Routledge History of Philosophy Volume VIII by Richard Kearney

Routledge History of Philosophy Volume VIII by Richard Kearney

Continental philosophy, as it has emerged in the twentieth century, is less a seamless fabric than a patchquilt of diverse strands. Phenomenology, hermeneutics, existentialism, structuralism, critical theory, deconstruction - these are some of the salient movements which have developed in continental Europe between 1900 and the 1990's, though their influence is by no means confined to geographic location. Continental thought has proved highly exportable, circulating far beyond the frontiers of Europe to provoke strong responses in the intellectual world at large. The fifteen articles in this volume outline and assess some of the issues and experiments of continental philosophy. The first five span the twin movements of phenomenology and existentialism, running from Husserl and Heidegger to Sartre, Merleau-Ponty and Levinas. Subsequent essays deal with specific currents of continental thought in such areas as science, Marxism, linguistics, politics, aesthetics, feminism and hermeneutics. A final chapter on postmodernism highlights the manner in which so many concerns of continental thought culminate in a radical anti-foundationalism. This volume provides a broad, scholarly introduction to this period for students of philosophy and related disciplines, as well as some original interpretations of these authors. It includes a glossary of technical terms and a chronological tube of philosophical, scientific and other cultural events.

Richard C. (Richard C.) Professor of political science and public administration at North Carolina State University, Kearney (Ph.D., University of Oklahoma) has retired. During his career, he held positions at East Carolina University, the University of Connecticut, and the University of South Carolina, where he taught, conducted research, and served as an administrator. Comparative state politics and policy, labor relations, and human resource management policy are among his research interests. He's written a lot about these and related themes.

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ISBN 13	9780415056298
ISBN 10	0415056292
Title	Routledge History of Philosophy Volume VIII
Author	Richard Kearney
Series	Routledge History Of Philosophy
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Routledge
Year published	1994-01-06
Number of pages	572
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