'A monumental history . learned, lucid, patient and comprehensive.' NEW STATESMAN 'We can only applaud at the end of each act and look forward to applauding again at the final curtain.' TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT Frederick Copleston was Professor of the History of Philosophy and Dean of the Faculty of Theology at London University. This eleven-volume work is one of the most remarkable single-handed scholarly enterprises of modern times. Brimming with detail and enthusiasm, A History of Philosophy gives an accessible account of philosophers from all eras and explains their works in relation to other philosophers. Each volume is an ideal guide for students studying specific eras and as a set offers a complete and unrivalled overview of the entire western philosophical tradition. Volume 11 Logical Positivism and Existentialism Between them, the movements of Logical Positivism and Existentialism dominated philosophy in Europe for much of the last century, and the influence they exerted can still be felt today.

In this additional volume of A History of Philosophy Copleston provides a detailed and objective introduction to these two highly controversial areas of recent thought. This book explores the work of many of the most important thinkers of the twentieth century, including Ayer, Wittgenstein, Heidegger, Sartre and Camus. Ayer Camus Heidegger Jasper Kierkegaard Marcel Sartre Wittgenstein.