Routledge Studies in Twentieth-Century Philosophy
About the Book Series
Routledge Studies in Twentieth Century Philosophy considers influential figures and movements in recent philosophy. It publishes studies that consider philosophers and philosophical ideas within a specific context. Such contexts may include a historical development or reflections upon the impact of a philosopher or philosophical idea.
Wittgenstein and Heidegger
1st Edition
Edited
By David Egan, Stephen Reynolds, Aaron Wendland
July 22, 2015
Ludwig Wittgenstein and Martin Heidegger are arguably the two most influential philosophers of the twentieth century. Their work not only reshaped the philosophical landscape, but also left its mark on other disciplines, including political science, theology, anthropology, ecology, mathematics, ...
Rules, Magic and Instrumental Reason: A Critical Interpretation of Peter Winch's Philosophy of the Social Sciences
1st Edition
By Berel Dov Lerner
May 07, 2015
This book offers a systematic and critical discussion of Peter Winch's writings on the philosophy of the social sciences. The author points to Winch's tendency to over-emphasize the importance of language and communication, and his insufficient attention to the role of practical, technological ...
Gaston Bachelard: Critic of Science and the Imagination
1st Edition
By Cristina Chimisso
September 11, 2014
In this new study, Cristina Chimisso explores the work of the French Philosopher of Science, Gaston Bachelard (1884-1962) by situating it within French cultural life of the first half of the century. The book is introduced by a study - based on an analysis of portraits and literary representations ...
The Subject in Question: Sartre's Critique of Husserl in The Transcendence of the Ego
1st Edition
By Stephen Priest
April 24, 2014
The Subject in Question provides a fascinating insight into a debate between two of the twentieth century's most famous philosophers - Jean-Paul Sartre and Edmund Husserl - over the key notions of conscious experience and the self. Sartre's The Transcendence of the Ego, published in 1937, is a ...
Trust and Toleration
1st Edition
By Richard H. Dees
April 24, 2014
Toleration would seem to be the most rational response to deep conflicts. However, by examining the conditions under which trust can develop between warring parties, it becomes clear that a fundamental shift in values - a conversion - is required before toleration makes sense. This book argues that...
Collingwood and the Metaphysics of Experience
1st Edition
By Giuseppina D'Oro
April 09, 2014
Giuseppina D'Oro explores Collingwood's work in epistemology and metaphysics, uncovering his importance beyond his better known work in philosophy of history and aesthetics. This major contribution to our understanding of one of the most important figures in history of philosophy will be essential ...
Naturalism: A Critical Analysis
1st Edition
Edited
By William Lane Craig, J.P. Moreland
April 09, 2014
Naturalism provides a rigorous analysis and critique of the major varieties of contemporary philosophical naturalism. The authors advocate the thesis that contemporary naturalism should be abandoned, in light of the serious objections raised against it. Contributors draw on a wide range of topics ...
Philosophy After Postmodernism: Civilized Values and the Scope of Knowledge
1st Edition
By Paul Crowther
March 31, 2014
Formulating a new approach to philosophy which, instead of simply rejecting postmodern thought, tries to assimilate some of its main features, Paul Crowther identifies conceptual links between value, knowledge, personal identity and civilization understood as a process of cumulative advance.To ...
From Kant to Davidson: Philosophy and the Idea of the Transcendental
1st Edition
Edited
By Jeff Malpas
December 12, 2013
Recent philosophy has seen the idea of the transcendental, first introduced in its modern form in the work of Kant, take on a new prominence.Bringing together an international range of younger philosophers and established thinkers, this volume opens up the idea of the transcendental, examining it ...
Heidegger and the Romantics: The Literary Invention of Meaning
1st Edition
By Pol Vandevelde
September 20, 2013
While there are many books on the romantics, and many books on Heidegger, there has been no book exploring the connection between the two. Pol Vandevelde’s new study forges this important link. Vandevelde begins by analyzing two models that have addressed the interaction between literature and ...
The Existentialism of Jean-Paul Sartre
1st Edition
By Jonathan Webber
April 09, 2013
Webber argues for a new interpretation of Sartrean existentialism. On this reading, Sartre is arguing that each person’s character consists in the projects they choose to pursue and that we are all already aware of this but prefer not to face it. Careful consideration of his existentialist writings...
The Story of Analytic Philosophy: Plot and Heroes
1st Edition
Edited
By Anat Biletzki, Anat Matar
March 21, 2013
This unique collection looks at analytic philosophy in its historical context. Prominent philosophers discuss key figures, including Russell and Wittgenstein, methods and results in analytic philosophy to present its story. This volume assesses the challenge posed by changing cultural and ...