modern philosophy

Provides a brief introduction to poststructuralism, tracing the key arguments that have led poststructuralists to challenge traditional theories of language and culture.

Discusses the people, movements, and events behind the theories and ideas that changed the modern world, covering topics in the biological sciences, mathematics and the physical sciences, the arts, the social sciences, philosophy, religion, and politics and the law.

Discusses the ideas and major figures of post-Enlightenment schools of philosophical thought.

Socrates Fortlow, a tough, brooding ex-convict, explores philosophical questions of morality in a world beset with crime, poverty, and racism.