''The Oxford Companion to Philosophy'' (1995; second edition 2005) is a reference work in

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. Some ...

edited by the philosopher

Ted Honderich Ted Honderich (born 30 January 1933) is a Canadian-born British professor of philosophy, who was Grote Professor Emeritus of the Philosophy of Mind and Logic, University College London. Biography Honderich was born Edgar Dawn Ross Honderich o ...

and published by

Oxford University Press Oxford University Press (OUP) is the university press of the University of Oxford. It is the largest university press in the world, and its printing history dates back to the 1480s. Having been officially granted the legal right to print books ...

. The second edition included some 300 new entries. The new edition has over 2,200 entries and 291 contributors.

Publication history

*Honderich, Ted (ed.). ''The Oxford Companion to Philosophy'' (New York: Oxford University Press, 1995) *Honderich, Ted (ed.). ''The Oxford Companion to Philosophy (Second Edition)'' (New York: Oxford University Press, 2005)

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External links

The OUP page
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