History of Western Philosophy (Academic Edition, Volume 1 and 2)

Author: Ye Xiushan, Wang Shuren (General Editors)
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Publication Date: 2005-12-01
Features: Philosophy is the embodiment of the spirit of the times. If it can be said that the rationalist philosophy, pioneered by Descartes and developed through Spinoza, Leibniz, Kant, and culminating in Hegel, dominated the European philosophical stage from the 17th century to the first half of the 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 from the will philosophy of Schopenhauer and Nietzsche after Hegel to the postmodern philosophy occurring today. In terms of time, this volume is specifically devoted to modern and contemporary philosophy—even the most distant Schopenhauer philosophy is no more than a hundred years away from us.