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An Introduction to Modern European Philosophy

Palgrave Macmillan
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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
  2. Instead of an Introduction

    • Graham White
    Pages 1-3
  3. Reflections on the Present Conflict

    • Graham White
    Pages 4-17
  4. G.W.F. Hegel

    • Robert Stern
    Pages 18-37
  5. Arthur Schopenhauer

    • Jenny Teichman
    Pages 38-48
  6. Søren Kierkegaard

    • Robert Stern
    Pages 49-61
  7. Karl Marx

    • Gill Howie
    Pages 62-75
  8. Friedrich Nietzsche

    • Jenny Teichman
    Pages 76-90
  9. Edmund Husserl

    • Graham White
    Pages 91-104
  10. Martin Heidegger

    • Graham White
    Pages 105-119
  11. Jean-Paul Sartre

    • Jenny Teichman
    Pages 120-131
  12. Simone de Beauvoir

    • Gill Howie
    Pages 132-144
  13. Jürgen Habermas

    • Nicholas Davey
    Pages 145-161
  14. Michel Foucault

    • Simon Christmas
    Pages 162-174
  15. 1968 and After

    • Sadie Plant
    Pages 175-191
  16. Back Matter

    Pages 192-199

About this book

An Introduction to Modern European Philosophy contains scholarly but accessible essays by seven British academics on Hegel, Schopenhauer, Kierkegaard, Marx, Nietzsche, Husserl, Heidegger, Sartre, Simone de Beauvoir, Habermas, Foucault, and the 'Events' of 1968. Written for English-speaking readers, it describes the varied traditions within 19th and 20th century European philosophy, reflecting the dynamism and plurality within the European tradition and presenting opposing points of view. It deals with both French and German philosophers, plus Kierkegaard, and is not confined to any one school of thought. It has been purged of jargon but contains a glossary of important technical terms. There is a bibliography of further reading, suitable for students, at the end of each chapter.

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Cambridge, UK

    Jenny Teichman

  • Internationale Akademie für Philosophie, Liechtenstein

    Graham White

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