Scruton A Short History of Modern Philosophy

From Descartes to Wittgenstein
2. Auflage 2002
ISBN: 978-1-134-79209-2
Verlag: CRC Press
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 320 Seiten

A Short History of Modern Philosophy is a lucid, challenging and up-to-date survey of the philosophers and philosophies from the founding father of modern philosophy, René Descartes, to the most important and famous philosopher of the twentieth century, Ludwig Wittgenstein.
Roger Scruton has been widely praised for his success in making the history of modern philosophy cogent and intelligible to anyone wishing to understand this fascinating subject.
In this new edition, he has responded to the explosion of interest in the history of philosophy by substantially rewriting the book, taking account of recent debates and scholarship.

Zielgruppe

Academic/professional/technical: Undergraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Scruton, Roger

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Philosophie: Allgemeines, Methoden

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface, 1. History of philosophy, 2. The rise of modern philosophy Part One: Rationalism, 3. Descartes, 4. The Cartesian revolution, 5. Spinoza, 6. Leibniz Part Two, 7. Locke and Berkeley, 8. The idea of a moral science, 9. Hume Part Three: Kant and idealism, 10. Kant I: The Critique of Pure Reason, 11. Kant II: Ethics and aesthetics, 12. Hegel, 13. Reactions: Schopenhauer, Kierkegaard and Nietzsche Part Four: The political transformation, 14. Political philosophy from Hobbes to Hegel, 15. Marx, 16. Utilitarianism and after Part Five: Recent Philosophy, 17. Frege, 18. Phenomenology and existentialism, 19. Wittgenstein, Bibliography

Über Autor(innen)

Roger Scruton is well known as a writer, broadcaster and journalist. He has written numerous books, including The Meaning of Conservatism, Sexual Desire, and Xanthippic Dialogues.