Twentieth-Century French Philosophy Key Themes and Thinkers [Paperback]

This unique book addresses trends such as vitalism, neo-Kantianism, existentialism, Marxism and feminism, and provides concise biographies of the influential philosophers who shaped these movements, including entries on over ninety thinkers.

• Offers discussion and cross-referencing of ideas and figures
  
• Provides Appendix on the distinctive nature of French academic culture

Preface.

Chronology.

Part I.

1. The Early Decades.

2. Phenomenology on the Way to Existentialism.

3. Existentialism and its Other.

4. Structuralism and the Challenge to Philosophy.

5. After Structuralism.

6. Conclusion.

Part II.

Key Biographies in Brief.

Appendix 1: Understanding French Academic Culture.

Appendix 2: Bibliography of French Philosophy in English Translation.

Works Cited and Consulted.

Index.

Schrift has written a book that is a gift to both scholars and students. This volume should be a required textbook in every course in Continental philosophy. Highly recommended. Choice<!--end-->

This is an astonishing book, a must-read for anyone interested not only in twentieth-century French philosophy, but also in the academic situation in France that produced, among others, Derrida, Deleuze, and Foucault.
--Leonard Lawlor, University of Memphis

A most welcome addition to the literature on twentieth-century French philosophy, and will prove to be an invaluable guide to students and scholars alike. Written in a lucid and instructive manner, it features material>