Explore philosophy

through its thinkers

Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Philosophers features thousands of critical biographical entries on individuals who have contributed to the history of thought and philosophy. Discover a history that covers a broad range of traditions, subjects, and schools of thought.

Alongside well-known philosophers, we include intellectuals from other fi elds: civil rights activists, classicists, clergymen, economists, mathematicians, novelists, poets, politicians and scientists who had something to say on topics that count as philosophical. This collection sits on Bloomsbury Philosophy Library, a growing digital platform that off ers a breadth of coverage across the history of philosophy and cu� ing-edge contemporary thought.

Content Highlights

• More than 8,000 peer-reviewed entries on fi gures from North America, Britain, Ireland, France,Germany, the Netherlands, and the Middle East

• Entries include a comprehensive overview of a subject’s life, work, and reception together with abibliography and list of further reading

• Covers thinkers from economics, sciences, classics, political thought, philosophy, theology, literature, law,and medicine

• Excellent indexing tools using a bespoke taxonomy, organised by subject, school of thought, region, and period

• An interactive, visual timeline to support contextual understanding

• Over 15,000 inter-article cross-references

• A glossary of Islamic terms

Teaching and Learning Tools

• Teaching Guides

• Bibliographic Guides and Reading Lists

• Timeline of Thinkers

An interactive, visual timeline to support contextual understanding

Over 15,000 inter-article cross-references

Teaching and Learning Tools

Bibliographic Guides and Reading Lists

“Signifi cantly, it broadens the canon by including previously overlooked fi gures and incorporating civil rights activists, novelists, poets, politicians, scientists, and others.”

– Brian T. Sullivan, Information Literacy Librarian, Herrick Memorial Library,Alfred University, Alfred, NY, Library Journal

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