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Book SynopsisDuring the course of the twentieth century, analytic philosophy developed into the dominant philosophical tradition in the English-speaking world. In the last two decades, it has become increasingly influential in the rest of the world, from continental Europe to Latin America and Asia. At the same time there has been deepening interest in the origins and history of analytic philosophy, as analytic philosophers examine the foundations of their tradition and question many of the assumptions of their predecessors. This has led to greater historical self-consciousness among analytic philosophers and more scholarly work on the historical contexts in which analytic philosophy developed. This historical turn in analytic philosophy has been gathering pace since the 1990s, and the present volume is the most comprehensive collection of essays to date on the history of analytic philosophy. It contains state-of-the-art contributions from many of the leading scholars in the field, all of the contr
Trade ReviewThe Handbook is a large and wonderfully useful resource. * Kevin C. Klement, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews *
Table of ContentsPART ONE: THE ORIGINS OF ANALYTIC PHILOSOPHY; PART TWO: THE DEVELOPMENT OF ANALYTIC PHILOSOPHY; PART THREE: THEMES IN THE HISTORY OF ANALYTIC PHILOSOPHY
