In this book Gary Gutting tells clearly and comprehensively the story of French philosophy from 1890 to 2990. He examines the often neglected background of spir... » 

In this book Gary Gutting tells clearly and comprehensively the story of French philosophy from 1890 to 2990. He examines the often neglected background of spiritualism university idealism and early philosophy of science and also discusses the privileged role of philosophy together with the influences of avantgarde literature and German philosophy. He develops a rich account of achievement of French thought during the century and of subsequent structualist and poststructuralist developments. In this book Gary Gutting tells clearly and comprehensively the story of French philosophy from 1890 to 2990. He examines the often neglected background of spiritualism university idealism and early philosophy of science and also discusses the privileged role of philosophy together with the influences of avantgarde literature and German philosophy. He develops a rich account of achievement of French thought during the century and of subsequent structualist and poststructuralist developments. «