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No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers.  \nBritish Library Cataloguing in Publication Data  \nA catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data  \nA catalogue record for this book has been requested  \nISBN 0-203-15790-7 Master e-book ISBN ISBN 0-203-16994-8 (OEB Format)  \nISBN 0-415-22364-4 (Print Edition)  \n\u003C previous page page_iv next page >  \n\u003C previous page page_v next page >  \nPage v  \nContents  \nIntroduction vii  \nList of entries and contributors ix  \nThe Encyclopedia: Alphabetical entries 1  \nIndex 951  \n\u003C previous page page_v next page >  \n\u003C previous page page_vi next page >  \nPage vi  \n\u003C previous page page_vi next page >  \n\u003C previous page page_vii next page >  \nPage vii  \nIntroduction  \nThe Concise Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy is a complete introduction to world philosophy. Its  \n2,000 plus entries range from the Presocratics, Ancient Egypt and early Chinese philosophy up to the present day, and across the world to include the philosophies of the West, the Arab world, India, East Asia, Latin America and Africa. Subject matter is broad ranging, from aesthetics to mathematics, from philosophy of religion to philosophy of science.  \nEntries fall into three broad types. First, lengthy entries provide introductions to major disciplines within philosophy (epistemology, ethics, metaphysics and so on) and major time periods and regions (ancient philosophy, medieval philosophy, Indian and Tibetan philosophy and so on), defining the concepts, movements and topics and summing up the major positions and debates within each. Shorter entries, ranging from a few dozen words to several hundred, then describe more specific concepts in greater detail. Finally, biographical entries provide information on the life, work and thought of hundreds of the world’s philosophers, from household names like Plato and Confucius to others who, almost forgotten, none the less made important contributions.  \nUsing this volume is simple. First, entries are arranged in strict alphabetical order. For biographical entries, we have chosen the main word in the subject’s surname: thus al-Farabi appears under F, not A. If you do not at first find an entry where you expect to see it, try looking again under another word: for example,‘philosophy of mind’ appears here as ‘mind, philosophy of’.  \nA comprehensive index has also been provided with references and page numbers for thousands of words and names. 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