ethical thinking in the late-1990s by some of the world's foremost philosophers. Essays cover such topics as history, memory, the self and responsibility, revisionism, democracy, feminism and the future of politics.

Drawing on the work of James Joyce, the story of Sigmund Freud's Dora and the case of Oscar Schindler, this text illuminates how stories are deep at work in fictional writing, autobiography, psychoanalysis and above all, in attempts to talk of the self. The author also considers the stories of nations and how these may affect the way a national identity can emerge from stories. He looks at the stories of Romulus and Remus in the founding of Rome, the hidden agenda of stories in the antagonism between Britain and Ireland and how stories of alienation in film such as Aliens and Men in Black...

This volume looks at how human identity is shaped by three powerful but enigmatic forces. Often overlooked in accounts of how we think about ourselves and others, Richard Kearney shows, with the help of examples and illustrations, how the human outlook on the world is formed by the mysterious triumvirate of strangers, gods and monsters.