Philosophy News & Updates
Articles, News, Promotions and Updates from Routledge and the Taylor & Francis Group.
Recent Articles
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Interview with Julian Reiss, author of Philosophy of Economics: A Contemporary Introduction
In recent years, certain economic realities—the financial crisis, for example—have challenged the assumptions, methods, and models economists have used to interpret empirically observable facts that make up “the economy”. Philosophy of Economics: A Contemporary Introduction by Julian Reiss (April 2013) introduces readers to the field in which many of those challenges are now being articulated. Questions of ethics, of the nature of human rationality when faced with economic decision-making, and of the verifiability of economic models are all now being asked anew about economic practices and decisions. This interview hopes to open those questions to all curious readers. Click here to read the full Q&A.
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2012 CHOICE Outstanding Academic Titles from Routledge Philosophy
The Phenomenological Mind, 2nd Edition by Shaun Gallagher and Dan Zahavi and A New Environmental Ethics: The Next Millennium for Life on Earth by Holmes Rolston III have both been selected as 'Outstanding Academic Titles' of 2012 by Choice.
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2013 Philosophy Catalog Now Available Online!
Visit our online catalog to browse our latest titles in Philosophy
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A new series from Routledge Philosophy: Kant’s Questions
Kant's Questions explores the meaning and significance of Kant's fundamental questions of philosophy. Taken individually, each book is a fresh and innovative introduction to a fundamental aspect of Kant’s thought. Taken together, the series is an outstanding resource on the central questions motivating Kant’s philosophical and intellectual outlook as a whole. Forthcoming titles include What is Enlightenment? and What is the Human Being?
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New Titles from the Thinking in Action Series
Thinking in Action is a series that takes philosophy to its public. Each book is written by a major philosopher or thinker, covers an important contemporary topic, and is clear and accessible. New titles include On Loyalty and On Humanism, 2nd Edition.
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Now Available! The Routledge Companion to Philosophy of Religion, 2nd Edition
The Routledge Companion to Philosophy of Religion, Second Edition contains nine new entries, and is an indispensable guide and reference source to the major themes, movements and topics in philosophy of religion.
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Now Available! The Routledge Companion to Social and Political Philosophy
The Routledge Companion to Social and Political Philosophy is an up-to-date survey of the field, charting its history and key figures and movements, and addressing enduring questions as well as contemporary research. Comprised of 69 newly commissioned essays by leading scholars from throughout the world, The Routledge Companion to Social and Political Philosophy is the most comprehensive and authoritative resource in social and political philosophy for students and scholars.
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Coming Soon - What is this thing called Philosophy of Language?
What is this thing called Philosophy of Language? is an indispensable introduction to those teaching philosophy of language and will be particularly useful for those coming to the subject for the first time.
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Now Published - Debates in Modern Philosophy: Essential Readings and Contemporary Responses
This book provides an in-depth, engaging introduction to important issues in modern philosophy. It presents 13 key interpretive debates to students, and ranges in coverage from Descartes' Meditations to Kant's Critique of Pure Reason. Debates in Modern Philosophy will help students evaluate different interpretations of key texts from modern philosophy, and provide a model for constructing their own positions in these debates.
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Featured Series: New Problems of Philosophy
In 2009, Routledge Philosophy launched a rousing new series, New Problems of Philosophy, edited by José Luis Bermúdez, Texas A&M University, USA. New Problems of Philosophy provides accessible and engaging surveys of the most important problems in contemporary philosophy. Each book examines a topic or theme that has either emerged on the philosophical landscape in recent years, or a longstanding problem refreshed in light of recent work in philosophy and related disciplines.
