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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

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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

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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 (2nd edn)

Stephen Eric Bronner

Print Publication Year:: Oct 2017

Published Online:: Oct 2017

eISBN:: 9780190692704

DOI:: 10.1093/actrade/9780190692674.001.0001

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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

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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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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

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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

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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 (2nd edn)

Gary Gutting

Print Publication Year:: Sep 2019

Published Online:: Sep 2019

eISBN:: 9780191868849

DOI:: 10.1093/actrade/9780198830788.001.0001

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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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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

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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

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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 (2nd edn)

Michael Inwood

Print Publication Year:: Jan 2019

Published Online:: Jan 2019

eISBN:: 9780191867095

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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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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

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

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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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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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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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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

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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

Montaigne: A Very Short Introduction

William M. Hamlin

Print Publication Year:: Oct 2020

Published Online:: Nov 2020

eISBN:: 9780190848804

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Montaigne: A Very Short Introduction provides an overview of Michel de Montaigne’s life, thought, and writing. This VSI situates Montaigne’s influential Essays within his lived ... More

Nietzsche: A Very Short Introduction

Michael Tanner

Print Publication Year:: Oct 2000

Published Online:: Sep 2013

eISBN:: 9780191776670

DOI:: 10.1093/actrade/9780192854148.001.0001

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ISBN:: 9780192854148

The philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900) was almost wholly neglected during his sane life, but since then he has been appropriated as an icon by an astonishingly diverse spectrum ... More

Philosophical Method: A Very Short Introduction

Timothy Williamson

Print Publication Year:: Aug 2020

Published Online:: Aug 2020

eISBN:: 9780191847240

DOI:: 10.1093/actrade/9780198810001.001.0001

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What is philosophy and what are philosophers trying to achieve? Philosophical Method: A Very Short Introduction looks at the history of philosophy, including examples from history charting ... More

Plato: A Very Short Introduction

Julia Annas

Print Publication Year:: Feb 2003

Published Online:: Sep 2013

eISBN:: 9780191775505

DOI:: 10.1093/actrade/9780192802163.001.0001

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Plato: A Very Short Introduction explores the philosophy and argument of Plato's writings, looking at Plato as a thinker grappling with philosophical problems in a variety of ... More

Postmodernism: A Very Short Introduction

Christopher Butler

Print Publication Year:: Oct 2002

Published Online:: Sep 2013

eISBN:: 9780191775550

DOI:: 10.1093/actrade/9780192802392.001.0001

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How can postmodernism be defined? Postmodernism: A Very Short Introduction challenges and explores the key ideas of postmodernists, and their engagement with theory, literature, the visual ... More

Poststructuralism: A Very Short Introduction

Catherine Belsey

Print Publication Year:: Aug 2002

Published Online:: Sep 2013

eISBN:: 9780191775437

DOI:: 10.1093/actrade/9780192801807.001.0001

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ISBN:: 9780192801807

Poststructuralism: A Very Short Introduction traces the key arguments that have led poststructuralists to challenge traditional theories of language and culture. What is ... More

Presocratic Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction

Catherine Osborne

Print Publication Year:: Apr 2004

Published Online:: Sep 2013

eISBN:: 9780191776267

DOI:: 10.1093/actrade/9780192840943.001.0001

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Presocratic Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction introduces the first thinkers to explore ideas about the nature of reality, time, and the origin of the universe. It begins by ... More

Russell: A Very Short Introduction

A. C. Grayling

Print Publication Year:: Feb 2002

Published Online:: Sep 2013

eISBN:: 9780191775659

DOI:: 10.1093/actrade/9780192802583.001.0001

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Russell: A Very Short Introduction provides an account of the life of Bertrand Russell (1872–1970), one of the most famous and important philosophers of the twentieth century. ... More

Schopenhauer: A Very Short Introduction

Christopher Janaway

Print Publication Year:: Feb 2002

Published Online:: Sep 2013

eISBN:: 9780191775666

DOI:: 10.1093/actrade/9780192802590.001.0001

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Schopenhauer is the most readable of German philosophers. Schopenhauer: A Very Short Introduction gives a succinct explanation of his metaphysical system, concentrating on the original ... More

Socrates: A Very Short Introduction (2nd edn)

C. C. W. Taylor

Print Publication Year:: Aug 2019

Published Online:: Aug 2019

eISBN:: 9780191873355

DOI:: 10.1093/actrade/9780198835981.001.0001

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Socrates has a unique position in the history of philosophy; had it not been for his influence on Plato, the whole development of Western philosophy might have been unimaginably different. ... More

Spinoza: A Very Short Introduction

Roger Scruton

Print Publication Year:: May 2002

Published Online:: Sep 2013

eISBN:: 9780191775758

DOI:: 10.1093/actrade/9780192803160.001.0001

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Spinoza: A Very Short Introduction presents a systematic analysis of Spinoza's thought by describing the contours of this complex system of thought, and shows its relevance to ... More

Wittgenstein: A Very Short Introduction

A. C. Grayling

Print Publication Year:: Feb 2001

Published Online:: Sep 2013

eISBN:: 9780191776656

DOI:: 10.1093/actrade/9780192854117.001.0001

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Wittgenstein: A Very Short Introduction explains the nature and impact of Wittgenstein's views in terms of twentieth-century analytical philosophy and describes both his early ... More

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