Evaluation of Modern Western Philosophy

Author: Xue Wenhua
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Publish Date: 2004-03-01
Features: This book is designed as a textbook for Contemporary Western Philosophy Trends courses offered in political education departments and related liberal arts majors at higher normal universities across the country. Employing the perspectives of dialectical materialism and historical materialism, it provides a scientific and objective introduction to major Western philosophical schools since the 1930s. The book covers 16 philosophical schools, elaborating on their general overviews, theoretical origins, system characteristics, the fundamental views of their key figures, as well as the development trends and directions of each school. It gives specific and full affirmation to the new perspectives, approaches, and research methodologies adopted by modern Western philosophical schools, along with the theoretical achievements they have produced. At the same time, it offers a relatively profound analysis of the partiality and theoretical fallacies brought about by Western philosophical schools reflecting the times in a negative form. The book features a relatively complete system, novel viewpoints, and in-depth theoretical analysis, making it suitable as a textbook for liberal arts majors in comprehensive universities, as well as for students in party schools and administrative management academies.