"The Dictionary of Irish Philosophers" spans 15 centuries of Irish
thought, from the Irish Augustine in the 7th century, to Iris
Murdoch and JO Wisdom in the 20th. Over 180 individuals who have
contributed to Irish philosophical thought are chronicled. Thomas
Duddy and a team of carefully selected contributors, all experts in
their fields, have compiled a fascinating, cross-disciplinary
resource, profiling all the major philosophers and thinkers. The
dictionary ranges beyond the major figures, however, to include
those whose contributions are less well known but, nonetheless,
original and thought-provoking, e.g., Arthur Little on aesthetics,
Alice Oldham on socialism, George Sigerson on evolution and T.W.
Rolleston on the life-force. An international team of editors and
contributors has comprehensively catalogued Irish philosophical
thought and development. This resource profiles the contribution of
Irish emigres, individuals of Irish birth or descent, and those who
spent much of their productive time in Ireland. The definition of
'philosophy' has been carefully considered, and an inclusive
approach adopted. Those who contributed to the understanding of
fundamental human questions - but who may not be considered
philosophers as such - are included here. There are figures from
historiography, psychology, theology, politics, literature,
mathematics and the sciences, including Richard Fitzralph, Geoffrey
Keating, Richard Kirwan, Jonathan Swift, Oliver Goldsmith, Theobald
Wolfe Tone, Anna Doyle Wheeler, Aubrey de Vere, Oscar Wilde, Ethel
Mannin, WB Yeats, Eva Gore-Booth, JB Bury, Walter MacDonald, George
Boole, JD Bernal and Arland Ussher.
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