J. Alexander Gunn surveys French philosophy in the half-century after Auguste Comte, from Renan, Taine and the positivists to Boutroux, Poincaré and Bergson. Instead of marching author by author he organises the book by problems: the nature of science, human freedom, the idea of progress, ethics and religion.
A clear, still useful guide to a rich period of French thought, prefaced in French by a leading philosopher of the day. Download the free EPUB.