A condensed, affordable version of the acclaimed 10-volume Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy containing more than 2,000 entries in a shortened, accessible format. In addition to classic Western philosophical themes and figures, entries provide unrivaled coverage of philosophies from around the world including modern Islamic philosophy, Marxist thought in Latin America, and Chinese Buddhist thought. Contemporary philosophers, ideas, schools and recent developments (e.g., Jacques Derrida, poststructuralism, and ecological philosophy) are also covered. Contributors include such renowned thinkers as Kwame Anthony Appiah, Roderick Crisholm, Fred Dretske, Joel Feinberg, Sandra Harding, Martha Nussbaum, Richard Popkin, Richard Rorty, Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, Stephen Stich, Patrick Suppes, and Bernard Williams. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)