The World's Great Philosophers

The World's Great Philosophers provides an introduction to and overview of some of the most profound and influential thinkers in the history of philosophy. Presents an introduction to and overview of some of the most profound and influential thinkers in the history of philosophy. Contains 40 essays, written by an outstanding international assembly of scholars. Provides cogent and accessible discussion of key philosophers from around the world. Conveys the historical panorama of philosophical thought on the nature of reality, the human condition, and basic human values.

List of Contributors. Preface. 1. Aquinas. (Timothy Renick). 2. Aristotle. (Russell Dancy). 3. Augustine. (Vernon J. Bourke). 4. Berkeley. (Lisa J. Downing). 5. The Buddha. (Peter Harvey). 6. Confucius. (David L. Hall). 7. Derrida. (John C. Coker). 8. Descartes. (Georges Dicker). 9. Dewey. (James Gouinlock). 10. Foucault. (Ladelle Mcwhorter). 11. Frege. (Hans-Johann Glock). 12. Hegel. (Tom Rockmore). 13. Heidegger. (Thomas Sheehan). 14. Hobbes. (David Gauthier). 15. Hume. (James M. Humber). 16. Husserl. (J.N. Mohanty). 17. James. (Michael H. DeArmey). 18. Kant. (G. Felicitas Munzel). 19. Kierkegaard. (George J. Stack). 20. Laozi (Lao Tzu).( Chad Hansen). 21. Leibniz. (Nicholas Jolley). 22. Locke. (E.J. Lowe). 23. Marx. (Allen W. Wood). 24. Mencius. (Kwong-Loi Shun). 25. Mozi (Mo Tzu). (Chad Hansen). 26. Nagarjuna. (Bina Gupta). 27. Nietzsche. (Richard Schacht). 28. Plato. (C.D.C. Reeve). 29. Quine. (Roger F. Gibson). 30. Ramanuja. (Indira Carr). 31. Rorty. (Kai Nielsen). 32. Russell. (Peter Hylton). 33. Sankara. (Brian Carr). 34. Sartre. (William R. Schroeder). 35. Socrates. (John Beversluis). 36. Spinoza. (Genevieve Lloyd). 37. Wittgenstein. (P.M.S. Hacker). 38. Xunzi (Hsün Tzu). (John Knoblock). 39. Zhuangzi (Chuang Tzu). (Chad Hansen). 40. Zhu Xi (Chu Hsi). (Jonathan Herman). Index