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Twentieth-Century French Philosophy: Key Themes and Thinkers / Edition 1

Twentieth-Century French Philosophy: Key Themes and Thinkers / Edition 1

by Alan D. Schrift
Twentieth-Century French Philosophy: Key Themes and Thinkers / Edition 1
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ISBN-10:
1405132175
ISBN-13:
9781405132176
Pub. Date:
11/04/2005
Publisher:
Wiley
ISBN-10:
1405132175
ISBN-13:
9781405132176
Pub. Date:
11/04/2005
Publisher:
Wiley
Twentieth-Century French Philosophy: Key Themes and Thinkers / Edition 1

Twentieth-Century French Philosophy: Key Themes and Thinkers / Edition 1

by Alan D. Schrift

Overview

This unique book addresses trends such as vitalism, neo-Kantianism, existentialism, Marxism and feminism, and provides concise biographies of the influential philosophers who shaped these movements, including entries on over ninety thinkers.

  • Offers discussion and cross-referencing of ideas and figures
  • Provides Appendix on the distinctive nature of French academic culture

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781405132176
Publisher: Wiley
Publication date: 11/04/2005
Edition description: REV
Pages: 328
Product dimensions: 6.52(w) x 9.59(h) x 0.94(d)

About the Author

Alan D. Schrift is Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Grinnell College Center for the Humanities. He is the author of Nietzsche and the Question of Interpretation: Between Hermeneutics and Deconstruction (1990), Nietzsche's French Legacy: A Genealogy of Poststructuralism (1995), Modernity and the Problem of Evil (2005), and the editor of six collections of essays, including The Logic of Gift: Toward an Ethic of Generosity (1997).

Table of Contents

Preface.

Chronology.

Part I.

1. The Early Decades.

2. Phenomenology on the Way to Existentialism.

3. Existentialism and its Other.

4. Structuralism and the Challenge to Philosophy.

5. After Structuralism.

6. Conclusion.

Part II.

Key Biographies in Brief.

Appendix 1: Understanding French Academic Culture.

Appendix 2: Bibliography of French Philosophy in English Translation.

Works Cited and Consulted.

Index.

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"This is an astonishing book, a must-read for anyone interested notonly in twentieth-century French philosophy, but also in theacademic situation in France that produced, among others, Derrida,Deleuze, and Foucault."
–Leonard Lawlor, University of Memphis

"A most welcome addition to the literature on twentieth-centuryFrench philosophy, and will prove to be an invaluable guide tostudents and scholars alike. Written in a lucid and instructivemanner, it features material and information little known toEnglish-speaking readers but vital for full appreciation of Frenchthought. The book is essential reading for anyone involved in thesubject."
–Keith Ansell Pearson, University of Warwick

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