Routledge Handbooks in Philosophy
The Routledge Handbook of Evolution and Philosophy
1st Edition
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By Richard Joyce
June 30, 2020
In recent years, the relation between contemporary academic philosophy and evolutionary theory has become ever more active, multifaceted, and productive. The connection is a bustling two-way street. In one direction, philosophers of biology make significant contributions to theoretical discussions ...
The Routledge Handbook of Mechanisms and Mechanical Philosophy
1st Edition
Edited
By Stuart Glennan, Phyllis Illari
June 30, 2020
Scientists studying the burning of stars, the evolution of species, DNA, the brain, the economy, and social change, all frequently describe their work as searching for mechanisms. Despite this fact, for much of the twentieth century philosophical discussions of the nature of mechanisms remained ...
The Routledge Handbook of Pacifism and Nonviolence
1st Edition
Edited
By Andrew Fiala
June 30, 2020
Interest in pacifism—an idea with a long history in philosophical thought and in several religious traditions—is growing. The Routledge Handbook of Pacifism and Nonviolence is the first comprehensive reference designed to introduce newcomers and researchers to the many varieties of pacifism and ...
The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy and Science of Addiction
1st Edition
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By Hanna Pickard, Serge Ahmed
June 30, 2020
The problem of addiction is one of the major challenges and controversies confronting medicine and society. It also poses important and complex philosophical and scientific problems. What is addiction? Why does it occur? And how should we respond to it, as individuals and as a society?The Routledge...
The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Pain
1st Edition
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By Jennifer Corns
June 30, 2020
The phenomenon of pain presents problems and puzzles for philosophers who want to understand its nature. Though pain might seem simple, there has been disagreement since Aristotle about whether pain is an emotion, sensation, perception, or disturbed state of the body. Despite advances in psychology...
The Routledge Handbook of Scientific Realism
1st Edition
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By Juha Saatsi
June 30, 2020
Scientific realism is a central, long-standing, and hotly debated topic in philosophy of science. Debates about scientific realism concern the very nature and extent of scientific knowledge and progress. Scientific realists defend a positive epistemic attitude towards our best theories and models ...
The Routledge Handbook of Virtue Epistemology
1st Edition
Edited
By Heather Battaly
June 30, 2020
What is an epistemic virtue? Are epistemic virtues reliable? Are they motivated by a love of truth? Do epistemic virtues produce knowledge and understanding? How can we develop epistemic virtues? The Routledge Handbook of Virtue Epistemology answers all of these questions. This landmark volume ...
The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Animal Minds
1st Edition
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By Kristin Andrews, Jacob Beck
December 12, 2019
While philosophers have been interested in animals since ancient times, in the last few decades the subject of animal minds has emerged as a major topic in philosophy. The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Animal Minds is an outstanding reference source to the key topics, problems, and debates in...
The Routledge Handbook of Franz Brentano and the Brentano School
1st Edition
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By Uriah Kriegel
December 10, 2019
Both through his own work and that of his students, Franz Clemens Brentano (1838–1917) had an often underappreciated influence on the course of twentieth- and twenty-first-century philosophy. The Routledge Handbook of Franz Brentano and the Brentano School offers full coverage of Brentano’s ...
The Routledge Handbook of Libertarianism
1st Edition
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By Jason Brennan, Bas van der Vossen, David Schmidtz
December 10, 2019
Libertarians often bill their theory as an alternative to both the traditional Left and Right. The Routledge Handbook of Libertarianism helps readers fully examine this alternative without preaching it to them, exploring the contours of libertarian (sometimes also called classical liberal) thinking...
The Routledge Handbook of Metaethics
1st Edition
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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
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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 ...