George Berkeley was an idealist and an extraordinarily eloquent man of letters. Yet his views are traditionally regarded as wild and extravagant. He is well known for his departure from common sense,
George Berkeley was an idealist and an extraordinarily eloquent man of letters. Yet his views are traditionally regarded as wild and extravagant. He is well known for his departure from common sense,
Rene Descartes is arguably the most important seventeenth-century thinker and the father of modern philosophy. Yet his unique method, and its divergence from the method of hisscholastic predecessors a
Locke: A Guide for the Perplexed is a clear account of Locke's philosophy, his major works and ideas. The book covers the whole range of Locke's philosophical work, offering a thematic review of his t
Locke: A Guide for the Perplexed is a clear account of Locke's philosophy, his major works and ideas. The book covers the whole range of Locke's philosophical work, offering a thematic review of his t
Continuum's Guides for the Perplexed are clear, concise and accessible introductions to thinkers, writers and subjects that students and readers can find especially challenging. Concentrating specific
In this introduction to Jurgen Habermas, Thomassen (Political Theory, University of London) attempts to make the work of this German political philosopher more accessible to readers encountering it fo
Jurgen Habermas' work ranges across critical theory, epistemology, ethics, aesthetics, the philosophy of science, citizenship and democracy, religion and psychoanalysis, forging new paradigms and enga
Gottfried Leibniz is one of the most influential and important European philosophers of the early modern period. Although he wrote no single comprehensive explanation of his philosoph
Continuum's Guides for the Perplexed are clear, concise and accessible introductions to thinkers, writers and subjects that students and readers can find especially challenging. Concentrating specific
Samuel Beckett (1906-1989) is one of the most important twentieth century writers. Seen as both a modernist and postmodernist, his work has influenced generations of playwrights, novelists and poets.
It is widely acknowledged that Karl Marx was one of the most original and influential thinkers of modern times. His writings have inspired some of the most important political movements of the past ce
What is the Eucharist? This direct question would seem to yield an equally direct answer. However, as soon as we begin to answer it, we encounter an array of responses layered with various complexitie
Accessible and reliable survey of Kabbalah's key elements, uniquely exploring the contemporary phenomena of its popularity and the notoreity of some its modern purveyors.
Thomas Aquinas is the most widely read and arguably most influential of the medieval philosophers. He is famous for his impressive and coherent synthesis of Greek Philosophy and Christian Theology and
This elegant and beautifully written guide is, in its own way, a perfect complement to the brilliance and wit of Marx's own writing. It manages to combine a scholarly and comprehensive account of its
What is the Eucharist? This direct question would seem to yield an equally direct answer. However, as soon as we begin to answer it, we encounter an array of responses layered with various complexitie
Oft-quoted and more-than-oft misquoted, the works of Descartes stand somewhere at the foundation of most of the thinkers born after him. Skirry (philosophy, Nebraska Wesleyan U.) sorts the pure Descar
