Introducing Continental Philosophy: A Graphic Guide

by Christopher Kul-Want

Book Overview

What makes philosophy on the continent of Europe so different and exciting? And why does it have such a reputation for being 'difficult'?

Continental philosophy was initiated amid the revolutionary ferment of the 18th century, philosophers such as Kant and Hegel confronting the extremism of the time with theories that challenged the very formation of individual and social consciousness.

Covering the great philosophers of the modern...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1848314175
• ISBN13: 9781848314177
• Release Date: March 2013
• Publisher: Icon Books
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.37 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 4.8" x 6.7"