Routledge Handbooks in Philosophy
The Routledge Handbook of Metaethics
1st Edition
Edited
By Tristram McPherson, David Plunkett
October 18, 2019
This Handbook surveys the contemporary state of the burgeoning field of metaethics. Forty-four chapters, all written exclusively for this volume, provide expert introductions to: the central research programs that frame metaethical discussions the central explanatory challenges, resources, ...
The Routledge Handbook of Epistemic Contextualism
1st Edition
Edited
By Jonathan Jenkins Ichikawa
September 11, 2019
Epistemic contextualism is a recent and hotly debated topic in philosophy. Contextualists argue that the language we use to attribute knowledge can only be properly understood relative to a specified context. How much can our knowledge depend on context? Is there a limit, and if so, where does it ...
The Routledge Handbook of Epistemic Injustice
1st Edition
Edited
By Ian James Kidd, José Medina, Gaile Pohlhaus, Jr.
September 11, 2019
In the era of information and communication, issues of misinformation and miscommunication are more pressing than ever. Epistemic injustice - one of the most important and ground-breaking subjects to have emerged in philosophy in recent years - refers to those forms of unfair treatment that relate ...
The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Biodiversity
1st Edition
Edited
By Justin Garson, Anya Plutynski, Sahotra Sarkar
September 11, 2019
Biological diversity - or ‘biodiversity’ - is the degree of variation of life within an ecosystem. It is a relatively new topic of study but has grown enormously in recent years. Because of its interdisciplinary nature the very concept of biodiversity is the subject of debate amongst philosophers, ...
The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Information
1st Edition
Edited
By Luciano Floridi
September 11, 2019
Information and communication technology occupies a central place in the modern world, with society becoming increasingly dependent on it every day. It is therefore unsurprising that it has become a growing subject area in contemporary philosophy, which relies heavily on informational concepts. The...
The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Memory
1st Edition
Edited
By Sven Bernecker, Kourken Michaelian
September 11, 2019
Memory occupies a fundamental place in philosophy, playing a central role not only in the history of philosophy but also in philosophy of mind, epistemology, and ethics. Yet the philosophy of memory has only recently emerged as an area of study and research in its own right. The Routledge Handbook...
The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Temporal Experience
1st Edition
Edited
By Ian Phillips
September 11, 2019
Experience is inescapably temporal. But how do we experience time? Temporal experience is a fundamental subject in philosophy – according to Husserl, the most important and difficult of all. Its puzzles and paradoxes were of critical interest from the Early Moderns through to the Post-Kantians...
The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of the Social Mind
1st Edition
Edited
By Julian Kiverstein
September 11, 2019
The idea that humans are by nature social and political animals can be traced back to Aristotle. More recently, it has also generated great interest and controversy in related disciplines such as anthropology, biology, psychology, neuroscience and even economics. What is it about humans that ...
The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Empathy
1st Edition
Edited
By Heidi Maibom
March 05, 2019
Empathy plays a central role in the history and contemporary study of ethics, interpersonal understanding, and the emotions, yet until now has been relatively underexplored. The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Empathy is an outstanding reference source to the key topics, problems and debates in...
The Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Philosophy of Religion
1st Edition
Edited
By Graham Oppy
October 13, 2017
Philosophy of religion has experienced a renaissance in recent times, paralleling the resurgence in public debate about the place and value of religion in contemporary Western societies. The Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Philosophy of Religion is an outstanding reference source to the key ...
The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Imagination
1st Edition
Edited
By Amy Kind
October 13, 2017
Imagination occupies a central place in philosophy, going back to Aristotle. However, following a period of relative neglect there has been an explosion of interest in imagination in the past two decades as philosophers examine the role of imagination in debates about the mind and cognition, ...
The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Well-Being
1st Edition
Edited
By Guy Fletcher
October 13, 2017
The concept of well-being is one of the oldest and most important topics in philosophy and ethics, going back to ancient Greek philosophy. Following the boom in happiness studies in the last few years it has moved to centre stage, grabbing media headlines and the attention of scientists, ...