Routledge Studies in Contemporary Philosophy
A Sense of the World: Essays on Fiction, Narrative, and Knowledge
1st Edition
Edited
By John Gibson, Wolfgang Huemer, Luca Pocci
September 17, 2009
A team of leading contributors from both philosophical and literary backgrounds have been brought together in this impressive book to examine how works of literary fiction can be a source of knowledge. Together, they analyze the important trends in this current popular debate. The ...
Aesthetics and Material Beauty: Aesthetics Naturalized
1st Edition
By Jennifer McMahon
June 22, 2009
In Aesthetics and Material Beauty, Jennifer A. McMahon develops a new aesthetic theory she terms Critical Aesthetic Realism - taking Kantian aesthetics as a starting point and drawing upon contemporary theories of mind from philosophy, psychology, and cognitive science. The creative process does ...
Real Essentialism
1st Edition
By David S. Oderberg
April 29, 2009
Real Essentialism presents a comprehensive defence of neo-Aristotelian essentialism. Do objects have essences? Must they be the kinds of things they are in spite of the changes they undergo? Can we know what things are really like – can we define and classify reality? Many, if not most, ...
A Pragmatist Philosophy of Democracy
1st Edition
By Robert Talisse
September 15, 2008
In recent years there has been a renewed interest in American pragmatism. In political philosophy, the revival of pragmatism has led to a new appreciation for the democratic theory of John Dewey. In this book, Robert B. Talisse advances a series of pragmatic arguments against Deweyan democracy. ...