Welcome to the 2013 Philosophy Catalog
We are excited to offer you a diverse list of books, ranging from undergraduate and graduate textbooks, to edited collections, to handbooks and scholarly monographs.
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101 Philosophy Problems
4th Edition
Does Farmer Field really know his prize cow, Daisy, is in the field? When is an unexpected exam not wholly unexpected? Are all bachelors (really) unmarried? Martin Cohen's 101 Philosophy Problems, Fourth Edition introduces philosophy in an entertaining but informative and stimulating way. Using...
To Be Published February 19th 2013 by Routledge
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Paradoxes from A to Z
3rd Edition
Paradoxes from A to Z, Third edition is the essential guide to paradoxes, and takes the reader on a lively tour of puzzles that have taxed thinkers from Zeno to Galileo, and Lewis Carroll to Bertrand Russell. Michael Clark uncovers an array of conundrums, such as Achilles and the Tortoise, Theseus’...
Published September 19th 2012 by Routledge
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American Philosophy: The Basics
Series: The Basics
American Philosophy: The Basics introduces the history of American thought from early Calvinists to the New England Transcendentalists and from contract theory to contemporary African American philosophy. The key question it asks is: what it is that makes American Philosophy unique? This lively and...
Published November 22nd 2012 by Routledge
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Philosophy: The Basics
5th Edition
Series: The Basics
‘Philosophy: The Basics deservedly remains the most recommended introduction to philosophy on the market. Warburton is patient, accurate and, above all, clear. There is no better short introduction to philosophy.’ - Stephen Law, author of The Philosophy Gym Philosophy: The Basics gently eases the...
Published October 31st 2012 by Routledge
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Free Will: The Basics
Series: The Basics
The question of whether humans are free to make their own decisions has long been debated and it continues to be a controversial topic today. In Free Will: The Basics readers are provided with a clear and accessible introduction to this central but challenging philosophical problem. The questions...
Published December 4th 2012 by Routledge
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What is this thing called Knowledge?
3rd Edition
Series: What is this thing called?
What is knowledge? Where does it come from? Can we know anything at all? This lucid and engaging introduction grapples with these central questions in the theory of knowledge, offering a clear, non-partisan view of the main themes of epistemology. Both traditional issues and contemporary ideas are...
To Be Published October 31st 2013 by Routledge
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Reading Onora O’Neill
Onora O’Neill is one of foremost moral philosophers writing today. Her work on ethics and bioethics, political philosophy and the philosophy of Kant is extremely influential. Her landmark Reith Lectures on trust did much to establish the subject not only on the philosophical and political agenda...
To Be Published June 27th 2013 by Routledge
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Routledge Companion to Philosophy of Religion
2nd Edition
Series: Routledge Philosophy Companions
The Routledge Companion to Philosophy of Religion, Second edition is an indispensable guide and reference source to the major themes, movements, debates and topics in philosophy of religion. Considerably expanded for the second edition, over seventy entries from a team of renowned international...
Published September 19th 2012 by Routledge
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Reading Walzer
Michael Walzer is one of the world’s leading philosophers and political theorists. In addition to his best-known books such as Spheres of Justice, and Just and Unjust Wars, he has contributed to contemporary political debates beyond academia in the New York Times, the New Yorker and Dissent....
To Be Published May 31st 2013 by Routledge
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The Routledge Companion to Social and Political Philosophy
Series: Routledge Philosophy Companions
The Routledge Companion to Social and Political Philosophy is a comprehensive, definitive reference work, providing 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. Features unique to the...
Published November 26th 2012 by Routledge
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The Routledge Companion to Eighteenth Century Philosophy
Series: Routledge Philosophy Companions
The Eighteenth century is one of the most important periods in the history of Western philosophy, witnessing the philosophical, scientific, religious and social and political change of the Enlightenment on a massive scale. In spite of this, there are remarkably few overviews of the period as a...
To Be Published September 30th 2013 by Routledge
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Debates in Modern Philosophy
Essential Readings and Contemporary Responses
Series: Key Debates in the History of Philosophy
Debates in Modern Philosophy: Essential Readings and Contemporary Responses 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...
Published December 19th 2012 by Routledge
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Hume
Series: The Routledge Philosophers
Beginning with an overview of Hume's life and work, Garrett introduces in clear and accessible style the central aspects of Hume's thought. These include Hume's lifelong exploration of the human mind; his theories of inductive inference and causation; skepticism and personal identity; moral and...
To Be Published September 30th 2013 by Routledge
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Husserl
2nd Edition
Series: The Routledge Philosophers
This second edition of David Woodruff Smith's stimulating introduction to Edmund Husserl introduces the whole of Husserl’s thought, demonstrating his influence on philosophy of mind and language, on ontology and epistemology, and on philosophy of logic, mathematics and science. A new final chapter...
To Be Published June 23rd 2013 by Routledge
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What is Enlightenment?
Series: Kant's Questions
"Have the courage to use your own understanding! - that is the motto of enlightenment." - Immanuel Kant The Enlightenment is one of the most important and contested periods in the history of philosophy. The problems it addressed, such as the proper extent of individual freedom and the challenging...
To Be Published February 13th 2013 by Routledge
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What is the Human Being?
Series: Kant's Questions
Philosophers, anthropologists and biologists have long puzzled over the question of human nature. It is also a question that Kant thought about deeply and returned to in many of his writings. In this lucid and wide-ranging introduction to Kant’s philosophy of human nature - which is essential for...
To Be Published February 13th 2013 by Routledge
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The Disordered Mind
An Introduction to Philosophy of Mind and Mental Illness, 2nd Edition
The Disordered Mind: An Introduction to Philosophy of Mind and Mental Illness, second edition examines and explains, from a philosophical standpoint, what mental disorder is: its reality, causes, consequences, and more. It is also an outstanding introduction to philosophy of mind from the...
Published January 28th 2013 by Routledge
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Philosophy of Mind
A Contemporary Introduction, 3rd Edition
Series: Routledge Contemporary Introductions to Philosophy
When first published, John Heil's introduction quickly became a widely used guide for students with little or no background in philosophy to central issues of philosophy of mind. Heil provided an introduction free of formalisms, technical trappings, and specialized terminology. He offered clear...
Published December 7th 2012 by Routledge
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What is this thing called Philosophy of Language?
Series: What is this thing called?
Philosophy of language explores some of the fundamental yet most technical problems in philosophy, such as meaning and reference, semantics, and propositional attitudes. Some of its greatest exponents, including Gottlob Frege, Ludwig Wittgenstein and Bertrand Russell are amongst the major...
To Be Published February 27th 2013 by Routledge
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Arguing About Human Nature
Contemporary Debates
Series: Arguing About Philosophy
Arguing About Human Nature covers recent debates–arising from biology, philosophy, psychology, and physical anthropology–that together systematically examine what it means to be human. Thirty-five essays–several of them appearing here for the first time in print–were carefully selected to...
To Be Published February 20th 2013 by Routledge
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The Routledge Companion to Social and Political Philosophy
Series: Routledge Philosophy Companions
The Routledge Companion to Social and Political Philosophy is a comprehensive, definitive reference work, providing 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. Features unique to the...
Published November 26th 2012 by Routledge
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Philosophy of Economics
A Contemporary Introduction
Series: Routledge Contemporary Introductions to Philosophy
Philosophy of Economics: A Contemporary Introduction is the first systematic textbook in the philosophy of economics. It introduces the epistemological, metaphysical and ethical problems that arise in economics, and presents detailed discussions of the solutions that have been offered. Throughout,...
To Be Published April 3rd 2013 by Routledge
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The Routledge Companion to Aesthetics third edition
3rd Edition
Series: Routledge Philosophy Companions
The third edition of the acclaimed Routledge Companion to Aesthetics contains over sixty chapters written by leading international scholars covering all aspects of aesthetics. This companion opens with an historical overview of aesthetics including entries on Plato, Aristotle, Kant, Nietzsche,...
To Be Published April 29th 2013 by Routledge
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Blade Runner
Series: Philosophers on Film
Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner is widely regarded as a "masterpiece of modern cinema" and is regularly ranked as one of the great films of all time. Set in a dystopian future where the line between human beings and ‘replicants’ is blurred, the film raises a host of philosophical questions from what it...
To Be Published September 30th 2013 by Routledge
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Vertigo
Series: Philosophers on Film
Released in 1958, Vertigo is widely regarded as Alfred Hitchcock’s masterpiece and one of the greatest films of all time. This is the first book devoted to exploring the philosophical aspects of Vertigo. Following an introduction by the editor that places the film in context, each chapter reflects...
Published December 5th 2012 by Routledge
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Philosophical Methodology: The Armchair or the Laboratory?
What methodology should philosophers follow? Should they rely on methods that can be conducted from the armchair? Or should they leave the armchair and turn to the methods of the natural sciences, such as experiments in the laboratory? Or is this opposition itself a false one? Arguments about...
To Be Published May 31st 2013 by Routledge