Twentieth Century Continental Philosophy

by Todd May

This book provides an in-depth overview of 20th century continental philosophy organized to allow the philosophers to speak for themselves. Twentieth Century Continental Philosophy presents comprehensive selections from every major 20th century continental philosopher. This allows reader to immerse themselves in the thought of a specific philosopher, rather than skimming the surface. The book's integrated structure also allows readers to understand the movement from one approach to the next and presents the origins, development, and connections among these ideas. Finally, the book provides a readable historical overview of the themes that appear in 20th century continental philosophy to orient the reader to the important themes and debates in 20th century thought. A valuable book for any reader who wishes a greater understanding of the major trends in 20th century philosophical thought.

Genres: Philosophy

336 pages, Paperback

First published June 20, 1996

About the author

Todd May was born in New York City. He is the author of 18 books of philosophy. He was philosophical advisor to NBC's hit sit-com The Good Place and one of the original contributors to the New York Times philosophy blog The Stone. Todd teaches philosophy at Warren Wilson College.

Reviews

[Sah · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is of course a very good books especially if you are studying Philosophy of Language, anyways this book really helps me a lot, especially Gadamer, Foucault, Irigaray and many other philosophers that i haven't encountered yet, but what can i say, this book reveals how beautiful the philosophers have.

[Matt Marro · Rating 4 out of 5]

A collection of essay on various topic of continental philosophy; provided to me by the eminent Dr. Xunwu Chen of utsa to read in his class "Continental Philosophy." Hard to rate since it is a collection, but generally very informative.