Fifty Major Philosophers invites the reader to explore the ideas of some of the most important and influential thinkers of the last two-and-a-half thousand years. This revised edition contains seven new entries: Dewey, Collingwood, Popper, Quine, Merleau-Ponty Ayer and Rawls.

It also offers: ● thoroughly updated further reading sections ● a larger glossary ● alphabetical and chronological lists of contents ● an index

Fifty Major Philosophers presents the traditional mainstream of European philosophy and is a vital reference tool for those wishing to improve their understanding of some of the world’s seminal intellectual figures.