Continuum Companion to Continental Philosophy Book

Contributors vii

1 Introduction Beth Lord 1

2 Research Problems and Methodology: Three Paradigms and a Thousand Exceptions James Burton 9

3 The Continental Tradition: Kant, Hegel, Nietzsche Gary Banham 33

Part I Contemporary Continental Philosophy 53

4 Metaphysics and Ontology Daniel W. Smith 55

5 Philosophies of Consciousness and the Body John Protevi 69

6 Philosophies of Difference Todd May 93

7 Politics and Ethics Caroline Williams 109

8 Continental Marxist Thought Bill Martin 127

9 Psychoanalysis and Philosophy Hector Kollias 145

10 Feminist Philosophy Rosi Braidotti 166

11 Philosophies of Life Dorothea Olkowski 188

12 Philosophies of Science Andrew Aitken 206

13 Philosophies of Art Jonathan Lahey Dronsfield 219

14 Philosophy, Literature and Interpretation Douglas Burnham Melanie Ebdon 238

15 The Future of Continental Philosophy John Mullarkey 259

Part II Resources 277

16 A-Z Glossary 279

A Contextual Timeline of Continental Philosophy: 1750-2008 James Burton 325

Research Resources in Continental Philosophy 371

Notes 373

Bibliography 383

Index 411