'Isms & 'Ologies

From Platonism to New Historicism, humankind is constantly coming up with fresh schools of thought to help explain (or at least describe) the mysterious world around us. Here is a guide to over 450 of the most significant intellectual terms, movements, and religions that help shape the society we live in. Divided into categories--including politics, history, philosophy and the arts, economics, religion, science, and medicine--cross-referenced, and thoroughly indexed, this book is for the budding intellectual in everyone.--From publisher description.