Philosophy

Edited by Tristram McPherson, David Plunkett

This Handbook surveys the contemporary state of the burgeoning field of metaethics. Forty-three chapters, all written exclusively for this volume, provide expert introductions to: the central research programs that frame metaethical discussions the central explanatory challenges, resources,…

Hardback – 2017-08-16 
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Routledge Handbooks in Philosophy

Edited by Simon Kirchin

Derek Parfit was one of the world’s leading philosophers. His On What Matters was the most eagerly awaited book in philosophy for many years. Reading Parfit: On What Matters is an essential overview and assessment of volumes 1 and 2 of Parfit’s monumental work by a team of international…

Paperback – 2017-03-21
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By Matthew Chrisman

Are moral standards relative to cultures? Are there any moral facts? What is goodness? If there are moral facts how do we learn about them? These are all questions in metaethics, the branch of ethics that investigates the status of morality, the nature of ethical facts, and the meaning of ethical…

Paperback – 2016-10-18
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What is this thing called?

By Diana Heney

In our current social landscape, moral questions—about economic disparity, disadvantaging biases, and scarcity—are rightly receiving attention with a sense of urgency. This book argues that classical pragmatism offers a compelling and useful account of our engagement with moral life. The key…

Hardback – 2016-05-31
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Routledge Studies in American Philosophy

By Mark van Roojen

Metaethics: A Contemporary Introduction provides a solid foundation in metaethics for advanced undergraduates by introducing a series of puzzles that most metaethical theories address. These puzzles involve moral disagreement, reference, moral epistemology, metaphysics, and moral psychology. From…

Paperback – 2015-06-11
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Routledge Contemporary Introductions to Philosophy

By Mark Schroeder

According to noncognitivists, when we say that stealing is wrong, what we are doing is more like venting our feelings about stealing or encouraging one another not to steal, than like stating facts about morality. These ideas challenge the core not only of much thinking about morality and…

Paperback – 2010-03-09
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New Problems of Philosophy

Edited by Jeffrey M. Zacks, Holly A. Taylor

This volume pulls together interdisciplinary research on cognitive representations in the mind and in the world. The chapters—from cutting-edge researchers in psychology, philosophy, computer science, and the arts—explore how structured representations determine cognition in memory, spatial…

Paperback – 2017-07-20
Psychology Press

Edited by Michael T Stuart, Yiftach Fehige, James Robert Brown

Thought experiments are a means of imaginative reasoning that lie at the heart of philosophy, from the pre-Socratics to the modern era, and they also play central roles in a range of fields, from physics to politics. The Routledge Companion to Thought Experiments is an invaluable guide and…

Hardback – 2017-07-18
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Routledge Philosophy Companions

Edited by Rafael Winkler

At present, ‘naturalism’ is arguably the dominant trend in both Anglo-American and European philosophy. Owing to the influence of the works of W.V.O. Quine, Wilfred Sellars, and Hillary Putnam, among others, naturalism both as a methodological and ontological position has become one of the…

Hardback – 2017-07-18
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