Explore the depths of thought with 'Continental Philosophy: An Introduction,' the essential guide for those seeking to understand continental philosophy's rich landscape. Published by John Wiley & Sons in 2010, this BRAND NEW edition, complete with ISBN 9780745645827, spans 376 pages of in-depth analysis and commentary on pivotal thinkers such as Nietzsche, Heidegger, Derrida, and Foucault. This comprehensive textbook is ideal for students and scholars alike, offering a structured approach to complex philosophical ideas.

This updated edition serves as a clear and concise **introduction to continental philosophy**, situating major philosophical movements and figures within the broader context of their influence since the Enlightenment. Delve into topics including modernity, existentialism, and structuralism, while gaining insights into influential critiques from the Frankfurt School and Marxist perspectives.

Additionally, readers will benefit from a thorough discussion on continental philosophy in the new millennium, featuring contemporary thinkers like Giorgio Agamben, Alain Badiou, and Slavoj Žižek. Perfect for courses on **continental philosophy** and related humanities and social sciences programs, this book emerges as a vital resource for understanding influential or emerging ideas in the discipline.

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Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9780745645827
Year: 2010
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons (UK)
Pages: 376


Description:
This book is a fully updated and expanded new edition of An
Introduction to Continental Philosophy, first published in
1996. It provides a clear, concise and readable introduction to
philosophy in the continental tradition. It is a wide-ranging and
reliable guide to the work of such major figures as Nietzsche,
Habermas, Heidegger, Arendt, Sartre, Foucault, Derrida and
?i?ek. At the same time, it situates their thought within
a coherent overall account of the development of continental
philosophy since the Enlightenment.


Individual chapters consider the character of modernity, the
Enlightenment and its continental critics; the ideas of Marxism,
the Frankfurt School and Habermas; hermeneutics and phenomenology;
existentialism; structuralism, post-structuralism and
postmodernism. In addition to the thinkers already mentioned, there
is extended discussion of the ideas of Kant, Hegel, Dilthey,
Husserl, Gadamer, Kierkegaard, de Beauvoir and Lyotard. The new
edition includes an additional, full-length chapter on continental
philosophy in the twenty-first century focusing on Giorgio Agamben,
Alain Badiou and Slavoj ?i?ek.


Continental Philosophy: An Introduction is an invaluable
introductory text for courses on continental philosophy as well as
courses in the humanities and social sciences dealing with major
figures or influential approaches within that tradition.