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A major new edition of the best-selling and most authoritative paperback dictionary of philosophy available. Contains over 3,000 entries, including over 500 new entries, as well as biographies of nearly 500 philosophers. A wide-ranging and reliable source of reference for advanced students, a solid support for teachers, and an excellent introduction to philosophy for beginners. - ;This best-selling dictionary is written by one of the most famous philosophers of our time, and widely recognised as the best dictionary of its kind. Wide-ranging and authoritative, it covers every aspect of philosophy from Aristotle to Zen. Clear, concise and easy to use, it provides lively and accessible coverage of not only Western philosophical traditions, but also themes from Chinese, Indian, Islamic, and Jewish philosophy. Entries include over 500 biographies of famous and influential philosophers, in-depth analysis of philosophical terms and concepts, and a chronology of philosophical events stretching from 10,000 BC to the present day. The first edition of this dictionary became a market leader and a standard work of reference, selling over 100,000 copies. Now the author, Professor Simon Blackburn
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Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Simon Blackburn.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Published
- 2005
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780199541430
- Category
- philosophy
- Subjects
- Reference, Fiction, Philosophy
- Rating
- 4.15 / 5 (131 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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