Modern Philosophy - 20th Century, Modern Philosophy - 19th Century, Existentialism, Phenomenology
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Overview
In this enduring text, renowned philosopher Robert C. Solomon provides students with a detailed introduction to modern existentialism. He reveals how this philosophy not only connects with, but derives from, the thought of traditional philosophers through the works of Nietzsche, Kierkegaard, Husserl, Heidegger, Sartre, and Merleau-Ponty. Thus, existentialism emerges from the school of rational thought as a logical evolution of respected philosophy.Author Biography: Robert C. Solomon is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Texas at Austin. He is author of several best-selling textbooks and numerous monographs.
Editorials
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Reprint of a standard text with a short new preface. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)Milltown Studies
Solomon takes us on an illuminating journey through Western philosophy by his ability to find comparisons between the most seemingly incongruent philosophies.Book Details
Published
April 30, 1992
Publisher
Lanham, Md. : Littlefield Adams, 1985, c1978.
Pages
342
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780822630173