Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy (10 Volume Set) [Box set] [Library Binding]

Edward Craig (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1998 | ISBN-10: 0415073103 | ISBN-13: 978-0415073103 | Edition: 1

The Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy is the most ambitious international philosophy project in many years. Edited by Edward Craig and assisted by thirty specialist subject editors, the REP consists of ten volumes of the world's most eminent philosophers writing for the needs of students and teachers of philosophy internationally. The REP is a project on an unparalleled scale:

• Over 2000 entries ranging from 500 to 15,000 words in length - thematic, biographical and national
• 10 volumes consisting of over 5 million words of text plus considerable bibliographic material
• A Chief Editor and thirty specialist Subject Editors from across the world
• Over 1200 authors from all over the world.

The importance of the REP is not to be found just in the sheer size of the project but also in its breadth of subject matter. It covers:

• The core of most Anglo-American philosophy - the metaphysical, epistemological and logical questions
• The usual menu of ethics, political philosophy and the history of philosophy
• The philosophy of other cultures - from Chinese, Arabic and Jewish philosophy to the philosophy of Africa and Latin America

The most impressive range of authors have been gathered together on this unique project: William Alston, Roderick Chisolm, Fred Dretske, Joel Feinberg, Sandra Harding, Larry Laudan, Martha Nussbaum, Richard Popkin, Richard Rorty, Alan Ryan, Gyatri Chakravorty Spivak, Stephen Stich, Patrick Suppes and Bernard Williams, to name just a few.

Also available online: www.rep.routledge.com

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

In this 10-volume set, we have a truly global encyclopedia of metaphysical thought--not just philosophy, but theology as well. Although it has noticeable British and American sensibilities, the Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy is a multicultural affair with over 2,000 individual articles, including entries for Cheng Hao and Baal Shem Tov along with René Descartes and Immanuel Kant, and it discusses Mahayana Buddhism as ably as it discusses deconstruction theory. Admirable efforts have been made by the individual contributors (all 1,300-plus of them) to maintain such clarity of presentation as to provide a sophisticated yet accessible intellectual primer that requires only a willingness to learn. This is the philosophic equivalent of the Oxford English Dictionary, doubling as an indispensable reference and a marvelously indulgent splurge.

From Library Journal

Essentially a CD-ROM version of the print product, this disc offers a long-needed update to the reference standard The Encyclopedia of Philosophy, edited by Paul Edwards (LJ 9/15/98). Over 2000 articles, varying in length from 500 to 15,000 words, cover philosophical thought from antiquity to the present. Entries range from individuals (Kant, Simone Weil) to philosophical issues and theories (Utilitarianism, Justice, Agnosticism, Buddhist Philosophy, Free Will, Trust) and current issues (e.g., Structuralism, Postcolonialism, and Feminism). The disc offers a variety of access points: Philosophical Themes, World Philosophies, and World Religions. These broad headings are further subdivided by topic, and you can get a list of topics by time period. The inexperienced philosopher will find this a useful way to get acquainted with the themes, individuals, terminology, and history of a field, while the scholar will be able to exploit the breadth and nuances of philosophical thought in full. The search engine is highly flexible, allowing standard Boolean and proximity searching. The Bottom Line: Highly recommended; a required purchase for all public and academic libraries. We have another standard here.?Ed Tallent, Research Instruction, Harvard Coll. Lib.
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Product Details

• Library Binding: 8680 pages
• Publisher: Routledge; 1 edition (May 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0415073103
• ISBN-13: 978-0415073103
• Product Dimensions: 21 x 13.5 x 9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 44.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,886,043 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A fabulous resource, May 10, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy (10 Volume Set) (Library Binding)

This is the best Encyclopedia of Philosophy I have ever used. So thorough and well cross-referenced! I would love to be able to purchase this series one volume at a time for my own use. THIS is the series of books I would want to have were I stranded on a desert island.

17 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Essential, but ..., December 26, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy (10 Volume Set) (Library Binding)

It is the best encyclopedia of philosophy available in English,
and as comprehensive as one could reasonably want on the
Anglo-American analytic tradition. However, it is still inferior
to the magisterial Historisches Woerterbuch der Philosophie, ed.
Joachim Ritter (12 vols., of which 11 have thus far been
published) - the one true indispensable philosophical reference
work.

12 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars At first I was miffed at the price, but ..., March 14, 2005

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I was excited about this collection, but I thought it was 37 dollars and 75 cents, so I was a bit disconcerted to find a $3,775 dollar charge to my Visa. However, once I started reading the collection, I realized it was worth every penny of the cost -- for all you get, this is an absolute steal, really! Now I'm sending the collection to friends and family as gifts. Take out a loan, beg, borrow or steal: Do whatever you need to do to get the money to order this series -- you won't be disappointed.