Modern philosophy
Subtitle: from 1500 CE to the present
By: edited by Brian Duignan
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: The history of philosophy
Publisher: Britannica Educational Pub.
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 223
ISBN-13: 9781615302451
Subjects: History & Surveys; PHILOSOPHY; Modern; Modern Philosophy; General
Description: Concerned more with rationality, human nature, and human interaction with society and the world than the theological questions of the Middle Ages, contemporary philosophy has advanced study of the limits of the human mind. This insightful volume traces the evolution of present-day Western philosophy and the diverging methods of inquiry that continue to inform a wide range of disciplines.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 216-217) and index.

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Table of contents: title: BOOK COVER; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER 1 PHILOSOPHY IN THE RENAISSANCE; CHAPTER 2 EARLY MODERN PHILOSOPHY; CHAPTER 3 PHILOSOPHY IN THE ENLIGHTENMENT; CHAPTER 4 THE 19TH CENTURY; CHAPTER 5 CONTEMPORARY PHILOSOPHY; GLOSSARY; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX; BACK COVER;