Included in the set are the major faiths, philosophies, legends, mythologies, as well as literature, symbolism, superstition and the supernatural. G87n Brief entries describing philosophers, as well as philosophical ideas and terminology, are included in this work. Most entries include a brief bibliography. B62o This volume is characterized by brief entries explaining philosophical terms in lay man's language. T55r Major changes in philosophy and the history of philosophy since the late nineteenth century are described in this one volume work.
Bibliographies complement most entries.
This biographical dictionary includes entries describing female philosophers born prior to 1920. Bibliographies of works by and about most of the philosophers are included at the end of entries. All quoted material is from the respective source.