Includes information about influences on each philosopher and their main areas of interest. Lists of major and secondary works are provided. This is a thorough dictionary covering all aspects of philosophy including terms and philosophers. This book is extremely useful in tracing the development of ideas about the ethics of war. Bibliographies and index included.
Topics range from philosophy of science to natural rights and aesthetics.
This book covers major eastern philosophers and their works. Each essay includes a bibliography and suggestions for related study. This book does an excellent job of explaining various schools of western philosophical thought and relating them to each other. Extensive bibliographies are included. 1993 Traces and defines the development of major ideas in human thought.