The Routledge Companion to Twentieth Century Philosophy (Routledge Philosophy Companions)

The twentieth century was one of the most significant and exciting periods ever witnessed in philosophy, characterized by intellectual change and development on a massive scale. The Routledge Companion to Twentieth Century Philosophy is an outstanding authoritative survey and assessment of the century as a whole. Featuring twenty-two chapters written by leading international scholars, this collection is divided into five clear parts and presents a comprehensive picture of the period for the first time: major themes and movements logic, language, knowledge and metaphysics philosophy of mind, psychology and science phenomenology, hermeneutics, existentialism, and critical theory politics, ethics, aesthetics. Featuring annotated further reading and a comprehensive glossary, The Routledge Companion to Twentieth Century Philosophy is indispensable for anyone interested in philosophy over the last one hundred years, suitable for both expert and novice alike. The Birth Of Analytic Philosophy / Michael Potter -- The Development Of Analytic Philosophy : Wittgenstein And After / Hans-johann Glock -- Hegelianism In The Twentieth Century / Terry Pinkard -- Kant In The Twentieth Century / Robert Hanna -- American Philosophy In The Twentieth Century / James R. O'shea -- Naturalism / Geert Keil -- Feminism In Philosophy / Andrea Nye -- Philosophical Logic / R.m. Sainsbury -- Philosophy Of Language / Jason Stanley -- Metaphysics / E.j. Lowe -- Epistemology In The Twentieth Century / Matthias Steup -- Philosophy Of Mind / Sarah Patterson -- Philosophy Of Psychology / Kelby Mason, Chandra Sekhar Sripada, And Stephen Stich -- Philosophy Of Science / Stathis Psillos -- Phenomenology / Dan Zahavi -- Twentieth-century Hermeneutics / Nicholas Davey -- German Philosophy (heidegger, Gadamer, Apel) / Karl-otto Apel -- Critical Theory / Axel Honneth -- French Philosophy In The Twentieth Century / Gary Gutting -- Twentieth-century Moral Philosophy / Rowland Stout -- Twentieth-century Political Philosophy / Matt Matravers -- Twentieth-century Aesthetics / Paul Guyer. Edited By Dermot Moran. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. "The Routledge Companion to Twentieth Century Philosophy is a survey and assessment of the major figures, themes, and movements in twentieth-century philosophy. Featuring twenty-two chapters written by leading international scholars, this Companion is divided into five clear parts and presents a comprehensive picture of the period."--BOOK JACKET The 20th century was one of the most significant periods ever witnessed in philosophy, characterized by intellectual change and development on a massive scale. This title is an authoritative survey and assessment of the century as a whole Featuring twenty-two chapters written by leading international scholars, this major publication covers all the key figures and movements from Frege to Derrida and philosophy of language to feminist philosophy.