Modern European Continental Philosophy - A History of Western Philosophy (Volume 7) (Hardcover,) (Academic Edition)

Author: Xie Dikun
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Publish Date: 2005-12-01
Features: Philosophy is the embodiment of the spirit of the times. If the rationalist philosophy, which was pioneered by Descartes and developed by Spinoza, Leibniz, Kant, and ultimately reached its peak with Hegel, dominated the European philosophical stage from the 17th century to the mid-19th century, reflecting the ideals and spirit of the bourgeoisie in the ascending and developing stage of that period, then the various and complex philosophical thoughts that emerged on the European continent thereafter are equally the reflections of the modern and contemporary political, economic, and social conditions of Europe in the realm of thought! "Modern European Continental Philosophy" refers to the contemporary philosophy of the European continent since the mid-19th century, tracing back to the will philosophy of Schopenhauer and Nietzsche after Hegel, and extending to the current postmodern philosophy. In terms of time, this volume is specifically focused on modern and contemporary philosophy—even the most distant Schopenhauer philosophy is no more than a hundred years away from us.