The Cambridge History of Eighteenth-Century Philosophy
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- Author: Knud Haakonssen, University Of Erfurt
- Date Published: November 2011
- availability: Temporarily unavailable - available from October 2024
- format: Multiple copy pack
- isbn: 9780521280884
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More than thirty eminent scholars from nine different countries have contributed to The Cambridge History of Eighteenth-Century Philosophy - the most comprehensive and up-to-date history of the subject available in English. For the eighteenth century the dominant concept in philosophy was human nature and so it is around this concept that the work is centered. This allows the contributors to offer both detailed explorations of the epistemological, metaphysical and ethical themes that continue to stand at the forefront of philosophy, and to voice a critical attitude to the historiography behind this emphasis in philosophical thought. At the same time there is due sensitivity to historical context with particular emphasis on the connections between philosophy, science, and theology. This judiciously balanced, systematic, and comprehensive account of the whole of Western philosophy in the period will be an invaluable resource for philosophers, intellectual historians, theologians, political theorists, historians of science and literary scholars.
Read more- Only comprehensive and up-to-date history of the subject available in English
- Subjects are treated by topic, enabling a nuanced picture of the period
- Leading contributors from nine different countries
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"Highly recommended for university collections."
Library JournalSee more reviews"The volumes feature excellent indexical materials, especially a lengthy bio-bibliography, which includes biographical information and lists of major works of all the thinkers discussed in the essays. This feature alone makes the set valuable to any discipline touching on eighteenth-century intellectual endeavors. The contributors also uniformly write for a broader audience than philosophers alone; the essays on philosophy of language and normativity, among the most difficult philosophical topics covered, are accessible to nonspecialists." -- American Reference Books Annual
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- Date Published: November 2011
- format: Multiple copy pack
- isbn: 9780521280884
- length: 1424 pages
- dimensions: 228 x 153 x 62 mm
- weight: 1.92kg
- availability: Temporarily unavailable - available from October 2024
Table of Contents
Part I. The Concept of Eighteenth-Century Philosophy:
1. The history of eighteenth-century philosophy: history or philosophy? Knud Haakonssen
2. Concepts of philosophy Werner Schneiders
3. Schools and movements Carl Henrik Koch
4. The institutionalisation of philosophy in continental Europe T. J. Hochstrasser
5. The curriculum in Britain, Ireland and the colonies M. A. Stewart
6. Informal networks Ann Thomson
Part II. The Science of Human Nature:
7. Philosophical methods Reinhard Brandt
8. Human nature Aaron Garrett
9. Perception and ideas, judgment Kenneth Winkler
10. Self-consciousness and personal identity Udo Thiel
11. Reason Michel Malherbe
12. Substances and modes, space and time Heiner F. Klemme
13. Causality Heiner F. Klemme
14. Knowledge and belief Manfred Kuehn
15. Scepticism Richard H. Popkin
16. Philosophy of language Hans Aarsleff
17. Rhetoric Peter France
18. Aesthetics Rudolf A. Makkreel
19. The active powers Jerome B. Schneewind
20. Education Geraint Parry
Part III. Philosophy and Theology:
21. Natural and revealed religion B. A. Gerrish
22. Revealed religion: the continental European debate Maria Rosa Antognazza
23. Revealed religion: the British debate M. A. Stewart
24. Arguments for the existence of God: the British debate M. A. Stewart
25. Arguments for the existence of God: the continental European debate Maria Rosa Antognazza
26. The problem of theodicy Luca Fonnesu
27. Religion and society Simone Zurbuchen
Part IV. Natural Philosophy:
28. Artifice and the natural world: mathematics, logic, technology James Franklin
29. The study of nature John Gascoigne
30. Natural philosophy Pierre Kerszberg
31. Natural history Phillip R. Sloan
Part V. Moral Philosophy:
32. The foundations of morality David Fate Norton and Manfred Kuehn
33. Norm and normativity Stephen Darwall
34. Politics W. Kersting
35. Social sciences Robert Brown
36. Philosophical reflection on history Dario Perinetti.
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