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Ancient Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction

Julia Annas

Print Publication Year:: Oct 2000

Published Online:: Sep 2013

eISBN:: 9780191776359

DOI:: 10.1093/actrade/9780192853578.001.0001

Item type:: book

ISBN:: 9780192853578

Ancient Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction introduces ancient debates and focuses on important and revealing features of the subject providing a sense of its freshness and ... More

Continental Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction

Simon Critchley

Print Publication Year:: Feb 2001

Published Online:: Sep 2013

eISBN:: 9780191776373

DOI:: 10.1093/actrade/9780192853592.001.0001

Item type:: book

ISBN:: 9780192853592

Continental Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction shows that Continental philosophy encompasses a distinct set of philosophical traditions and practices, with a compelling ... More

Critical Theory: A Very Short Introduction (2 ed.)

Stephen Eric Bronner

Print Publication Year:: Oct 2017

Published Online:: Oct 2017

eISBN:: 9780190692704

DOI:: 10.1093/actrade/9780190692674.001.0001

Item type:: book

ISBN:: 9780190692674

Critical Theory: A Very Short Introduction explores the concepts and themes that distinguished critical theory from its more traditional philosophical competitors. Critical ... More

Derrida: A Very Short Introduction

Simon Glendinning

Print Publication Year:: Aug 2011

Published Online:: Sep 2013

eISBN:: 9780191775796

DOI:: 10.1093/actrade/9780192803450.001.0001

Item type:: book

ISBN:: 9780192803450

Derrida: A Very Short Introduction explores both the difficulty and significance of the work of Derrida. It explains the theory of deconstruction, presenting Derrida's ... More

Descartes: A Very Short Introduction

Tom Sorell

Print Publication Year:: Oct 2000

Published Online:: Sep 2013

eISBN:: 9780191776632

DOI:: 10.1093/actrade/9780192854094.001.0001

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ISBN:: 9780192854094

Descartes: A Very Short Introduction explores the life and work of a man who made fundamental contributions to physics, mathematics, and optics, and reported useful ... More

The Enlightenment: A Very Short Introduction

John Robertson

Print Publication Year:: Sep 2015

Published Online:: Sep 2015

eISBN:: 9780191782411

DOI:: 10.1093/actrade/9780199591787.001.0001

Item type:: book

ISBN:: 9780199591787

A foundational moment in the history of modern European thought, the Enlightenment continues to be a reference point for philosophers, scholars, and opinion-formers. Enlightenment: A Very ... More

Existentialism: A Very Short Introduction

Thomas Flynn

Print Publication Year:: Oct 2006

Published Online:: Sep 2013

eISBN:: 9780191775932

DOI:: 10.1093/actrade/9780192804280.001.0001

Item type:: book

ISBN:: 9780192804280

Existentialism: A Very Short Introduction examines one of the leading philosophical movements of the twentieth century. Focusing on its seven leading figures: Sartre, ... More

Foucault: A Very Short Introduction (2 ed.)

Gary Gutting

Print Publication Year:: Sep 2019

Published Online:: Sep 2019

eISBN:: 9780191868849

DOI:: 10.1093/actrade/9780198830788.001.0001

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ISBN:: 9780198830788

Foucault: A Very Short Introduction presents a wide-ranging, but non-systematic exploration of some highlights of Foucault’s life and thought. Beginning with a brief biography ... More

French Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction

Stephen Gaukroger and Knox Peden

Print Publication Year:: Jul 2020

Published Online:: Jul 2020

eISBN:: 9780191867613

DOI:: 10.1093/actrade/9780198829171.001.0001

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ISBN:: 9780198829171

French Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction outlines the history of French philosophy, summarising important thinkers and texts. Philosophy has played a significant role in ... More

German Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction

Andrew Bowie

Print Publication Year:: May 2010

Published Online:: Sep 2013

eISBN:: 9780191777561

DOI:: 10.1093/actrade/9780199569250.001.0001

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ISBN:: 9780199569250

German Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction discusses the idea that that German philosophy forms one of the most revealing responses to the problems of ‘modernity’, addressing ... More

Habermas: A Very Short Introduction

James Gordon Finlayson

Print Publication Year:: May 2005

Published Online:: Sep 2013

eISBN:: 9780191776274

DOI:: 10.1093/actrade/9780192840950.001.0001

Item type:: book

ISBN:: 9780192840950

Habermas: A Very Short Introduction provides an overview of Jürgen Habermas's forbiddingly complex philosophy using concrete examples. Habermas is arguably the most influential ... More

Heidegger: A Very Short Introduction (2 ed.)

Michael Inwood

Print Publication Year:: Jan 2019

Published Online:: Jan 2019

eISBN:: 9780191867095

DOI:: 10.1093/actrade/9780198828662.001.0001

Item type:: book

ISBN:: 9780198828662

Heidegger: A Very Short Introduction provides an invaluable guide to the complex and voluminous thought of one of the 20th century’s greatest yet most enigmatic and divisive ... More

Hume: A Very Short Introduction

Alfred Ayer

Print Publication Year:: Oct 2000

Published Online:: Sep 2013

eISBN:: 9780191776601

DOI:: 10.1093/actrade/9780192854063.001.0001

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ISBN:: 9780192854063

Hume: A Very Short Introduction considers one of the greatest of all British philosophers, acknowledged by his contemporaries as a pivotal figure of the Enlightenment. A ... More

Hume: A Very Short Introduction

James A. Harris

Print Publication Year:: Sep 2021

Published Online:: Sep 2021

eISBN:: 9780191884160

DOI:: 10.1093/actrade/9780198849780.001.0001

Item type:: book

ISBN:: 9780198849780

Hume: A Very Short Introduction provides a summary of the ideas and arguments of the philosopher and historian David Hume (1711–76), looking at Hume’s writings on human nature, ... More

John Stuart Mill: A Very Short Introduction

Gregory Claeys

Print Publication Year:: Feb 2022

Published Online:: Feb 2022

eISBN:: 9780191814266

DOI:: 10.1093/actrade/9780198749998.001.0001

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ISBN:: 9780198749998

John Stuart Mill: A Very Short Introduction surveys the life and key ideas of the influential writer John Stuart Mill. He is widely known as the leading philosopher, economist, ... More

Kant: A Very Short Introduction

Roger Scruton

Print Publication Year:: Aug 2001

Published Online:: Sep 2013

eISBN:: 9780191775482

DOI:: 10.1093/actrade/9780192801999.001.0001

Item type:: book

ISBN:: 9780192801999

Kant: A Very Short Introduction tackles this exceptionally complex subject, exploring the background to Kant's work and showing why the Critique of Pure Reason has proved so ... More

Kierkegaard: A Very Short Introduction

Patrick Gardiner

Print Publication Year:: Feb 2002

Published Online:: Sep 2013

eISBN:: 9780191775635

DOI:: 10.1093/actrade/9780192802569.001.0001

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ISBN:: 9780192802569

Kierkegaard: A Very Short Introduction shows how Kierkegaard developed his views in emphatic opposition to prevailing opinions. It describes his reaction to the ethical and ... More

Leibniz: A Very Short Introduction

Maria Rosa Antognazza

Print Publication Year:: Sep 2016

Published Online:: Nov 2016

eISBN:: 9780191788079

DOI:: 10.1093/actrade/9780198718642.001.0001

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ISBN:: 9780198718642

Leibniz: A Very Short Introduction discusses the philosophy of the German polymath Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646–1716) and his desire for systematic reform and advancement of ... More

Locke: A Very Short Introduction

John Dunn

Print Publication Year:: May 2003

Published Online:: Sep 2013

eISBN:: 9780191775888

DOI:: 10.1093/actrade/9780192803948.001.0001

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ISBN:: 9780192803948

Locke: A Very Short Introduction unravels the meaning of John Locke's political thought and his contribution to English ideology. One of the greatest English philosophers of ... More

Medieval Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction

John Marenbon

Print Publication Year:: Jan 2016

Published Online:: Jan 2016

eISBN:: 9780191781216

DOI:: 10.1093/actrade/9780199663224.001.0001

Item type:: book

ISBN:: 9780199663224

Medieval philosophy is one of the most exciting and diversified periods in the history of thought. Introducing the coexisting strands of Christian, Muslim, and Jewish philosophy, Medieval ... More