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After Philosophy provides an excellent framework for understanding the most important strains of current philosophical work in North America, England, France, and Germany. The selections from the work of fourteen contemporary philosophers not only display the multiplicity of approaches being pursued since the breakup of any consensus on what philosophy is, but also help to clarify this proliferation of views and to spell out today's basic options for doing, or not doing, philosophy today. With a general introduction delineating what is in dispute between the different parties to the end-of-philosophy debates, brief introductions to the thought of each author, and suggestions for further reading following each selection, After Philosophy is ideally suited for use in any course that includes an overview of the bewildering variety of contemporary approaches to philosophy.Major Sections and ContributorsI. The End of Philosophy. Richard Rorty Jean-Fran ois Lyotard, Michel Foucault, Jacques Derrida. II. The Transformation of Philosophy: Systematic Proposals. Donald Davidson, Michael Dummett, Hilary Putnam, Karl-Otto Apel, J rgen Habermas. III. The Transformation of Philosophy: Hermeneutics, Narrative, Rhetoric. Hans-Georg Gadamer, Paul Ricoeur, Alasdair Maclntyre, Hans Blumenberg, Charles Taylor.

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Library Journal Review

These essays, all recent works by philosophers from America, France, England, and Germany, have been grouped to address the question whether philosophy is still a valid pursuit. Arguing for the end of philosophy are Rorty, Lyotard, Foucault, and Derrida. Arguing that it is instead in a state of transition are Davidson, Dummett, Putnam, Apel, Habermas, Gadamer, Ricoeur, MacIntyre, Blumenberg, and Taylor (who contributes the only original essay). There is an introductory essay, brief explanations of each author's thought, and suggestions for further reading. An excellent overview of the variety of contemporary, international approaches to philosophy that will be of interest to informed laypersons as well as scholars. Leon H. Brody, U.S. Office of Personnel Management Lib., Washington, D.C. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

CHOICE Review

This text provides a significant overview of contemporary philosophy. The editors have selected the most notable representatives of many of the crucial issues and debates that face philosophy at this time. The three main camps are not without flaws and oversights concerning their internal differences, but so designated these camps do provide students with a general idea of the basic differences at stake in current philosophical debates. These camps include: The ``End of Philosophy'' philosophers: R. Rorty, J.-F. Lyotard, M. Foucault, and J. Derrida; the ``Transformation of Philosophy'' systematic thinkers: D. Davidson, M. Dummett, H. Putnam, K.-O. Apel and J. Habermas; and the ``Hermeneutic, Rhetorical, and Narrative'' thinkers who also propose the transformation of Philosophy: H.-G. Gadamer, P. Ricoeur, and A. MacIntyre. The editors offers brief introductions to each thinker as well as a selective bibliography of primary and secondary sources. The essays are representative and central although most have been published elsewhere. Finally, the book offers a good selection of thinkers from three quite divergent contexts: namely, the US, Germany, and France. A valuable contribution for advanced undergraduates if seen as an overview to the current debates and convergences in contemporary philosophy.-I.E. Harvey, Pennsylvania State University