From Adorno to Zhang Binglin, this book provides a critical analysis of the lives, work and influences of the most significant figures in philosophy this century. Each entry contains biographical facts - birth, death, education, appointments; an appraisal of the philosopher's thoughts and achievements; a list of their major works; and the best sources of writing about them. Entrants are taken from both the analytical and continental traditions and have been chosen for their wide impact on twentieth-century thought, appealing to readers from other disciplines. A separate glossary covers the origins, development and main features of major philosophical schools and movements.