The Cambridge Dictionary of Philosophy

The Cambridge Dictionary of Philosophy

The Cambridge Dictionary of Philosophy
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Editor: Robert Audi
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1999-09-01
ISBN: 0521637228
Number of pages: 1039
Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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Book Review: Wonderful resource for students and laypersons
Summary: 5 Stars

This is easily the most used book in my collection. I mostly use it as a reference when reading philosophical texts, but I also enjoy it on its own. I am extremely curious, and the helpful cross references allow me to follow my thoughts wherever they take me. The entries on logic can be quite opaque for those not already trained in symbolic logic, but the rest are accessible to the educated layperson. Entries on specific philosophers are well organized and masterfully summarize biography and theory. If you are trying to immerse yourself in philosophy or contemporary social theory, this book will be of immense help.

Summary of The Cambridge Dictionary of Philosophy

Widely acclaimed as the most authoritative and accessible one-volume dictionary available in English (and now with translations into Chinese, Korean, Russian, Italian, and Spanish underway) this second edition offers an even richer, more comprehensive, and more up-to-date survey of ideas and thinkers written by an international team of 436 contributors. Includes the most comprehensive entries on major philosophers, 400 new entries including over 50 on preeminent contemporary philosophers, extensive coverage of rapidly developing fields such as the philosophy of mind and applied ethics, more entries on non-Western philosophy than any comparable volume, and increased coverage of Continental philosophy.

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