The Routledge Companion to Ethics is an outstanding survey of the whole field of ethics by a distinguished international team of contributors. Over 60 chapters are divided into six clear sections: the history of ethics meta-ethics perspectives from outside ethics ethical perspectives morality debate[...]

Gottlob Frege (1848-1925) is considered the father of modern logic and one of the founding figures of analytic philosophy. He was first and foremost a mathematician, but his major works also made important contributions to the philosophy of language. Frege's writings are difficult and deal with tech[...]

Making Andre Padoux' work accessible to an English-speaking readership for the first time, this book provides a systematic and complete overview of the highest scholarly quality on Tantric mantras. It: presents a general summary on the nature of Tantric mantras, their phonetic aspect, structure and [...]

The twentieth century was one of the most significant and exciting periods ever witnessed in philosophy, characterized by intellectual change and development on a massive scale. The Routledge Companion to Twentieth Century Philosophy is an outstanding authoritative survey and assessment of the centu[...]

Everything is open to question. Nothing is sacred. Critical and cultural theory invites a rethinking of some of our most basic assumptions about who we are, how we behave, and how we interpret the world around us. The Routledge Critical and Cultural Theory Reader brings together 29 key pieces from t[...]

"The Routledge Companion to Philosophy of Religion" is an indispensable guide and reference source to the major themes, movements, debates and topics in philosophy of religion. A team of renowned international contributors provide sixty-five accessible entries organised into nine clear parts: Philos[...]

"The Routledge Companion to Semiotics" brings together introductory essays from an impressive range of leading international figures across disciplines where semiotics is studied. Topics covered include: the history, development and uses of semiotics, key theorists including Saussure and Pierce, the[...]

@text: A compact and highly accessible work of reference on this key period of English history. With a wealth of chronologies, tables, and maps, together with a critical chapter on primary and secondary sources (including online resources) and a further chapter on historiography, this handy book she[...]

Ludwig Wittgenstein is arguably the most important philosopher of the twentieth century. In On Certainty he discusses central issues in epistemology, including the nature of knowledge and scepticism. The Routledge Philosophy Guidebook to Wittgenstein and On Certainty introduces and assesses: * Wittg[...]

Rev. ed. of: Routledge philosophy guidebook to Wittgenstein and the Philosophical investigations.

The Routledge Companion to Science Fiction is a comprehensive overview of the history and study of science fiction. It outlines major writers, movements, and texts in the genre, established critical approaches and areas for future study. Fifty-six entries by a team of renowned international contribu[...]

"The Routledge International Companion to Gifted Education" is a ground-breaking collection of fully-referenced chapters written by many of the most highly-respected authorities on the subject from around the world. These fifty contributors include distinguished scholars who have produced many of th[...]