ABOUT THE BOOK
With more than 2400 entries on
philosophers and basic fields of philosophy, this is the standard
philosophy reference, indispensable to most scholars and a great
resource for anyone who would like to familiarize themselves with
the great thinkers.
The book offers a comprehensive and
updated presentation of all the major thinkers of Western
Philosophy ranging from ancient philosophers like Socrates and
Plato to modern day thinkers like Kierkegaard and Sartre. It also
brings the reader all the way up to the present, with insights into
21st-century philosophical thought.
All philosophical terms and
fundamentals are thoroughly explained in relation to their
historical and theoretical context.
THE AUTHOR (ed.)
Poul Lübcke (b. 1951) is associate
professor at the Department of Philosophy (MEF ), University of
Copenhagen. He has studied philosophy in Copenhagen, Freiburg,
Heidelberg and Leuven and is author of numerous articles and books
on philosophy and metaphysics.
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