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Paul Livingston - The Problems of Contemporary Philosophy: A Critical Guide for the Unaffiliated - 9780745670294 - V9780745670294
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The Problems of Contemporary Philosophy: A Critical Guide for the Unaffiliated

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Description for The Problems of Contemporary Philosophy: A Critical Guide for the Unaffiliated Hardcover. This accessible new book provides a clear and wide-ranging introduction to the defining problems of contemporary philosophy. Its unique feature is to focus on problems that cut across the established divide between analytic and continental philosophical traditions. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 472.

This accessible new book provides a clear and wide-ranging introduction to the defining problems of contemporary philosophy. Its unique feature is to focus on problems that cut across the established divide between �analytic� and �continental� philosophical traditions. Instead of segregating the two traditions, as is usually done, the authors offer a critical orientation and guide for readers who are not exclusively affiliated with either approach and who want to understand the increasingly shared questions philosophers are asking and addressing today.

Each chapter starts with a fundamental overarching question: (1) What and how can we know? (2) What is the ... Read more

The Problems of Contemporary Philosophy provides newcomers and seasoned philosophers alike with an entertaining, engaging, and far-reaching portrait of today�s philosophical landscape. It is an exemplary instance of thinking across and beyond the analytic/continental divide.

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Polity
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745670294
SKU
V9780745670294
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1

About Paul Livingston
Paul M. Livingston is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of New Mexico. He has published widely on the history of twentieth century philosophy, philosophy of language, philosophy of mind and phenomenology. He is the author of three previous books, most recently The Politics of Logic (Routledge, 2011). Andrew Cutrofello is Professor of Philosophy at Loyola ... Read more

Reviews for The Problems of Contemporary Philosophy: A Critical Guide for the Unaffiliated
"This unique book is a breath of fresh air. The authors manage to introduce many central philosophical questions while also reflecting on how these questions manifest themselves in the analytic and continental traditions. In doing this, they manage to give a philosophically intelligible account not only of the important philosophical differences between analytic and continental approaches, and also of how ... Read more

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