The Oxford Companion to Philosophy New Edition 2nd Edition by Ted Honderich (PDF)

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Offering clear and reliable guidance to the ideas of philosophers from antiquity to the present day and to the major philosophical systems around the globe, The Oxford Companion to Philosophy is the definitive philosophical reference work for readers at all levels. For ten years the original volume has served as a stimulating introduction for general readers and as an indispensable guide for students and scholars. A distinguished international assembly of 249 philosophers contributed almost 2,000 entries, and many of these have now been considerably revised and updated in this major new edition; to these are added over 300 brand-new pieces on a fascinating range of current topics such as animal consciousness, cloning, corporate responsibility, the family, globalization, terrorism .Here is, indeed, a world of thought, with entries on idealism and empiricism, epicureanism and stoicism, passion and emotion, deism and pantheism. The contributors represent a veritable who’s who of modern philosophy, including such eminent figures as Isaiah Berlin, Sissela Bok, Ronald Dworkin, John Searle, Michael Walzer, and W. V. Quine. We meet the great thinkers–from Aristotle and Plato, to Augustine and Aquinas, to Descartes and Kant, to Nietzsche and Schopenhauer, right up to contemporary thinkers such as Richard Rorty, Jacques Derrida, Luce Iragaray, and Noam Chomsky. There are short entries on key concepts such as personal identity and the mind-body problem, major doctrines from utilitarianism to Marxism, schools of thought such as the Heidelberg School or the Vienna Circle, and contentious public issues such as abortion, capital punishment, and welfare. In addition, the book offers short explanations of philosophical terms (qualia, supervenience, iff), puzzles (the Achillesparadox, the prisoner’s dilemma), and curiosities (the philosopher’s stone, slime). Almost every entry is accompanied by suggestions for further reading, and the book includes both a chronological chart of the history of philosophy and a gallery of portraits of eighty eminent philosophers.An indispensable guide and a constant source of stimulation and enlightenment, The Oxford Companion to Philosophy will appeal to everyone interested in abstract thought, the eternal questions, and the foundations of human understanding.

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Editorial Reviews: From School Library Journal Grade 10 Up–Opening with a stimulating preface (Philosophy thrives….It is only the sciences and the superstitions that come and go), Honderich presents this considerably revised and expanded update of his 1995 edition as a resource that will be equally useful to scholars and to general readers. Now including more than 2200 alphabetically arranged entries from nearly 300 contributors, it provides an encyclopedic view of philosophy’s past and present, its ideas, disputes (the editor himself contributes an article on unlikely philosophical propositions), and key figures, living and dead. The articles range in length from several sentence definitions to meaty topical and biographical essays of several pages. Each concludes with a list of references; a scattered few are illustrated. A massive index backs up frequent cross-references to enhance ease of access. Back matter includes a time line and an absorbing series of maps, or schematic diagrams, of types and schools of philosophy. More extensive in scope and level of detail than the Concise Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy (1999), this title makes an excellent companion for standard multivolume subject encyclopedias, and will serve college-bound students and beyond well for both quick reference and sustained enquiry.–John Peters, New York Public Library Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. From Booklist “The brave, large aim of this book,” boasts editor Honderich, as he did of the 1995 first edition, “has been to bring philosophy together between two covers better than ever before.” That is a lofty goal indeed, given such outstanding competition as The Cambridge Dictionary of Philosophy (1999), Concise Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy(2000), and The Shorter Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy (2005). The latter two are abridgements of the 10-volume Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy (1998). What all have in common are alphabetical arrangement, 2,000 or so articles of varying length by hundreds of experts, and an emphasis on the Western philosophical tradition beginning with the pre-Socratics and culminating in twentieth-century Anglo-American philosophy while still making room for the continental and non-Western philosophical traditions. All have considerable complementary differences in terms of authors and entries. As with the first edition, Honderich has provided a reference work of both great value and pleasurable reading. He has allowed authors to show their idiosyncrasies, perhaps nowhere more so than in his own mind-twisting entry on Unlikely philosophical propositions. Some 300 new entries (including Animal consciousness, Cloning, and Corporate responsibility) have been added. Many others have been revised, lengthened, or updated. The distinguished list of contributors has increased from 249 to 291. Subjects range from paragraph-length entries on philosophers (some of whom are represented in the handful of illustrations) and concepts to entries of several thousand words on 20 or so giants of Western philosophy, aspects of the major branches of philosophy, and various national philosophies. There are entries for some 150 contemporary philosophers. Each entry is followed by a reference list. Adding value are appendixes of logical symbols, maps of philosophy showing hierarchical relationships, and a chronology of philosophy with contemporaneous figures and events in the facing column. The index is composed almost entirely of main-entry headings with lists of entries that are related. This volume is highly recommended for academic, public, and high-school library reference collections and for philosophically curious browsers. For libraries looking for a work more uniformly accessible to the uninitiated, Concise Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy is a better choice. Craig BunchCopyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved Review “The best introductory guide to buy.”–The Economist”A first-rate book that belongs in every philosophy collection.”–Library Journal About the Author Ted Honderich is Emeritus Grote Professor of the Philosophy of Mind and Logic at University College London. His major work is A Theory of Determinism: The Mind, Neuroscience, and Life-Hopes and is also known for his writings on political philosophy and for the widely successful philosophy readers which he has edited. Read more

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⭐Philosophy professors generally tend to stay away from teaching, and act more like guides. While this is ideal since I do not want to be influenced by anyone else’s bias, it makes navigating Philosophy a little difficult. You will find that studying Philosophy is not like any other conventional learning. This is a great go-to book for definitions of philosophical terms and ideas. Many different viewpoints are almost always included. I recommend this to any student of Philosophy

⭐Wonderful book, has almost everything you need. It’s a fantastic tool for studying.

⭐Not much “new” in this edition

⭐Excellent book and a great seller.

⭐The content is good, but recent versions of this book are printed on very thin, low quality paper. I am looking into purchasing a former library version.

⭐A massive and comprehensive achievement.

⭐The hardcover binding is very poorly made. I sent the first delivery back because the back cover was separated and torn three inches up the spine. The second delivery arrived intact but it has the feel of a very cheap book. I don’t suspect it will last through much actual use. Which is a shame because the content it contains is quite good, as other reviewers have discussed.

⭐Like the old Latin dictionary; another thing you need for the shelf. Funny how some understandings change over the years.

⭐If you are studying philosophy then this is one book that you will NOT regret buying. Throughout my four years at university on an analytical philosophy course, this was the book that I would go to the most, for a BROAD understanding of what a certain topic was about. It would be ridiculous to expect one book to cover the whole of philosophy in perfect detail, and this book should not be expected to do that, HOWEVER it does a damn good job of it. It’s a huge book and in my opinion it’s written and structured in an easy to read format. I went through the whole of my university course and only once or twice couldn’t find something obscure I was looking for.If you’re serious about philosophy and want a book you can keep for a very long time that you can dip into now and again, then this is the book to get. I thought it was so good, I’ve even bought it as a present for one of my student-friends.

⭐Reference book. A – Z. Over 1000 pages.Most entries are paragraphs.Some brief. Some longer.David Hume gets 4 pages. Zoroastrianism gets one paragraph.Comprehensive.

⭐The book didn’t match the description. However, the seller answered very quick to my request, and solved the issue.

⭐I am doing an MA and looking to move further as well so is useful as while philosophy is not a key part of my research there are often references and allusions to it in reading or lectures and this keeps me up to date. Fomer library book no problme with this as I got it less than half price!!!

⭐Excellent resource.

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