Continental Philosophy

From Immanuel Kant to Postmodernism, this volume provides an unparalleled student resource: a wide-ranging collection of the essential works of more than 50 seminal thinkers in modern European philosophy. Areas covered include Kant and German Idealism, Existentialism, Phenomenology, Hermeneutics, Marxism and the Frankfurt School, Structuralism, Psychoanalysis, Feminism, Deconstruction, and Postmodernism. Each section begins with a concise and helpful introduction, and all the texts have been selected for accessibility as well as significance, making the volume ideal for introductory and advanced levels in philosophy, cultural studies, literary theory, and the history of modern thought.

Introduction 1 Part I: The Age of the Systems: Kant and German Idealism 5 Part II: Subjectivity in Question: Existentialism, Phenomenology, and Hermeneutics 57 Part III: Political Thought: Marxism and Critical Theory 203 Part VI: Structuralism and Psychoanalysis 295 Part V: Deconstruction, Feminism, and Postmodernism 339 Index 453