Talk:Continental philosophy

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 Definition:  Collective term for the many distinct philospohical traditions, methods, and styles that predominated on the European continent (particularly France and Germany) from the time of Immanuel Kant. [d] [e]
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I disagree with the article as it says continental philosophy is focused less on abstract discussion and more on cultural understanding and transformation. Perhaps it simply needs to be clarified (as I think of "cultural understanding" as something that anthropology or sociology may do). Recent continental philosophers have been dealing with epistemology, ontology, and metaphysics in light of poststructuralist (as well as Heidegger's, Freud's, and Nietzsche's) critiques of these. --Christopher M. Roussel 1 May 2009 17:45 UTC

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It should also be noted that the term "continental philosophy" isn't really a "new" one. In academia (at least the groups I've encountered), it is used for much of Modernist philosophy (specifically Descartes through Kant) as well as the more recent 19th and 20th century philosophies that developed in Germany and France (in broad strokes for sake of space). Also, if we are going to put names in there, we should definitely include the British Empiricists (Berkeley, Hume), as well as some of the prominent living figures (Charles Taylor, Mark C Taylor, Alain Badiou, Slavoj Žižek, etc). --Christopher 1 May 2009 17:45 UTC

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