The World's Great Philosophers - Google Books Search Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More » Sign in Books Try the new Google Books Check out the new look and enjoy easier access to your favorite features Try it now No thanks Try the new Google Books Try the new Google Books My library Help Advanced Book Search Buy eBook - $41.00 Get this book in print Wiley.com Amazon.com Barnes&Noble.com Books-A-Million IndieBound Find in a library All sellers » The World's Great Philosophers Robert L. Arrington John Wiley & Sons, Apr 15, 2008 - Philosophy - 384 pages 0 Reviews The World's Great Philosophers provides an introduction to and overview of some of the most profound and influential thinkers in the history of philosophy. Presents an introduction to and overview of some of the most profound and influential thinkers in the history of philosophy. Contains 40 essays, written by an outstanding international assembly of scholars. Provides cogent and accessible discussion of key philosophers from around the world. Conveys the historical panorama of philosophical thought on the nature of reality, the human condition, and basic human values.   Preview this book » What people are saying - Write a review We haven't found any reviews in the usual places. Selected pages Title Page Table of Contents Index References Contents 1 Aquinas 1 2 Aristotle 9 3 Augustine 23 4 Berkeley 30 5 The Buddha 37 6 Confucius 46 7 Derrida 53 8 Descartes 59 22 Locke 195 23 Marx 203 24 Mencius 211 25 Mozi Mo Tzu 217 26 Na ga rjuna 223 27 Nietzsche 229 28 Plato 240 29 Quine 253 More 9 Dewey 69 10 Foucault 77 11 Frege 82 12 Hegel 92 13 Heidegger 105 14 Hobbes 118 15 Hume 126 16 Husserl 138 17 James 148 18 Kant 158 19 Kierkegaard 173 20 Laozi Lao Tzu 179 21 Leibniz 187 30 Ra ma nuja 261 31 Rorty 267 32 Russell 272 33 S an kara 280 34 Sartre 291 35 Socrates 302 36 Spinoza 309 37 Wittgenstein 316 38 Xunzi Hsün Tzu 333 39 Zhuangzi Chuang Tzu 341 40 Zhu Xi Chu Hsi 351 Index 357 Copyright Less Other editions - View all The World's Great Philosophers Robert L. Arrington No preview available - 2003 The World's Great Philosophers Robert L. Arrington No preview available - 2008 Common terms and phrases analysis analytic analytic philosophy Aquinas argues argument Aristotle Aristotle’s Augustine belief Berkeley Bibliography Writings Brahman Cambridge causal Chinese claim concept concern Confucian Confucius consciousness critical Critique Descartes Descartes’s dialogues distinction doctrine dukkha empiricism entities epistemology essays ethical evil existence experience expression Foucault Frege Further reading God’s Hegel Heidegger Heidegger’s Hobbes Hume Hume’s Husserl idea ideal individual interpretation Kant Kant’s Kierkegaard knowledge language Laozi Leibniz Locke’s logic London Marx Marx’s mathematics meaning Mencius metaphysics mind Mohists moral Mozi Na¯ga¯rjuna Nietzsche noema objects one’s Oxford perception person Phenomenology philosophy physical Plato political possible pragmatic Princeton principle problem propositions Quine Ra¯ma¯nuja reality reason relations religious Russell Russell’s S´an.kara Sartre sense social Socrates soul Spinoza substance theory things thinking thought tion Tractatus tradition trans Treatise true truth understanding University Press virtue volumes words Xunzi York Zhu Xi Zhuangzi About the author (2008) Robert L. Arrington is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at Georgia State University. He is author of Rationalism, Realism, and Relativism (1989) and Western Ethics (Blackwell, 1997). He is editor of A Companion to the Philosophers (Blackwell, 1999) and co-editor of three volumes of essays on the philosophy of Wittgenstein. Bibliographic information Title The World's Great Philosophers Editor Robert L. Arrington Publisher John Wiley & Sons, 2008 ISBN 0470692952, 9780470692950 Length 384 pages Subjects Philosophy  › History & Surveys  › General Philosophy / General Philosophy / History & Surveys / General     Export Citation BiBTeX EndNote RefMan About Google Books - Privacy Policy - Terms of Service - Information for Publishers - Report an issue - Help - Google Home