{"product_id":"modern-european-philosophers-isbn-9781119902355","title":"Modern European Philosophers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA comprehensive yet accessible account of the major figures and movements of modern European philosophy\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eModern European Philosophers\u003c\/i\u003e explores the great Western thinkers of the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. Author Wayne Pomerleau presents a thorough historical treatment of the key ideas and arguments of twenty-one influential philosophers such as René Descartes, John Locke, Immanuel Kant, John Stuart Mill, Søren Kierkegaard, and Friedrich Nietzsche. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBalancing depth and accessibility, topically organized chapters examine the work of a particular philosopher concerning epistemology, reality, the divine, human nature, freedom versus determinism, ethical theory, and various issues of society. Each chapter includes a brief topic overview and summary, biographical background, textual references, and direct quotations from primary sources. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines early modern rationalism, early modern empiricism, German idealism, and anti-idealist alternatives\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers Rousseau, Hobbes, Leibniz, Schopenhauer, Hume, Hegel, Marx, and other major European thinkers \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eContains an introductory chapter with background information on ancient philosophy, medieval philosophy, and renaissance thinkers\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes integrated coverage of nine women philosophers of modern Europe to illustrate alternative perspectives\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eModern European Philosophers \u003c\/i\u003eis an excellent primary or supplementary text for undergraduate and graduate courses on the history of modern philosophy and a useful resource for general readers looking to learn about the modern Western intellectual tradition. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Background 4\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1 Overview 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2 Ancient Philosophy 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3 Medieval Philosophy 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4 Renaissance Thinkers 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.5 Review 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 René Descartes 21\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 Overview 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 Biography 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3 Knowledge 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4 Reality 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5 God 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.6 Humanity 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.7 Freedom 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.8 Morality 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.9 Society 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.10 Review 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.11 Another Perspective 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Thomas Hobbes 36\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 Overview 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 Biography 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3 Knowledge 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4 Reality 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.5 God 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.6 Humanity 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.7 Freedom 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.8 Morality 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.9 Society 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.10 Review 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.11 Another Perspective 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Blaise Pascal 51\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 Overview 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 Biography 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3 Knowledge 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4 Reality 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5 God 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.6 Humanity 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.7 Freedom 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.8 Morality 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.9 Society 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.10 Review 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Baruch Spinoza 62\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 Overview 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2zBiography 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3 Knowledge 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4 Reality 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5 God 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.6 Humanity 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.7 Freedom 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.8 Morality 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.9 Society 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.10 Review 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.11 Another Perspective 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Nicolas Malebranche 79\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1 Overview 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2 Biography 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3 Knowledge 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.4 Reality 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.5 God 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.6 Humanity 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.7 Freedom 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.8 Morality 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.9 Society 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.10 Review 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 John Locke 94\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1 Overview 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2 Biography 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3 Knowledge 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.4 Reality 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.5 God 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.6 Humanity 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.7 Freedom 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.8 Morality 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.9 Society 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.10 Review 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.11 Another Perspective 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 G.W. Leibniz 114\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1 Overview 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2 Biography 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3 Knowledge 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.4 Reality 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.5 God 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.6 Humanity 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.7 Freedom 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.8 Morality 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.9 Society 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.10 Review 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.11 Another Perspective 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 George Berkeley 130\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.1 Overview 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2 Biography 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.3 Knowledge 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.4 Reality 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.5 God 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.6 Humanity 140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.7 Freedom 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.8 Morality 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.9 Society 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.10 Review 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Joseph Butler 145\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.1 Overview 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.2 Biography 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.3 Knowledge 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.4 Reality 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.5 God 148\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.6 Humanity 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.7 Freedom 152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.8 Morality 152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.9 Society 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.10 Review 154\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 David Hume 155\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.1 Overview 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.2 Biography 156\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.3 Knowledge 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.4 Reality 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.5 God 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.6 Humanity 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.7 Freedom 170\u003c\/p\u003e 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202\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.4 Reality 206\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.5 God 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.6 Humanity 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.7 Freedom 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.8 Morality 212\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.9 Society 216\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.10 Review 221\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.11 Another Perspective 222\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e14 Jeremy Bentham 224\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.1 Overview 224\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.2 Biography 225\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.3 Knowledge 226\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.4 Reality 227\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.5 God 228\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.6 Humanity 229\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.7 Freedom 230\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.8 Morality 231\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.9 Society 234\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.10 Review 236\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e15 Johann Gottlieb Fichte 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\u003cp\u003e16.10 Review 270\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e17 Arthur Schopenhauer 271\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.1 Overview 271\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.2 Biography 272\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.3 Knowledge 274\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.4 Reality 276\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.5 God 278\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.6 Humanity 279\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.7 Freedom 280\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.8 Morality 282\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.9 Society 283\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.10 Review 284\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e18 Ludwig Feuerbach 285\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.1 Overview 285\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.2 Biography 286\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.3 Knowledge 287\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.4 Reality 289\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.5 God 289\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.6 Humanity 292\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.7 Freedom 293\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.8 Morality 293\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.9 Society 294\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.10 Review 295\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e19 Karl Marx 296\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.1 Overview 296\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.2 Biography 297\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.3 Knowledge 300\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.4 Reality 301\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.5 God 302\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.6 Humanity 303\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.7 Freedom 304\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.8 Morality 305\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.9 Society 307\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.10 Review 308\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e20 John Stuart Mill 310\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20.1 Overview 310\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20.2 Biography 311\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20.3 Knowledge 314\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20.4 Reality 316\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20.5 God 317\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20.6 Humanity 319\u003c\/p\u003e 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\u003cp\u003e22.4 Reality 353\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22.5 God 354\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22.6 Humanity 355\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22.7 Freedom 357\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22.8 Morality 357\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22.9 Society 359\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22.10 Review 360\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eConclusion 362\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIndex 363\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWAYNE P. POMERLEAU\u003c\/b\u003e is an Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at Gonzaga University, where he taught philosophy for more than 40 years before retiring in 2021. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eTwelve Great Philosophers \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Western Philosophies of Religion.\u003c\/i\u003e   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eModern European Philosophers \u003c\/i\u003epresents a comprehensive yet accessible account of the major thinkers and intellectual movements of the modern Western tradition. Examining 21 of the most influential philosophers of the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries, author Wayne P. 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