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.