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A History of Western Thought

Full title: A History of Western Thought. From Ancient Greece to the Twentieth Century

A History of Western Thought is a comprehensive introduction to the history of Western philosophy from the pre-Socratic era to the twentieth century.Along with in-depth discussion of all the major philosophical movements, Skirbekk and Gilje also look at the historical factors that have influenced Western philosophy, including the natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities, as well as political ideologies such as liberalism, socialism, and fascism. A History of Western Thought is an ideal introduction to philosophy and the sociological and scientific structures that have shaped modern philosophy.

Areas covered include:
Plato
Aristotle
The Middle Ages
The Renaissance and Realpolitik
Doubt and belief
Locke
The Enlightenment
Utilitarianism and liberalism
The rise of the social sciences
A glance at contemporary philosophy
Kant
Hegel
Marx
Kierkegaard
Darwin
Nietzsche and pragmatism
Socialism and fascism
Freud and psychoanalysis
Modernity and crisis

"Not only is this an excellent history of philosophical thought, it also opens the door to a far wider range of thinkers than many introductions and histories. For this, the authors deserve special praise." (Alistair Hannay, editor of Inquiry)

Translations: Chinese (Shanghai Translation Publ.), Danish (Gyldendal, Denmark), English (Routledge, UK), German (Suhrkamp, Germany), Greek (Savalas Publ., Greece), Icelandic (Iceland University Press), Korean (Ehak Publ., South Korea), Russian (Vlados, Russia), Swedish (Daidalos), Tajik (Resource Center of Samarkand), Turkish (Universite Kitaberi, Turkey), Uzbek (Ochiq Jamityat Instituty, Uzbekistan)

First published: 2000, Universitetsforlaget

Gunnar Skirbekk: Biography and bibliography
Nils Gilje: Biography and bibliography

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