A Dictionary of Philosophy

Comprehensive and up-to-date, this new edition of "A Dictionary of Philosophy" spans 2500 years of philosophical thought, and offers an invaluable reference to the student of philosophy and the general reader alike. It has extensive coverage of modern as well as historical fields, encompassing personalities, terminology and vocabulary. It extends from the classical thinkers, through Aquinas, Descartes, Spinoza and Kant to Russell, Wittgenstein, Husserl, Baudrillard and Derrida. It includes entries by leading figures in their field on environmental ethics, the philosophy of economics, externalism, the concept of God, practical reason and virtue ethics, among many others. Particular attention given to continental philosophy. It has over 2000 entries, with full cross-references.