Philosophy

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. Request your complimentary exam copies of What is Enlightenment? and What is the Human Being? today! 
 

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. This text will provide an excellent introduction to the philosophy of economics for students and interested general readers alike.

The third edition of the acclaimed Routledge Companion to Aesthetics contains over sixty chapters written by leading international scholars covering all aspects of esthetics. With ten new entries, and revisions and updated suggestions for further reading throughout, this companion is essential for anyone interested in esthetics, art, literature, and visual studies. Request your complimentary exam copy today! 

A Philosophy of Material Culture: Action, Function, and Mind focuses on material culture as a subject of philosophical inquiry and promotes the philosophical study of material culture by articulating some of the central and difficult issues raised by this topic and providing innovative solutions to them, most notably an account of improvised action and a non-intentionalist account of function in material culture. Listen to Beth Preston discuss her new book here. 

Lost in the usual introductions and primers to the great philosophers are the complexities and range of competing interpretations that result from close readings of the primary texts. Unlike other undergraduate introductions in this field, Key Debates in the History of Philosophy lead students back to the classic works so that they may better understand what's at stake in these competing viewpoints. Each volume in the series contains 10 to 15 interpretive issues, or sections, with two chapters included in each section. The first chapter is a re-printed well known journal article or book chapter. The second chapter either takes to task or builds upon the argument in the first article and is written by a different scholar especially for the volume. The result is a new kind of introduction–one that enables students to understand philosophy's history as a still-living debate. 

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 were selected to offer competing perspectives on 12 different topics related to human nature. This book is designed to introduce students to some of the most important arguments on the subject generated by scientific research and philosophical reflection.
 

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