''The Cambridge Dictionary of Philosophy'' (1995; second edition 1999; third edition 2015) is a

dictionary A dictionary is a listing of lexemes from the lexicon of one or more specific languages, often arranged alphabetically (or by radical and stroke for ideographic languages), which may include information on definitions, usage, etymologie ...

philosophy Philosophy (from , ) is the systematized study of general and fundamental questions, such as those about existence, reason, knowledge, values, mind, and language. Such questions are often posed as problems to be studied or resolved. ...

published by

Cambridge University Press Cambridge University Press is the university press of the University of Cambridge. Granted letters patent by King Henry VIII in 1534, it is the oldest university press in the world. It is also the King's Printer. Cambridge University Pr ...

and edited by the philosopher

Robert Audi Robert N. Audi (born November 1941) is an American philosopher whose major work has focused on epistemology, ethics (especially on ethical intuitionism), rationality and the theory of action. He is O'Brien Professor of Philosophy at the Univer ...

. There are 28 members on the Board of Editorial Advisors and 440 contributors.

Publication history

''The Cambridge Dictionary of Philosophy'' was first published in 1995 by Cambridge University Press. A second edition followed in 1999, and a third edition in 2015.

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