The Future of Philosophy: Towards the Twenty First Century - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0415149282 ISBN 13: 9780415149280

Publisher: Routledge, 1998

Synopsis

Where is philosophy going? Are we entering a post-philosophy millenium? The Future of Philosophy presents the notion of what the future of philosophy is as a crucial concept, since it allows us to speculate not only on the future, but also on the past. Eleven clear and concise essays consider a variety of issues, from ethics to mind,language to feminist thought, postmodernism to religion:

*the future of philosophy
*the history of ancient philosophy
*the history of modern philosophy
*ethics
* political philosophy
*philosophy of the postmodern
*applied philosophy
*feminist philosophy
* philosophy of religion
*philosophy of language
*philosophy of mind
For those curious to explore the intellectual themes of the future, The Future of Philosophy will be a fascinating and insightful read.

About this title

About the Author:

Oliver Leaman is Professor of Philosophy at Liverpool John Moores University. His most recent book is Evil and Suffering in Jewish Philosophy (1995). He is co-editor of the Routledge History of Islamic Philosophy and History of Jewish Philosophy, both published by Routledge (1996).

Review:

"The Future of Philosophy" clearly and succinctly presents philosophy as it is, and on this basis, offers insight into its likely future."
-Daniel Frank, University of Kentucky

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0415149282
• ISBN 13: 9780415149280
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 192
• Editor: Leaman Oliver