IN KANT'S WAKE - PHILOSOPHY IN THE 20TH CENTURY

From the vantage point of a new century, twentieth-century philosophy in the western world can be seen in four main trends - Marxism, Anglo-American analytic, American pragmatism, and continental philosophy. Rockmore evaluates the different strands of these discussions and analyzes their origins, arguing that they all evolved in reaction to Kant’s fascinating and demanding philosophy.