The Modern Philosophical Revolution (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521898959)

The Modern Philosophical Revolution breaks new ground by demonstrating the continuity of European philosophy from Kant to Derrida. Much of the literature on European philosophy has emphasized the breaks that have occurred in the course of two centuries of thinking. But as David Walsh argues, such a reading overlooks the extent to which Kant, Hegel, and Schelling were already engaged in the turn toward existence as the only viable mode of philosophizing. Where many similar studies summarize individual thinkers, this book provides a framework for understanding the relationships between them. Walsh thus dispels much of the confusion that assails readers when they are only exposed to the bewildering range of positions taken by the philosophers he examines. His book serves as an indispensable guide to a philosophical tradition that continues to have resonance in the post-modern world.

Author: David Walsh
ISBN-10: 0521898951
ISBN-13: 9780521898959
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 09/08/2008
Pages: 518
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.76lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.10w x 1.40d

Review Citation(s):
Chronicle of Higher Education 11/21/2008 pg. 17
Library Journal 01/15/2009 pg. 94