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Routledge publishes quality textbooks in a variety of disciplines and course subjects. We are committed to providing course materials to instructors and students that are both engaging and innovative. You can learn more about our textbooks by viewing our featured selections below in Philosophy. You can also browse textbooks in all subjects or check out our companion websites.

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

  2. Now Available! Philosophy of Economics: A Contemporary Introduction

    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.

      

  3. Now Available! The Disordered Mind: An Introduction to Philosophy of Mind and Mental Illness, 2E

    The Disordered Mind: An Introduction to Philosophy of Mind and Mental Illness, 2nd Edition examines and explains, from a philosophical standpoint, what mental disorder is: its reality, causes, consequences, and more. It is a superb introduction to the philosophy of mental disorder for students of philosophy, psychology, psychiatry, and related mental health professions. 

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. Teaching Ancient Philosophy?

    Ancient Philosophy: A Contemporary Introduction, by Christopher Shields, offers an introduction to over 1,000 years of ancient philosophy, from the Pre-Socratics through Socrates, Plato and Aristotle to Epicureanism, Stoicism, Skepticism. This substantially revised and updated version of Shields' Classical Philosophy (2003) now features expanded coverage of Plato and Aristotle, and a new section on Hellenistic philosophy.

  7. An Outstanding Anthology in Ethics

    Teaching ethics or ethical theory? Ethics: Essential Readings in Moral Theory, edited by George Sher, brings together sixty-six extracts from both classical and contemporary philosophers to offer comprehensive coverage of the central issues of ethics. Each selection is accompanied by an introduction from the editor.

  8. Philosophy Textbook of the Month, November 2011

    Keeping with the theme of Merleau-Ponty and Phenomenology of Perception, our Textbook of the Month is the Routledge Philosophy GuideBook to Merleau-Ponty and Phenomenology of Perception, by Komarine Romdenh-Romluc. Find out more here...

  9. Philosophy of Science: A Contemporary Introduction, 3rd Edition

    New Books for Teaching Philosophy of Science

    The latest books from Routledge include a newly updated and revised edition of Alex Rosenberg's Philosophy of Science: A Contemporary Introduction and more for your philosophy of science courses.

  10. Critical Thinking

    Looking for a great book to teach critical thinking?

    Thinking critically is an essential skill for both scholarship and life. Written in a clear, reader-friendly style, Critical Thinking: An Appeal to Reason offers students a thorough grounding in critical analysis and argumentation. The companion website includes additional resources for both instructors and students.

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