Twentieth Century French Philosophy

This book offers a chronological survey of the works of the major French philosophers of the twentieth century. Philosophy is a key subject in the French secondary-school curriculum, reflecting its influence upon many aspects of French society, including literature, drama, cinema, and politics. Eric Matthews explains why philosophy has gained such an important role and traces the route which French philosophy has taken in the twentieth century, looking at key figures such as Bergson, Sartre, Marcel, Foucault, Merleaut-Ponty, Derrida, and recent Feminist thinkers.