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2. Origins of Continental Philosophy: How to get from Kant to German Idealism
Simon Critchley
in Continental Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction
‘Origins of Continental Philosophy: How to get from Kant to German Idealism’ considers the historical development of Continental philosophy, beginning by distinguishing it from analytic ...
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Russell: A Very Short Introduction
A. C. Grayling
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. ...
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5. Russell's influence
A. C. Grayling
in Russell: A Very Short Introduction
‘Russell's influence’ describes the impact of Bertrand Russell on mainstream philosophy in the English language as it has been practised since the years between the two world wars, logic, ...
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Analytic Philosophy: A Very Short introduction
Michael Beaney
Analytic Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction introduces some of the key ideas of the founders of analytic philosophy—Gottlob Frege, Bertrand Russell, G. E. Moore, Ludwig ...
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Introduction
Michael Beaney
in Analytic Philosophy: A Very Short introduction
One claim often made about analytic philosophy is that it places great emphasis on clarity of thinking, precision of expression, and rigour of argumentation. But other intellectual virtues ...
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1. How many things are there?
Michael Beaney
in Analytic Philosophy: A Very Short introduction
‘How many things are there?’ introduces Gottlob Frege (1848–1925), one of the main founders of analytic philosophy whose central concern was with the nature of mathematics, and arithmetic ...
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6. So what is analytic philosophy?
Michael Beaney
in Analytic Philosophy: A Very Short introduction
There are various similarities and differences between the respective approaches to analytic philosophy of Frege, Russell, Moore, Wittgenstein, and Stebbing. But is there anything in common ...
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5. Institutions and literary forms
John Marenbon
in Medieval Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction
‘Institutions and literary forms’ explains how the history of Latin Christian philosophy is strikingly different from the other three traditions, because so much of the best work took place ...
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