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Modern French Philosophy
Vincent Descombes
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Description for Modern French Philosophy
paperback. A critical introduction to modern French philosoophy, from one of the liveliest contemporary practitioners. Translator(s): Scott-Fox, L.; Harding, J. M. Num Pages: 208 pages, index. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 217 x 13. Weight in Grams: 27. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
This is a critical introduction to modern French philosophy, commissioned from one of the liveliest contemporary practitioners and intended for an English-speaking readership. The dominant 'Anglo-Saxon' reaction to philosophical development in France has for some decades been one of suspicion, occasionally tempered by curiosity but more often hardening into dismissive rejection. But there are signs now of a more sympathetic interest and an increasing readiness to admit and explore shared concerns, even if these are still expressed in a very different idiom and intellectual context. Vincent Descombes offers here a personal guide to the main movements and figures of the ... Read more
This is a critical introduction to modern French philosophy, commissioned from one of the liveliest contemporary practitioners and intended for an English-speaking readership. The dominant 'Anglo-Saxon' reaction to philosophical development in France has for some decades been one of suspicion, occasionally tempered by curiosity but more often hardening into dismissive rejection. But there are signs now of a more sympathetic interest and an increasing readiness to admit and explore shared concerns, even if these are still expressed in a very different idiom and intellectual context. Vincent Descombes offers here a personal guide to the main movements and figures of the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1981
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521296724
SKU
KTS0035941
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