| Description |
xi, 169 pages ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
1. Still philosophy? -- 2. Philosophy in and out of Europe The European sources of recent Anglo-American philosophy -- 3. Philosophy in and out of Europe The reception of continental philosophy in America -- 4. A note on the philosophy of Heidegger: confessions of a young positivist -- 5. Authenticity: an existential virtue -- 6. Heidegger: philosopher and prophet -- 7. The German existentialists -- 8. Karl Jaspers: a philosopher of humanity -- 9. The aesthetic dialogue of Sartre and Merleau-Ponty -- 10. The career of action and passion in Sartre's philosophical thought -- 11. The true teachers of mankind -- 12. Life, death, and language: some thoughts on Wittgenstein and Derrida -- 13. Appendix: Hobbes and the modern mind |
| Analysis |
European philosophy |
| Notes |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Philosophy, Modern -- 20th century.
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| LC no. |
75027924 |
| ISBN |
0520031210 |
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