Newly compiled Modern Western Philosophy

Author: Liu Fangtong
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Publish Date: 2001-12-01
Features: A New Introduction to Modern Western Philosophy makes extensive use of the original foundation of the 1990 revised edition, but the content reviews of various philosophical schools have undergone varying degrees of additions and deletions. Especially, unnecessary critical texts have been significantly compressed, and some new content has been added. The introduction has been completely rewritten. It more concentratedly reflects the basic viewpoints of A New Introduction. "Modern Western Philosophy" is a concept with multiple meanings. Broadly speaking, the content it covers not only can but also should include Marxist philosophy that originated in the West and spread across Western countries. However, due to the fundamental differences between Marxist philosophy and other Western philosophies, and since Marxist philosophy is regarded as the guiding ideology for all endeavors in China and has always been taught as a dominant course in the philosophy curriculum, it is no longer included in the "Modern Western Philosophy" course. This book intends to analyze and introduce modern Western philosophy and Marxist philosophy within the same modern philosophical context, and attempts to offer new interpretations on the relationship between Western modern philosophy, classical philosophy, and Marxist philosophy. However, it does not intend to discuss the specific content of Marxist philosophy in detail. The book makes extensive use of the original foundation of the 1990 revised edition, but the content reviews of various philosophical schools have undergone varying degrees of additions and deletions, especially the unnecessary critical texts have been significantly compressed, and some new content has been added. The introduction has been completely rewritten, more concentratedly reflecting the basic viewpoints of A New Introduction.