Philosophy 2: Further through the Subject

This companion to the highly successful Philosophy: A Guide through the Subject (recently reissued as Philosophy 1) is a lively and authoritative guide through important areas of philosophy that are typically studied in the later parts of an undergraduate course. Thirteen extended essays have been specially commissioned each introducing a major area and giving an accessible and up-to-date account of the main debates. The first seven cover the philosophies of language psychology religion and the natural and social sciences. The second part of the book completes the guide through the history of philosophy begun in the first volume covering later ancient philosophy medieval philosophy Kant continental philosophy from Hegel Frege Russell Wittgenstein and Indian philosophy.