Introduction to Part One: Analytic and Continental Philosophy in the Western Tradition

Abstract

The introductory chapter to part one of this book informs that the chapters in this part are all good examples either of direct constructive engagement of ideas in analytic and Continental philosophy or of what can be learned from comparing the ideas and engaging in further dialogue. The contributions in this part, while mostly focused on the Western tradition, extend across a broad range of thinkers and issues in philosophy. This part concludes with some very interesting ideas about how phenomenological reflection involves empathizing with one's own lived experience. Readers of part one of this book will find many stimulating and fruitful ideas on analytic and Continental philosophy, ideas, moreover, that will resonate across traditions of philosophy worldwide. Keywords:analytic philosophy; constructive engagement; continental philosophy; Western tradition