Originally published: New York: Modern Library, 1992, in series: Modern library of the world's best books.

This book brings together for the first time fourteen recent interviews with some of the most important names in contemporary philosophy.

Here readers will find not only an authoritative guide to the history of philosophy, but also a compelling introduction to every major area of philosophical inquiry.

This Dictionary provides detailed accounts of the lives, works, influences and receptions of the most important philosophers of the twentieth century. Over 1000 entries give both biographical and bibliographical information.

This 2001 biography reassesses philosopher Karl Popper's life and works within the context of interwar Vienna.

This work aims to dispel the plethora of misinformation surrounding Spencer, throwing light on the broader cultural history of the 19th century.

Chronicles Kierkegaard's intellectual and spiritual development through selected writings.

With this book, Jacques Barzun pays what he describes as an "intellectual debt" to William James-psychologist, philosopher, and, for Barzun, guide and mentor.

This text features the subsequent correspondence between the two men over the course of the next few years, demonstrating how Adorno interpreted the concepts of Berg, Webern and Schönberg.