What do philosophers mean by 'absolute' and 'akrasia'? What are 'Polish notation' and 'prime matter'? What contributions to human thought were made by Plato, Machiavelli, Kant and Derrida? This dictionary answers these and other questions.
Omschrijving
'A definitive work...explains clearly and succinctly concepts and theories at the heart of European and American philosophy.' - Brenda Almond
What do philosophers mean by 'absolute' and 'akrasia'? What are 'Polish notation' and 'prime matter'? What contributions to human thought were made by Plato, Machiavelli, Kant and Derrida? These questions and many more are answered by this illuminating dictionary, which draws on contributions from over 100 leading philosophers.
Productspecificaties
- Auteur: Thomas Mautner
- Uitgever: Penguin Books Ltd
- Bindwijze: B-format paperback
- Verschijningsdatum: 2005-07-28
- Aantal pagina's: 688
- ISBN: 9780141018409
- Thema: Philosophy
- BISAC: PHILOSOPHY / Reference
Over de auteur
Thomas Mautner is Visiting Fellow in the School of Humanities at the Australian National University, He has published papers in academic journals and has lectured widely on 17th and 18th century philosophy, moral and political thought and national rights.