This fully revised and updated edition of Nicholas Bunnin and E.P. Tsui-James' popular introductory philosophy textbook brings together specially-commissioned chapters from a prestigious team of scholars writing on each of the key areas, figures and movements in philosophy.

The Blackwell Dictionary of Western Philosophy is a concise reference to the whole history of western philosophy, from ancient Greece to the present day.

• Spans all the major branches of western philosophical inquiry, all of the key figures
  
• Explains the meaning and usage of each philosophical concept in a fresh and engaging style
  
• Each entry on philosophical terms concludes with an illustrative quotation from a significant philosopher, to enhance the reader's understanding
  
• Entries on terms and individual philosophers are...