Download or read book Dictionary of Irish Philosophers written by Thomas Duddy and published by Thoemmes Continuum. This book was released on 2004 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since 1999 Thoemmes Press (now Thoemmes Continuum) has been engaged in a large-scale programme of biographical dictionaries of philosophy and related subjects. This volume on Irish philosophers follows the standard format of arranging entires alphabetically by thinker. It includes two forms of entry: (1) entries reproduced from previous editions of Thoemmes encyclopedias of British philosophy and (2) wholly new entries on early (renaissance-period) and modern (20th century) philosophers, together with some new entries on the intervening centuries.