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A Brief History of 20th Century Western Philosophy
Sinopsis :
During the 20th century, our understanding of the world was
transformed thanks to the likes of relativity, quantum physics,
molecular biology, chaos theory and computer science.
Likewise, our comprehension of ourselves developed
dramatically courtesy of theories such as behaviourism,
structuralism and cognitive science.The history of Western
philosophy in the 20th century broadly reflects all of this
change and diversity, but at an abstract level. Part of its story
is of the contrast between two conflicting traditions: the
analytic and the continental. In the analytic tradition, there are
thinkers such as Russell, Quine and Davidson, who, among
other things, aim to show how semantic meaning fits into the
scientifically conceived physical world. This often goes hand in
hand with the idea that social progress must be in part
scientific. However, within this analytic branch, there are
several counter-narratives, such as the work of the pragmatists

and the ordinary language philosophers, who resist the idea
that language must conform to an idealized scientific picture,
and who often point towards a conception of social progress
that is not scientific.In sharp contrast, much continental
thought tries to characterise the human condition through
descriptions of experience as such in ways that are prescientific.
This applies especially to thinkers in the
phenomenological and existentialist traditions, such as
Husserl, Heidegger and Sartre. Branching out from this,
hermeneutics examines the art of interpreting texts, especially
with regard to the historical and linguistic assumptions that
make interpretation possible. Poststructuralism constitutes
largely a rejection of these traditions that emphasizes the
shifting relations between signifiers within a whole system and
which defies all attempts to seek absolutes beyond those
relations.In this illuminating overview, Professor Garrett
Thomson surveys the field, considering the work and influence
of 29 major thinkers representing logical atomism and logical
positivism (including Russell and Wittgenstein), analytic
philosophy (including Quine, Davidson, Rawls),
phenomenology and existentialism (including Husserl,
Heidegger, Sartre), hermeneutics (including Gadamer and
Habermas) and post-structuralism (including Foucault, Derrida
and Deleuze). Also examined are some recent thinkers
including Richard Rorty and Charles Taylor. The field is clearly
presented with a short biography of the major figures followed
by their thoughts and views. With over 20 books to his credit,
Professor Thomson is an experienced presenter of his subject,
conveying his knowledge expertly while injecting his personal
enthusiasm for the challenges of 20th century Western
philosophy. The text is read with clarity by James
Gillies.PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the
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