Presents information on the life and work of seventeenth-century philosopher and mathematician Ren? Descartes, whose ideas were developed into the philosophy of reason which came to be known as Cartesianism; and includes a chronology and excerpts from his writings.
Provides information on the life and work of nineteenth-century Prussian philosopher Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche, and includes a chronology and excerpts from his writings, illustrating his key philosophical concepts.
Provides information on the life and work of eighteenth-century German philosopher Immanuel Kant, and includes a chronology and excerpts from his writings in which he attempted to restore metaphysics.
Provides information on the life and work of ancient Greek philosopher Plato, and includes a chronology and excerpts from his writings in which he developed his Theory of Ideas.
Presents a concise account of the life and ideas of early twentieth-century American philosopher John Dewey, discussing his use of modern experimental methods to prove truth and reality.
Presents a concise account of the life and ideas of nineteenth-century British philosopher John Stuart Mill, one of the leading exponents of Utilitarianism, which has as its central principle "the greatest benefit of the greatest number.".
