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The Routledge Companion to Pragmatism offers 44 cutting-edge chapters?written specifically for this volume by an international team of distinguished researchers?that assess the past, present, and future of pragmatism.

The most thorough volume of its type, covering most major perspectives accross 54 chapters by leading contributors split into 12 part. Parts 1-7 cover key physical theories (e.g. special relativity; quantum gravity). 8-12 cover shared themes (e.g. explanation; symmetries). Suitable for researchers and students.

A guide and major reference source to the major topics, problems, concepts and debates in philosophy of psychology. It is suitable for those studying psychology and its related disciplines.

The Routledge Companion to Philosophy of Social Science is an outstanding guide to the major themes, movements, debates, and topics in the philosophy of social science. It includes thirty-seven newly written chapters, by many of the leading scholars in the field, as well as a comprehensive introduction by the editors. Insofar as possible, the ma

This book is the first to draw together leading experts on every aspect of free will, from those who are central to the current philosophical debates, to non-western perspectives, to scientific contributions and to those who know the rich history of the subject.

Includes 27 chapters published here for the first time, written by an international team of scholars, and accessible for both students and researchers. Covers the full range of philosophical methodologies of the time.

The Routledge Companion to Philosophy of Literature is an in-depth examination of literature through a philosophical lens, written by distinguished figures across the major divisions of philosophy. Its 40 newly-commissioned essays are divided into six sections: historical foundations what is literature? aesthetics & appreciation meaning & interpretation metaphysics & epistemology ethics & political theory The Companion opens with a comprehensive historical overview of the philosophy of literature, including chapters on the study¿s ancient origins up to the 18th-20th centuries. The second part defines literature and its different categories. The third part covers the aesthetics of literature. The fourth and fifth sections discuss the meaning and consequences of philosophical interpretation of literature, as well as epistemological and metaphysical issues such as literary cognitivism and imaginative resistance. The sixth section contextualizes the place of philosophy of literature in the "real world" with essays on topics such as morality, politics, race and gender.Fully indexed and cross-referenced, with helpful further reading sections at the end of each chapter, this Companion is ideal for those coming to philosophy of literature for the first time as well as readers already familiar with the subject.

A comprehensive guide for students in courses in philosophy of medicine and philosophy of science. It examines both traditional topics and emerging topics, with each of the 48 chapters written especially for the volume. Each chapter contains an extended example illustrating the ideas discussed.

A major reference source to the key topics, problems, concepts and debates in philosophy of psychology. The 2nd edition adds six new chapters. Essential reading for students of philosophy of mind, science and psychology, and for anyone studying psychology and its related disciplines.

The Routledge Companion to Feminist Philosophy, with 56 entries written by an international team of contributors, is an outstanding guide and reference source to the key topics, subjects, thinkers and debates in feminist philosophy.

The Routledge Companion to Bioethics is a comprehensive guide to contemporary concerns in bioethics.

The Routledge Companion to Ancient Philosophy is a collection of new essays on the philosophy and philosophers of the ancient Greek and Roman worlds. Written by a cast of international scholars, it covers the full range of ancient philosophy from the sixth century BC to the sixth century AD and beyond. There are dedicated discussions of the major areas of the philosophy of Plato and Aristotle together with accounts of their predecessors and successors.The contributors also address various problems of interpretation and method, highlighting the particular demands and interest of working with ancient philosophical texts. All original texts discussed are translated into English.

Virtue ethics is on the move both in Anglo-American philosophy and in the rest of the world. This volume uniquely emphasizes non-Western varieties of virtue ethics at the same time that it includes work in the many different fields or areas of philosophy where virtue ethics has recently spread its wings. Just as significantly, several chapters make comparisons between virtue ethics and other ways of approaching ethics or political philosophy or show how virtue ethics can be applied to "real world" problems.

The Routledge Companion to the Frankfurt School addresses the many early concerns of critical theory and brings those concerns into direct engagement with our shared world today. In this volume, a distinguished group of international scholars from a variety of disciplines revisits the philosophical and political contributions

Explores the main themes, topics, thinkers and issues in philosophy and film. This title features sixty chapters from international scholars and is divided into four parts: issues and concepts; authors and trends; genres; and, film as philosophy. It is suitable for those interested in philosophy of film, aesthetics and film and cinema studies.

The Routledge Companion to Feminist Philosophy, with 56 entries written by an international team of contributors, is an outstanding guide and reference source to the key topics, subjects, thinkers and debates in feminist philosophy.

Thought experiments lie at the very heart of the study of philosophy, from the pre-Socratics to the modern era. They play an important role in many other subjects including physics, economics, psychology and cognitive science. The Routledge Companion to Thought Experiments is an outstanding reference source to this multi-faceted subject.

The companion contains 35 original chapters from leading scholars. The book is divided into seven parts: I. Language and Logic; II. Metaphysic; III. Cosmology and Physics; IV. Psychology; V. Cognition; VI. Ethics and Moral Philosophy; VII. Political Philosophy. Both comprehensive and accessible, it is useful for undergraduates up.

Written for a wide range of readers in environmental science, philosophy, and policy-oriented programs, this volume is a landmark, comprehensive reference work in this interdisciplinary field. Not merely a review of theoretical approaches, the Companion focuses on specific environmental problems and other concrete issues.

The Routledge Companion to Social and Political Philosophy is 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. Comprised of 69 newly commissioned essays by leading scholars from throughout the world, The Routledge Companion to Social and Political Philosophy is the most comprehensive and authoritative resource in social and political philosophy for students and scholars.

The Routledge Companion to Philosophy of Social Science is an outstanding guide to the major themes, movements, debates, and topics in the philosophy of social science. It includes thirty-seven newly written chapters, by many of the leading scholars in the field, as well as a comprehensive introduction by the editors. Insofar as possible, the material in this volume is presented in accessible language, with an eye toward undergraduate and graduate students who may be coming to some of this material for the first time. Scholars too will appreciate this clarity, along with the chance to read about the latest advances in the discipline. The Routledge Companion to Philosophy of Social Science is broken up into four parts. Historical and Philosophical Context Concepts Debates Individual Sciences Edited by two of the leading scholars in the discipline, this volume is essential reading for anyone interested in the philosophy of social science, and its many areas of connection and overlap with key debates in the philosophy of science.