The Oxford Companion to Philosophy New Edition

Offering clear and reliable guidance to the ideas of philosophers from antiquity to the present day and to the major philosophical systems around the globe, he Oxford Companion to Philosophy is the definitive philosophical reference work for readers at all levels. For ten years the original volume has served as a stimulating introduction for general readers and as an indispensable guide for students and scholars. A distinguished international assembly of 249 philosophers contributed almost 2,000 entries, and many of these have now been considerably revised and updated in this major new edition; to these are added over 300 brand-new pieces on a fascinating range of current topics such as animal consciousness, cloning, corporate responsibility, the family, globalization, terrorism. Here is, indeed, a world of thought, with entries on idealism and empiricism, epicureanism and stoicism, passion and emotion, deism and pantheism. The contributors represent a veritable who's who of modern philosophy, including such eminent figures as Isaiah Berlin, Sissela Bok, Ronald Dworkin, John Searle, Michael Walzer, and W. V. Quine. We meet the great thinkers -- from Aristotle and Plato, to Augustine and Aquinas, to Descartes and Kant, to Nietzsche and Schopenhauer, right up to contemporary thinkers such as Richard Rorty, Jacques Derrida, Luce Iragaray, and Noam Chomsky. There are short entries on key concepts such as personal identity and the mind-body problem, major doctrines from utilitarianism to Marxism, schools of thought such as the Heidelberg School or the Vienna Circle, and contentious public issues such as abortion, capital punishment, and welfare. In addition, the book offers short explanations of philosophical terms (qualia, supervenience, iff), puzzles (the Achilles paradox, the prisoner's dilemma), and curiosities (the philosopher's stone, slime). Almost every entry is accompanied by suggestions for further reading, and the book includes both a chronological chart of the history of philosophy and a gallery of portraits of eighty eminent philosophers. An indispensable guide and a constant source of stimulation and enlightenment, The Oxford Companion to Philosophy will appeal to everyone interested in abstract thought, the eternal questions, and the foundations of human understanding. - Publisher.

the Humble Aim Of This Volume Is To Bring Philosophy Together Between Two Covers. Proof Of Its Success Includes Over 2,200 Entries Explaining Everything From akrasia To Externalism, Modality And Pragmatism, With Longer Articles On Such Puzzlers As The Problems Of The Philosophy Of Science. For Those Of Us Whose Ten-year-old Copy Of This Valuable Reference Is Falling Apart From Overuse, This New Edition Features Over 300 New Articles, Biographies, New Entries On Key Concepts, And A Chronological Chart Of The History Of Philosophy. Articles Are Signed And Include References And Editor Honderich (philosophy Emeritus, University College, London) Has Kindly Provided A Comprehensive Index, Portraits Of The Great Minds And A Guide To Logical Symbols. Annotation ©2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, Or

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a Decade Ago, An International Team Of 249 Contributors Assembled Over 2000 Entries In The Original Edition Of This Standard Companion To Philosophy. Magisterial And Unrivaled Then, The New Edition Remains The Definitive Reference Guide To The World Of Philosophy, From Abandonment To Zoroastrianism. Now, Edited By Well-known Uk-based Philosopher Honderich (philosophy Of Mind & Logic, Univ. Coll., London)-and With 291 Contributors-the Articles Have Been Lengthened And Revised In Most Cases. Over 300 New Ones On Topics Ranging From Animal Consciousness And Globalization To Terrorism Have Been Added. The Entries Include Short Profiles Of Contemporary Philosophers Such As Jacques Derrida, Alasdair Macintyre, And Bernard Williams And Longer Biographical Essays On Major Philosophers From Plato And Aristotle To Kierkegaard And Nietzsche. Short Entries Discuss Concepts (death, Universalism), Theories (deontological Ethics, Utilitarianism), And Movements (the Frankfurt School, The Vienna Circle) And Move Beyond Western Philosophy To Include Articles On Islamic And Japanese Philosophy And Schools Like Confucianism And Jainism. There Are Some Philosophical Mistakes Worth Noting: Hegel's Dialectic Never Used The Thesis/ Antithesis/synthesis Model, Which Fichte Introduced, And Also Some Regrettable Omissions (e.g., Why Doesn't An Updated Edition Include More Than An 18-year-old Secondary Source In A Much-too Short Entry On Derrida?). Bottom Line The Tone Of This Work Edges More Toward Analytic Than Continental Philosophy, Which Explains Why The Entry On C.s. Pierce, For Example, Is Overwhelmingly Longer Than The Entries On John Dewey, William James, And Josiah Royce. These Are Quibbles, However, Given The Overall Quality And Completeness. Students Will Find It Extremely Valuable. Essential For All Libraries.-henry L. Carrigan Jr., Lancaster, Pa Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.

Oxford University Press presents a major new edition of the definitive philosophical reference work for readers at all levels. For ten years the original volume has served as a stimulating introduction for general readers and as an indispensable guide for students; its breadth and depth of coverage have ensured that it is also read with pleasure and interest by those working at a higher level in philosophy and related disciplines. A distinguished international assembly of 249 philosophers contributed almost 2,000 entries, and many of these have now been considerably revised and updated; to these are added over 300 brand-new pieces on a fascinating range of current topics. This new edition offers enlightening and enjoyable discussions of all aspects of philosophy, and of the lives and work of the great philosophers from antiquity to the present day. CONTENTS LIST OF PORTRAITS LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS ON USING THE BOOK The Companion: Alphabetical Entries A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z APPENDICES Logical Symbols Maps of Philosophy A Chronological Table of Philosophy SOURCES OF ILLUSTRATIONS INDEX AND LIST OF ENTRIES A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z An in-depth philosophical reference work furnishes clear and reliable guidance on the ideas of philosophers, ranging from antiquity to the present day, and the major philosophical systems around the globe abandonment. A rhetorical term used by existentialist philosophers such as Heidegger and Sartre to describe the absence of any sources of ethical authority external to oneself.