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a short history of western philosophy
first published in english in 1976 hirschbergers a short history of western philosophy is a condensed history of philosophy from the pre socratics through to the 1960s . this new edition follows the division of the original text into four parts ancient philosophy medieval philosophy modern philosophy 17th and 18th century and 19th and 20th century philosophy . the new version contains a new preface and introduction and a new fifth part on analytical philosophy in the 19th and 20th century period by the editor clare hay . hirschberger writes from a moral theological perspective and dismisses analytical philosophy as failing to cast light on the human condition . clare hay helps the reader to further analyse hirschbergers writings and highlights the importance of analytical philosophy as the starting point for the development of computing and artificial intelligence . artificial intelligencehas opened new lines of thought and raised new moral questions still to be discussed in this so called non ideological age .
paperback ingram pub services 2008 isbn13 9780718830922 isbn10 071883092x
book type nf isbn 13 9780718830922 number of pages 264 publisher lutterworth press release date 62135769600000