In: The Oxford History of Philosophy
The late 20th century saw a remarkable flourishing of philosophy in France. The work of French philosophers is wide ranging, historically informed, often reaching out beyond the boundaries of philosophy; they are public intellectuals, taken seriously as contributors to debates outside the academy. Gary Gutting tells the story of the development of a distinctively French philosophy in the last four decades of the 20th century. His aim is to arrive at an account of what it was to 'dophilosophy' in France, what this sort of philosophizing was able to achieve, and how it differs from the analytic
In: The Oxford history of philosophy
In: The Oxford history of philosophy
The late twentieth century saw a remarkable flourishing of philosophy in France. The author tells the story of the development of a distinctively French philosophy in the last four decades of the twentieth century. His aim is to arrive at an account of what it was to 'do philosophy' in France, what this sort of philosophising was able to achieve, and how it differs from the analytic philosophy dominant in Anglophone countries
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