This book proposes a radical new reading of the development of twentieth-century French philosophy. Henry Somers-Hall argues that the central unifying aspect of

Develops new readings of key figures in the French tradition that together constitute a new reading of the tradition itself.

A critical introduction to modern French philosoophy, from one of the liveliest contemporary practitioners.

A lively and accessible guide to some of the majore issues current in French philosophy today.

First published in 1964, this is not just a chronicle or encyclopaedia, but deals thoroughly in turn with meaning, view about reason, and views about values, pa