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Continental Philosophy: a Very Short Introduction

Continental Philosophy: a Very Short Introduction( )
Author: Critchley, Simon
Series title:Very Short Introductions Ser.
ISBN:978-0-19-285359-2
Publication Date:Jun 2001
Publisher:Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $12.99
Book Description:

Simon Critchley's Very Short Introduction shows that Continental philosophy encompasses a distinct set of philosophical traditions and practices, with a compelling range of problems all too often ignored by the analytic tradition. He discusses the ideas and approaches of philosophers such as Kant, Hegel, Nietzsche, Husserl, Heidegger, Sartre, Habermas, Foucault, and Derrida, and introduces key concepts such as existentialism, nihilism, and phenomenology byexplaining their place in the...
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Book Details
Pages:176
Detailed Subjects: Philosophy / History & Surveys / Modern
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):4.368 x 6.981 x 0.429 Inches
Book Weight:0.334 Pounds
Author Biography
Critchley, Simon (Author)
English philosopher Simon Critchley was born on February 27, 1960. He earned his BA (1985) and PhD (1988) from the University of Essex in England. Critchley received his M.Phil. from France's University of Nice in 1987.

Critchley has held university fellow, lecturer, reader, and professor positions and was the Director of the Centre for Theoretical Studies at the University of Essex. Additionally, Critchley was President of the British Society for Phenomenology from 1994-1999, he held a Humboldt Research Fellowship in Philosophy at the University of Frankfurt, and was Programme Director of the Collège International de Philosophie. Since 2004 Critchley has taught philosophy at the New School for Social Research in New York.

Critchley's publications include "The Ethics of Deconstruction: Derrida and Levinas," the collection of essays "Ethics-Politics-Subjectivity," "Continental Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction," "On Humour," "Things Merely Are," "Infinitely Demanding," and the New York Times bestseller "The Book of Dead Philosophers".

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