Bücher der Reihe Cambridge Companions to Philosophy

The Cambridge Companion to Hobbes's 'Leviathan' makes a new departure in Hobbes scholarship, addressing a philosopher whose major works, including Leviathan, were published in Latin on the Continent, and whose impact was as great on Continental European theories of state and legal systems as it was at home.

This Companion provides a comprehensive account of this outstanding work, which remains among the most frequently read works of Greek philosophy and Classical antiquity. Through the sixteen essays, a multidisciplinary team of authors use a variety of interpretive approaches to aid the understanding of a wide-ranging audience.

First published in 1689, John Locke's Essay Concerning Human Understanding is widely recognised as among the greatest works in the history of Western philosophy. The Essay puts forward a systematic empiricist theory of mind. This Companion includes fifteen new essays from leading scholars, covering the major themes of Locke's work.

Although best known for his contributions to the theory of knowledge, metaphysics, and the philosophy of religion, Hume also influenced developments in the philosophy of mind, psychology, ethics, political and economic theory. This second edition features six new essays, a new introduction, and the remaining essays have all been updated.

F. A. Hayek (1899-1992) was among the most important economists and political philosophers of the twentieth century. The essays in this volume, by an international team of contributors, provide a critical introduction to all aspects of Hayek's thought.

In this 2007 volume, eighteen of the world's leading scholars present original essays on various aspects of atheism: its history, defense and implications. These essays give a broad understanding of atheism and a lucid introduction to this controversial topic.

F. A. Hayek (1899-1992) was among the most important economists and political philosophers of the twentieth century. The essays in this volume, by an international team of contributors, provide a critical introduction to all aspects of Hayek's thought.

The Cambridge Companion to Tocqueville contains a set of critical interpretive essays by internationally renowned scholars on the work of Alexis de Tocqueville. The essays not only introduce Tocqueville's major themes and texts, but also put forward provocative arguments that advance the field of Tocqueville studies.

This edition brings to the fore other works by Heidegger, as well as alternative approaches to his scholarship. Included here are a new preface, revised versions of several essays, and an exhaustive bibliography, providing guidance for those new to Heidegger's work and for established scholars.

Philosophy of biology is one of the most exciting new areas in philosophy and is attracting much attention from working scientists. This Companion, edited by two of the founders of the field, includes essays by senior scholars and up-and-coming younger scholars who collectively examine the main areas of the subject.

The Cambridge Companion to Renaissance Philosophy, published in 2007, explores the ways in which the science, religion and politics of the Renaissance reflect and are reflected in its philosophical life. This will be an invaluable guide for students of philosophy, intellectual historians, and all who are interested in Renaissance thought.

Rudolf Carnap (1891-1970) is increasingly regarded as one of the most important philosophers of the twentieth century. In this volume a team of contributors explores the major themes of his philosophy and discusses his relationship with the Vienna Circle and with philosophers such as Frege, Husserl, Russell, and Quine.

This Companion provides a comprehensive account of this outstanding work, which remains among the most frequently read works of Greek philosophy and Classical antiquity. Through the sixteen essays, a multidisciplinary team of authors use a variety of interpretive approaches to aid the understanding of a wide-ranging audience.

The Cambridge Companion to Hobbes's 'Leviathan' makes a new departure in Hobbes scholarship, addressing a philosopher whose major works, including Leviathan, were published in Latin on the Continent, and whose impact was as great on Continental European theories of state and legal systems as it was at home.

Galen of Pergamum (AD 129-c.216) was the most influential doctor of later antiquity, and also wrote extensively on logic and the philosophy of science. This volume offers an introduction to and overview of his achievement in all these fields.

This book shows how logical empiricism epitomized analytic philosophy in the middle of the twentieth century. Logical empiricists created a scientifically and technically informed philosophy of science, established mathematical logic as a topic in philosophy, and initiated the project of formal semantics. Mid-twentieth century accounts place logical empiricism at the centre of analytic philosophy.

Galen of Pergamum (AD 129-c.216) was the most influential doctor of later antiquity, and also wrote extensively on logic and the philosophy of science. This volume offers an introduction to and overview of his achievement in all these fields.

First published in 1689, John Locke's Essay Concerning Human Understanding is widely recognised as among the greatest works in the history of Western philosophy. The Essay puts forward a systematic empiricist theory of mind. This Companion includes fifteen new essays from leading scholars, covering the major themes of Locke's work.

The Cambridge Companion to Renaissance Philosophy, published in 2007, explores the ways in which the science, religion and politics of the Renaissance reflect and are reflected in its philosophical life. This will be an invaluable guide for students of philosophy, intellectual historians, and all who are interested in Renaissance thought.

Emmanuel Levinas is now widely recognised alongside Heidegger, Merleau-Ponty and Sartre as one of the most important Continental philosophers of the twentieth century. His abiding concern was the primacy of the ethical relation to the other person and his central thesis was that ethics is first philosophy.

John Rawls is the most influential philosopher and moral philosopher of the twentieth century. His work has profoundly shaped contemporary discussions of social, political and economic justice in philosophy, law, political science, economics and other social disciplines. New readers will find this to be an accessible guide to Rawls.

This volume examines the historical and intellectual contexts out of which Habermas' work emerged, and offers an overview of his main ideas, including those in his most recent publication. New readers and non-specialists will find this the most convenient, accessible guide to Habermas currently available.

Bertrand Russell ranks as one of the giants of twentieth-century philosophy. Through his books, journalism, correspondence and political activity he exerted a profound influence on modern thought.

Aristotle is one of the very greatest thinkers in the Western tradition, but also one of the most difficult. The contributors to this volume do not attempt to disguise the nature of that difficulty, but at the same time they offer a clear exposition of the central philosophical concerns in his work.

From the ninth to the fifteenth centuries Jewish thinkers, influenced by Islamic theological speculation, classical philosophers and Christian Scholasticism of the Middle Ages, philosophized about Judaism. The essays in this comprehensive Companion present all the major Jewish thinkers of the period and the philosophical and non-philosophical contexts of their thoughts.

This volume is a new edition of the earlier Cambridge Companion to Augustine, with eleven new essays, revised versions of others, and a comprehensive updated bibliography. It will be an ideal reference work for students as well as for scholars working in the field.

This Companion probes the depth of Kierkegaard's thought to reveal its distinctive subtlety. Topics covered include Kierkegaard's views on art and religion, ethics and psychology, theology and politics, knowledge and virtue.

These essays provide a comprehensive overview of the work of Michel Foucault, from his early work on madness to his history of sexuality, and relate his thought to major contemporary movements such as critical theory and feminism. This revised edition contains five new essays and an extensive, updated bibliography.

The philosophy of Kant is the watershed moment of modern thought, irrevocably changing the landscape of the field and preparing the way for all the significant philosophical movements of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. This 2006 volume provides the broadest and deepest introduction currently available on Kant and modern philosophy.

Adam Smith is best known as the founder of scientific economics and as an early proponent of the modern market economy. Political economy, however, was only one part of Smith's comprehensive intellectual system. This Companion volume provides an examination of all aspects of Smith's thought.