The Cambridge Dictionary of Philosophy

by Robert Audi (Editor)

This is the leading, full-scale comprehensive dictionary of philosophical terms and thinkers to appear in English in more than half a century. Written by a team of more than 550 experts and now widely translated, it contains approximately 5,000 entries ranging from short definitions to longer articles. It is designed to facilitate the understanding of philosophy at all levels and in all fields. Key features of this third edition include: • 500 new entries covering Eastern as well as Western philosophy, and covering individual countries such as China, France, Germany, Italy, and Spain • Increased coverage of such growing fields as ethics and philosophy of mind • More than 100 new intellectual portraits of leading contemporary thinkers • Wider coverage of Continental philosophy • Dozens of new technical concepts in cognitive science and other areas • Enhanced cross-referencing to add context and increase understanding • Expansions in both text and index to facilitate research and browsing

Genres: Philosophy, Reference, Nonfiction, History, Dictionaries, Textbooks, Theology

1207 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1995

Reviews

[Adriana Scarpin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Não tem como estudar filosofia e não estar bem equipada com dicionários mil, nem estou falando do meu big Houaiss e sim dicionários específicos de filosofia, mais ainda dicionários que abordam o autor alvo do estudo em que os verbetes estão direcionados especificamente para tal linha de pensamento. Não leria Lacan, Deleuze, Sartre sem seus vocabulários específicos, por exemplo.
Mas é fundamental ter também um dicionário de filosofia em geral como esse de Cambridge, tenho outros dicionários em e-book, mas gosto desse Cambridge porque ele abrange também os pós modernos que é na realidade o que mais estudo.

[Pamela Tucker · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great reference book for the Philosopher, in that it has a really good comprehensive entries on major philosophers.

Everyone should have good reference books.

It is concise, well written, and easy to comprehend.

[Steven R. Kraaijeveld · Rating 5 out of 5]

I find myself reaching for this one quite often; its entries hit that sweet spot between being too brief to be informative and too lengthy to be able to read while under pressure (which, in academia, is a given).

[Sadia Mansoor · Rating 4 out of 5]

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[Todd Hansink · Rating 5 out of 5]

Learning the history of philosophy takes a long time and is a lot like learning a foreign language. It is a long term task to try to learn the who? what? and when? of philosophy. I didn't read this book from front to back, but in a somewhat random order while always trying to comprehend the whole book at once."

[William · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's a good resource for reminding yourself the general thoughts of different philosophers and schools of thought. Great for beginning students of philosophy as it explains terms which are commonly happened upon in texts.

[Rob · Rating 5 out of 5]

very handy, detailed, scholarly, up-to-date, essential reference work for philosophers and theologians

[Matko · Rating 5 out of 5]

Best philosophical reference in print.

[John · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolutely the best research on technical philosophy currently in print.

[David Goetz · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent summaries of philosophers, schools, etc. Non-western philosophical traditions are included, which is nice. Binding isn't the best.

[David · Rating 5 out of 5]

Currently "reading" second edition, would buy latest edition in thick hardback. One of three books you should take with you to a desert isle; an eternal source of ponder.
You bored? Open up a random page and read.

[Colin · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this reference book. I like it much more than the Oxford counterpart. Anytime I have a philosophical question or want to understand a certain thinker, I pick it up.

[Veach Glines · Rating 4 out of 5]

Having perused this for many months, reading parts which lead me to read more, and more - this is the quickest way to learn about the vast range of past philosophers, different types and sub-types of philosophy, and quickly re-read aspects that did not sink in the first few times I read them. On my shelf to read for the rest of my life - will never be finished.

[Ginny · Rating 4 out of 5]

I would call this an encyclopedia not a dictionary. I picked it up at a used book store as a companion to all these Greek philosophies I’ve been reading of late. Especially with Diogenes’ Lives of the Eminent Philosophers, which was full of rumors, I wanted some guide post to understand what really was going on. I found this a very useful tool. There is a lot of biographical information - which was what I really wanted, and medium detailed explanations of various philosophical schools and movements.
I am marking the book as “read’ because I went through quite a bit, and I’m going to put it aside now, and pick up again as my go to resource for philosophy background/context.

[Jonathan]

Should be made into a hardcover

[Jeffrey · Rating 3 out of 5]

"Read" is not so true, use as a reference is better. Great resource.

[Felipe Romero · Rating 4 out of 5]

Está muy bueno, acompaña en la lectura de obras filosóficas. No me atrevo a decir que es el mejor ni tampoco que es el más completo, pero, de lo que encontré, es lo más cercano a eso.

[Charles Theiner · Rating 3 out of 5]

I mean. It's a dictionary. Wasn't exhilarating or anything.

[Ruadhan Kinneavy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Essential aid for employing half-understood concepts in undergrad essays while typing in the dark hours of the morning.

[Henrik Haapala · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a large comprehensive dictionary of philosophy that I own, can’t find at the moment

[Paul · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent resource.