20th Century Philosophy -- A Series of Translations of 20th Century Western Philosophy

Author: (British) Ayrer
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Publication Date: 2005-09-01
Features: Following Russell's A History of Western Philosophy, this is another philosophical history written by a renowned philosopher. The book takes a problem-oriented approach, comprehensively and deeply examines and evaluates the views and debates of various Western philosophical schools in the 20th century along the historical left by Russell, and appropriately integrates the author's own perspectives. Philosophy in the Twentieth Century, published in 1982, is a significant work by Ayrer. The author intended to make this book a sequel to Bertrand Russell's A History of Western Philosophy. Most of the book narrates the two major contemporary Western philosophical schools closely related to Ayrer. The first is the analytic philosophy movement, including various philosophers such as Moore, Wittgenstein, Russell, Carnap, Reid, Austin, Davidson, Putnam, Armstrong, Strawson, and Dummett. In fact, these two major schools are often difficult to completely separate in many philosophers. The chapters dedicated to these two schools account for over 80% of the book. Therefore, the value of this book lies primarily in its introduction and analysis of the above two schools of thought. At the same time, the author's analysis of some major issues debated in the history of Western philosophy in this book, as well as his views on the progress of 20th-century philosophy, offer a broad perspective and a certain theoretical depth, making it worth reading for every philosopher, especially those engaged in Western philosophy research.