Continental philosophy : a very short introduction

Continental philosophy : a very short introduction / Simon Critchley.

Simon Critchley discusses the ideas and approaches of philosophers such as Kant, Hegel, Nietzsche, Husserl, Heidegger, Sartre, Habermas, Foucault, and Derrida, and introduces key concepts such as existentialism, nihilism, and phenomenology by explaining their place in the continental tradition.

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Critchley, Simon, 1960-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001.
Series:Very short introductions ; 43.
Subjects:
Continental philosophy.
PHILOSOPHY > History & Surveys > Modern.
PHILOSOPHY > History & Surveys > General.
Continental philosophy
Filosofie.
Online Access:Click for online access
Table of Contents:
  • Preliminaries; Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; 1 The Gap between Knowledge and Wisdom; 2 Origins of Continental Philosophy; 3 Spectacles and Eyes to See With; 4 Can Philosophy Change the World?; 5 What is to be Done? How to respond to nihilism; 6 A Case Study in Misunderstanding; 7 Scientism versus Obscurantism; 8 Sapere aude; Appendix: System-Programme; References; Further Reading; Index.

Similar Items