Dictionary of Philosophy: Revised and Enlarged

by Dagobert D. Runes

Book Overview

The Dictionary of Philosophy by Dagobert D. Runes is a comprehensive reference book that defines and explains philosophical terms and concepts. The book covers a wide range of topics, including... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822603926
• ISBN13: 9780822603924
• Release Date: January 1984
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

A source for some information

This work contains some interesting information, and can be used as a source in researching particular topics. But it , in my opinion, was never really comprehensive enough. And having had its most recent edition close to fifty years ago is not up-to- date.

Not up to date, but very good.

As far as I can tell, this book has not been updated since the publication of the 15th edition in 1960. Nevertheless, although it is not up to date I would not call it "outdated," since it provides a snapshot the philosophical concerns of its day. In this respect, it is especially helpful when one is reading anglo-american philosophy of the early twentieth-century. It is also quite good, in my opinion, in terms of achieving the appropriate balance of breadth and depth for a philosophical dictionary.

Mid-20th Century Classic, Not to be Over-looked

The Dictionary of Philosophy by Dagobert D. Runes (Philosophical Library: Concise Dictionaries: Citadel Press) (Hardcover) For many years a non parallel Dictionary of philosophy, it still holds up especially in logic and mid-twentieth century assessment of philosophical debate. Not to be over-looked.