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 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...

Continental philosophy is one of the twentieth century's most important and challenging philosophical movements. This major volume includes fourteen chapters on its major representatives and schools, including phenomenology, existentialism and postmodernism.