One Hundred Twentieth-Century Philosophers

by Stuart C. Brown (Editor), Diané Collinson (Editor), Robert Wilkinson (Editor)

One Hundred Twentieth-Century Philosophers offers biographical information and critical analysis of the life, work and impact of some of the most significant figures in philosophy this century.
Taken from the acclaimed Biographical Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Philosophers , the 100 entries are alphabetically organised, from Adorno to Zhang Binglin, and cover individuals from both continental and analytic philosophy.
The entries have an identical four-part structure making it easy to compare and contrast information,

* biographical details
* a bibliography of major works
* a listing of relevant secondary and critical literature
* an appraisal of the philosopher's thoughts and achievements.
A separate glossary provides an introduction to the origins, development and main features of major philosophical schools and movements and offers select bibliographies to guide the reader to further research.

Genres: Philosophy

252 pages, Paperback

First published March 19, 1998

Reviews

[Daniel Clemence]

A reasonably useful reference book on the philosophers of the 20th century. The book has an eclectic mix of entries, from Louise Althusser to Wittgenstein. The more unusual entries such as for Josiah Royce, who mixed idealism Christianity with a study of community influence of Christianity on people, which is something I thought of reading more of. There are some unusual choices such as Mao Zedong and Vladimir Lenin, which I am question as particularly balanced. The reason I don't necessarily find it entirely balanced is because Libertarian and Nationalist philosophers are ignored. Ayn Rand, who I vehemently dislike is not mentioned and yet her works in the USA at least have had a significant cultural impact and is worthy of at least an entry. There are better philosophy reference books such as the Concise Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy. But it gives a good snapshot of the diversity of 20th century philosophy.