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Expanding the Thoemmes Dictionaries of British Philosophers with hundreds of newly commissioned entries, CEBP is the first comprehensive reference work devoted to philosophy in Britain. Besides biographical entries on the lives and works of individual thinkers, it incorporates major historical surveys of the core philosophical topics, mini factual entries to facilitate reference, and detailed entries on themes, movements, institutions, journals, influences and theories through the ages. With sophisticated cross-referencing and indexing, and available in print and electronic formats, the Encyclopedia brings together 2,500 entries contributed by over 500 international experts. It is a unique resource for students and specialists to tap into the development and transmission of philosophical ideas over time, across disciplines, and to and from other countries. Under the general editorship of A.C. Grayling, Andrew Pyle and Naomi Goulder, the Encyclopedia employs a broad construal of 'philosophy' in line with historical usage. Its biographical entries include writers on philosophical topics whose particular contributions are small (e.g. writers of textbooks or minor critics of major figures) and on whom it is often the only source of information, as well as celebrated figures from other intellectual domains (e.g. poets, mathematicians, scientists and clergymen) whose work is of philosophical consequence. Its subject entries are clear and authoritative, not hesitating to trace concepts from beginnings in science or religion through diverse incarnations into later traditions. Brought together for the first time, with extensive new scholarship, the Encyclopedia is a source of continuities,connections and paths for future inquiry. It will be a highly important database for teaching and research in philosophy, as well as in history, science, literature, religion, politics, psychology, sociology and economics.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #1985801 in Books
- Published on: 2006-06-28
- Original language: English
- Dimensions: .0 pounds
- Binding: Hardcover
- 3648 pages
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"This new encyclopedia takes a very broad view of philosophy. Alongside philosophers, like A.J Ayer, it treats the political thought of the Jacobean divine Lancelot Andrewes, the social concerns of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, and 19th-century periodicals. Consequently, it is best understood as a guide to British intellectual history from the Middle ages to the present. Following the preface and the introduction are a section titled "How to Use the Encyclopedia" and a list of contributors, international in scope. Four volumes of A-Z entries, with their bibliographies and cross-references, follow. The fourth volume concludes with an alphabetical index. From Catholicism to the philosophical and mathematical contributions of Lewis Carroll (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson), no topic is ignored. Due attention is given to universities, societies and means of publications. The entries are lucid and well written. All of these features make this encyclopedia very desirable."
"This is an impressive sweep of philosophy as it has taken residence in Britain. The pricing may be prohibitive for smaller colleges, especially those not supporting a philosophy program, but for larger universities that do, especially those offering courses in the history of philosophy or Continental thought, this is indispensable."
"This new encyclopedia takes a very broad view of philosophy. Alongside philosophers, like A.J Ayer, it treats the political thought of the Jacobean divine Lancelot Andrewes, the social concerns of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, and 19th-century periodicals. Consequently, it is best understood as a guide to British intellectual history from the Middle ages to the present. Following the preface and the introduction are a section titled "How to Use the Encyclopedia" and a list of contributors, international in scope. Four volumes of A-Z entries, with their bibliographies and cross-references, follow. The fourth volume concludes with an alphabetical index. From Catholicism to the philosophical and mathematical contributions of Lewis Carroll (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson), no topic is ignored. Due attention is given to universities, societies and means of publications. The entries are lucid and well written. All of these features make this encyclopedia very desirable."
"This is an impressive sweep of philosophy as it has taken residence in Britain. The pricing may be prohibitive for smaller colleges, especially those not supporting a philosophy program, but for larger universities that do, especially those offering courses in the history of philosophy or Continental thought, this is indispensable."
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