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Burns & Oates (1960), 230 pages
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Between them, the movements of Logical Positivism and Existentialism dominated philosophy in Europe for much of the 20th century, and the influence they exerted can still be felt today. In this publication Frederick Copleston provides a detailed and objective introduction to these two highly controversial areas of recent thought. Originally written in 1956, and revised in 1972, it explores the work of many of the most important thinkers of the 20th century, including Ayer, Wittgenstein, Heidegger, Sartre and Camus.
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This is a book which sets out the state of British philosophy in the 1950s. However, it is also a great general introduction to the topic of philosophy overall. How do we verify what we believe to be true? What are the limits of finding knowledge by experiment alone? What is the difference between
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seeing something and noticing it? What does it mean to be human; indeed what does it mean to BE: the final part of the book has excellent chapters on existentialism, both that of theists or atheists. Show Less
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