Continental Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction

• Simon Critchley is one of the clearest writers on this topic, and has a proven track record of writing accessibly for a non-specialist readership
• Continental philosophy is one of the most popular philosophy courses at undergraduate level in Britain and the US
• Covers philosophers such as Kant, Hegel, Nietzsche, Husserl, Heidegger, Sartre, Habermas, Foucault, and Derrida
• Discusses the reasons for the 'split' between Continental and Anglo-American philosophy, and argues that philosophers should now attempt to overcome this divide

Readership: General readers interested in philosophers such as Nietzsche, Sartre, and Derrida, or who are curious about the split between Continental and Anglo-American philosophy. Students beginning Continental philosophy courses, or topics on individual Continental philosophers, who want an overview of the area. Many of these thinkers are taught as part of literary theory or cultural studies too. Philosophers working in the analytic tradition who want a balanced view from 'the other side'.

Simon Critchley, Reader in Philosophy

List of Illustrations
Introduction
1: The gap between knowledge and wisdom
2: Origins of Continental Philosophy - How to get from Kant to German Idealism
3: Two Cultures in Philosophy - the need for both spectacles and eyes to see with
4: Can philosophy change the world? Critique, praxis, emancipation
5: What is to be done? How to respond to nihilism
6: A case study in misunderstanding: Heidegger and Carnap
7: Scientism versus obscurantism: avoiding the traditional predicament in philosophy
8: Sapere aude - the exhaustion of theory and the promise of philosophy
Further Reading
References
Index