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تاريخ الفلسفة في القرن العشرين

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Peut-on écrire une histoire de la philosophie au XXe siècle ? N'est-ce pas trop tôt pour le faire ? Les raisons ne manquent pas de reculer devant un tel projet. La philosophie du XXe siècle est si riche qu'il est difficile de l'embrasser dans sa dimension internationale. Et ce siècle est lui-même difficile à isoler de ceux qui le précèdent.

Il valait pourtant la peine de relever le défi, et de tenter cette expérience inédite, tout au moins sous une forme aussi ambitieuse. En regard de la confusion régnante, il devient d'autant plus urgent de mettre en perspective les débats contemporains. Les philosophes eux-mêmes en ont besoin, le grand public aussi, ainsi que les étudiants. Ce livre n'a pas d'autre ambition que de les y aider, en leur fournissant sous une forme accessible un maximum d'informations.

Bien entendu, il ne s'agit pas d'un simple répertoire, d'une collection de dates, d'auteurs et de doctrines (même si, en fait, on y trouve toutes celles qui ont compté). Quelques grands débats ont dominé le siècle : il importe à la fois d'en préciser les thèmes et d'en ressaisir les enjeux. L'auteur a donc pris ses responsabilités. Il a fait des choix. Il les soumet à la discussion, tout en s'efforçant de les justifier par les arguments les plus objectifs possibles.

340 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1995

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Christian Delacampagne

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Christian Delacampagne a fait ses études de philosophie à Paris (École normale supérieure en 1969 ; agrégation de philosophie en 1972 ; doctorat d'État ès lettres et sciences humaines en 1982).

Après avoir exercé divers métiers dans divers pays (professeur de philosophie en lycée, journaliste, directeur d’Institut ou de Centre culturel français à Barcelone, Madrid, Le Caire, Tel-Aviv et attaché culturel à Boston, il s’est installé aux États-Unis en 1998. Il a été professeur d’Études françaises à Connecticut College, New London (CT) de 1998 à 2000, puis à Tufts University, Medford (MA) de 2000 à 2002 et professeur titulaire (littérature et philosophie françaises du xxe siècle) au Département de Langues et Littératures romanes de l'université Johns Hopkins, à Baltimore (Maryland), de 2001 à 2006 inclus, avant de rentrer en France.

Il a publié une trentaine d’ouvrages, dont plusieurs essais portant sur des questions de philosophie politique. Certains d'entre eux ont été traduits dans diverses langues.

Il est également l’auteur de livres écrits avec des artistes et de plusieurs centaines d’articles. Nombre de ces derniers ont paru dans Le Monde, journal auquel il a collaboré de manière régulière de 1973 à 2004. Il a également collaboré de façon occasionnelle à différents journaux et revues, principalement en France (Les Temps modernes, Critique, Cités, Études, Le Magazine littéraire, Le Nouvel Observateur), mais aussi en Espagne (El Viejo Topo, Quimera, El País, La Vanguardia, Cambio 16) et aux États-Unis (Commentary, Raw Vision, French Politics, Culture & Society, SubStance, MLN).

Il meurt le 20 mai 2007 à Paris des suites d'un cancer.

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181 reviews113 followers
February 16, 2019
Şu ana kadar okuduğum en iyi Felsefe Tarihi kitabı diyebilirim. Belki böyle olmasının sebebi ilgi duyduğum birçok filozof ve felsefe akımının 20. yüzyılda olmasıdır.Felsefeye ilgi duyanlara mutlaka tavsiye ederim.
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58 reviews61 followers
October 19, 2019
Dönemin akımlarının başlıklarına ve biraz da içeriğine dair bir fikriniz var ise; bu içeriği oluşturan sosyo-ekonomik, kültürel, coğrafi, ilişkisel, psikolojik, siyasi etkileşimi anlamlandırmak açısından çok faydalı bir kaynak. Akıp gidiyor olması da cabası..
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April 4, 2018
Bana okumam gereken ne kadar çok kitap olduğunu hatırlatan bir çalışma oldu.
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May 12, 2008
Although there is a serious absence of feminist and LGBT perspectives (which seems like a glaring oversight for a book purporting to be an overview of twentieth century philosophy), Delacampagne's book offers a readable introduction to the course of twentieth century philosophy.
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June 1, 2025
A history of philosophy written in the shadow of political events. Or is the philosophy itself all about it? 20th century philosophy is a bit of history of replacing the question of how to reach the truth, is reality really possible or whether everything is relative. It's a nice compilation written with an interesting perspective, but it does not concern about completeness and impartiality.
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March 17, 2012
This book was very difficult for me. There were lots of references to historical movements that I didn't have enough context of to fully appreciate. I was always terrible at history, so it is likely many people will have not have this problem. I only mention it a cautionary note for those that are in

That being said, the book is an odyssey through the thought of culture as it attempts to discern its meaning as rationalization sees its logical conclusion in not one but two World Wars. This, complemented with Bertrand Russell's "A History Of Western Philosophy" provide a rich window into the history of thought.
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114 reviews25 followers
October 2, 2020
من افضل الكتب التي تناولت الفلسفة في القرن العشرين بالنسبة لي
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28 reviews2 followers
October 24, 2020
Genel olarak tarihi ve felsefi bir yaklaşımda gerçekten çok iyi bir çalışma olduğuna emin olabilirsiniz. 20.Yy felsefesini, Delacampagne dönem içerisindeki tarihsel olaylar ile bağdaştırarak irdeliyor. Bir ideolojik perspektifin göreliliğinden kopamadığını kendisi de belirtse de bu perspektifin eleştirileri önemli noktalara değiniyor ve temellerini sağlam tutuyor. İnanılmaz ve mutlaka okunması gereken bir kitap olarak felsefe tarihi okumaları içerisinde yerini alması gerekli.
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141 reviews4 followers
June 19, 2024
this does an at best middling job of explaining the thinkers and movements it tackles and leaves the reader more confused than they entered.

heidegger, derrida, lacan, and the like can use dense, obscurantist prose all they want. one summarizing their work should not.
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July 20, 2021
A very good read. The book gives another perspective on the century's philosophy one would not get otherwise in many books about history 9f philosophy the 20th century.
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48 reviews1 follower
May 23, 2024
Los libros de lectura obligatoria nunca son atractivos, y menos si en pleno mes de mayo pretendes comprender, aunque sea a grandes rasgos, el pensamiento posmoderno
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