A Companion to the Philosophers surveys the major philosophical thinkers in Western and non-Western traditions. Multicultural in its approach, it provides authoritative coverage of the major Chinese, Indian, Japanese, African, Jewish, and Islamic philosophers, as well as European and American thinkers.

About the Author
Robert L. Arrington is Professor of Philosophy at Georgia State University. His publications include Rationalism, Realism, and Relativism (1990), Wittgenstein and Quine (1991), and Wittgenstein's Philosophical Investigations: Text and Context (1992), both with H.-J. Glock, and Western Ethics: An Historical Introduction (Blackwell 1998). In addition to his published work, Robert Arrington was an Advisory Editor to David Cooper's Ethics: The Classic Readings (Blackwell 1997).

Reviews
"This is the sixteenth work in an excellent series, and I greatly enjoyed roaming around in it." Douglas Brown, Library Review

"A wide-ranging collection...very attractive, reliable and readable". Stuart Hannabuss, Reference Reviews, Vol. 16, 2002

Book Information
ISBN 9780631229674
Author Robert L. Arrington
Format Paperback
Page Count 720
Imprint Wiley-Blackwell
Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Weight(grams) 1247g
Dimensions(mm) 244mm * 175mm * 52mm