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An international team of distinguished contributors examines the major figures in Critical Theory, including Adorno, Benjamin, and Habermas, and surveys the shared philosophical concerns that have given impetus to this philosophical school. The result is an illuminating and authoritative guide to Critical Theory.

Acknowledged as the principal architect of Scottish common sense philosophy, Reid is recognized as one of the finest philosophers of the eighteenth century. Combining a sophisticated response to the skeptical and idealist views of his day, Reid's thought stands as an important alternative to Humean skepticism, Kantian idealism and Cartesian rationalism.

Merleau-Ponty was described by Paul Ricoeur as 'the greatest of the French phenomenologists'. The essays in this volume examine the full scope of his philosophy, from his abiding concern with the nature of perception and the bodily constitution of intentionality to his reflections on science, nature, art, history, and politics.

Franz Brentano led an intellectual revolution that sought to revitalize German-language philosophy and to reverse its post-Kantian direction. This volume offers newly commissioned chapters on the range of his work and assesses his impact on both analytic and continental philosophy.

The essays in this volume explore all of Anselm's major ideas, including his teachings on faith and reason, God's existence and nature, logic, freedom, truth, ethics, and key Christian doctrines. There is also discussion of his life, the sources of his thought, and his influence on other thinkers.

Simone de Beauvoir was a philosopher and writer of notable range and influence whose work is central to feminist theory, French existentialism, and contemporary moral and social philosophy. The essays in this 2003 volume examine all the major aspects of her thought.

This volume offers an odyssey through the ideas of the Stoics in three ways: through the historical trajectory of the school and its influence; through the recovery of the history of Stoic thought; through the ongoing confrontation with Stoicism.

The Cambridge Companion to Greek and Roman Philosophy is a wide-ranging 2003 introduction to the study of philosophy in the ancient world. It will be an invaluable guide for all who are interested in the philosophical thought of this rich and formative period.

T. W. Adorno (1903-69) was one of the main philosophers of the first generation of the Frankfurt School of critical theory. An accomplished musician, Adorno first focused on the theory of culture and art. Later he turned to the problem of the self-defeating dialectic of modern reason and freedom.

This volume, first published in 2003, spans a millennium of thought extending from Augustine to Thomas Aquinas and beyond. It includes not only the thinkers of the Latin West but also the profound contributions of Islamic and Jewish thinkers. Supplementary material includes chronological charts and biographies of the major thinkers.

The Cambridge Companion to German Idealism, first published in 2000, offers a comprehensive, penetrating, and informative guide to what is regarded as the classical period of German philosophy. It will appeal to a wide range of readers in philosophy, German studies, theology, literature, and the history of ideas.

W. V. Quine (1908-2000) was quite simply the most distinguished analytic philosopher of the later half of the twentieth century. His celebrated attack on the analytic/synthetic tradition heralded a major shift away from the views of language descended from logical positivism.

Schopenhauer (1788-1860) produced a unique theory of the world and human existence based upon his notion of will. This collection analyses the related but distinct components of will from the point of view of epistemology, metaphysics, philosophy of mind, aesthetics, ethics, and the philosophy of psychoanalysis.

Schopenhauer (1788-1860) produced a unique theory of the world and human existence based upon his notion of will. This collection analyses the related but distinct components of will from the point of view of epistemology, metaphysics, philosophy of mind, aesthetics, ethics, and the philosophy of psychoanalysis.

The Cambridge Companion to German Idealism, first published in 2000, offers a comprehensive, penetrating, and informative guide to what is regarded as the classical period of German philosophy. It will appeal to a wide range of readers in philosophy, German studies, theology, literature, and the history of ideas.

This Companion examines the primary themes of Hannah Arendt's multi-faceted thought, from her theory of totalitarianism and her controversial idea of the 'banality of evil' to her classic studies of political action and her final reflections on judgment and the life of the mind.

Franz Brentano led an intellectual revolution that sought to revitalize German-language philosophy and to reverse its post-Kantian direction. This volume offers newly commissioned chapters on the range of his work and assesses his impact on both analytic and continental philosophy.

This Companion examines the primary themes of Hannah Arendt's multi-faceted thought, from her theory of totalitarianism and her controversial idea of the 'banality of evil' to her classic studies of political action and her final reflections on judgment and the life of the mind.

John Rawls is the most influential philosopher and moral philosopher of the twentieth century. His work has profoundly shaped contemporary discussions of social, political and economic justice in philosophy, law, political science, economics and other social disciplines. New readers will find this to be an accessible guide to Rawls.

This volume, first published in 2003, spans a millennium of thought extending from Augustine to Thomas Aquinas and beyond. It includes not only the thinkers of the Latin West but also the profound contributions of Islamic and Jewish thinkers. Supplementary material includes chronological charts and biographies of the major thinkers.

These specially-commissioned essays are designed to provide an accessible and stimulating guide to an area of philosophical thought and literature that has seen massive expansion in recent years. They will interest any student or teacher of philosophy who is curious about the place of feminism in their subject.

This 1998 collection of essays is unparalleled in the depth of its coverage of all facets of Galileo's work.

Blaise Pascal (1623-62) occupies a position of pivotal importance in many domains: philosophy, mathematics, physics, religious polemics and apologetics. In this volume a team of leading scholars presents the full range of Pascal's achievement and surveys the intellectual background of his thought and the reception of his work.

This volume offers a full discussion of all significant aspects of Ockham's thought: logic, philosophy of language, metaphysics and natural philosophy, epistemology, ethics, action theory, political thought and theology, and is the first study of Ockham to consider recent discoveries concerning his life, education, and influences.

The Cambridge Companion to Greek and Roman Philosophy is a wide-ranging 2003 introduction to the study of philosophy in the ancient world. It will be an invaluable guide for all who are interested in the philosophical thought of this rich and formative period.

Hobbes had distinctive views in metaphysics and epistemology, and wrote about such subjects as history, law, religion, physics, optics and geometry. All of these areas are given detailed coverage in this Companion, which is a valuable conspectus of Hobbesian philosophy for both the new reader and the advanced scholar.

Merleau-Ponty was described by Paul Ricoeur as 'the greatest of the French phenomenologists'. The essays in this volume examine the full scope of his philosophy, from his abiding concern with the nature of perception and the bodily constitution of intentionality to his reflections on science, nature, art, history, and politics.

This volume examines the historical and intellectual contexts out of which Habermas' work emerged, and offers an overview of his main ideas, including those in his most recent publication. New readers and non-specialists will find this the most convenient, accessible guide to Habermas currently available.

Each volume of this series of companions to major philosophers contains specially commissioned essays by an international team of scholars. New readers will find this the most convenient and accessible guide to Bacon available, and specialists will find a conspectus of recent developments in the interpretation of Bacon.

Gottfried Leibniz was a remarkable thinker who made fundamental contributions not only to philosophy, but also to the development of modern mathematics and science. This volume provides a systematic and comprehensive account of the full range of Leibniz's thought.