Hermeneutics is a major theoretical and practical form of intellectual enquiry, central not only to philosophy but many other disciplines in the humanities and social sciences. With phenomenology and existentialism, it is also one of the twentieth century s most important philosophical movements and includes major thinkers such as Heidegger, Gadamer and Ricoeur. The Routledge Companion to Hermeneutics is an outstanding guide and reference source to the key philosophers, topics and themes in this exciting subject and is the first volume of its kind.

Comprising over fifty chapters by a...

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...

Thought experiments are a means of imaginative reasoning that lie at the heart of philosophy, from the pre-Socratics to the modern era, and they also play central roles in a range of fields, from physics to politics. The Routledge Companion to Thought Experiments is an invaluable guide and reference source to this multifaceted subject. Comprising over 30 chapters by a team of international contributors, the Companion covers the following important areas:

- the history of thought experiments, from antiquity to the trolley problem and quantum non-locality;

The Routledge Companion to Feminist Philosophy is an outstanding guide and reference source to the key topics, subjects, thinkers, and debates in feminist philosophy. Fifty-six entries, written by an international team of contributors specifically for the Companion, are organized into five sections: (1) Engaging the Past (2) Mind, Body, and World (3) Knowledge, Language, and Science (4) Intersections (5) Ethics, Politics, and Aesthetics. The volume provides a mutually enriching representation of the several philosophical traditions that contribute to feminist philosophy, including...

The Routledge Companion to Environmental Ethics is comprised of sixty original essays, which focus on how ethical questions intersect with real and pressing policy issues. Rather than overviewing abstract conceptual categories, the authors focus on specific controversies involving the environment. Clearly written contributions on Fossil Fuels, Urban Sustainability, Novel Ecosystems, and many other subjects make accessible these issues' empirical and political dimensions as well as their theoretical underpinnings. Written to be accessible for undergraduates and general readers, but...

Focused on mapping out contemporary and future domains in philosophy of technology, this volume serves as an excellent, forward-looking resource in the field and in cognate areas of study.　 The 32 chapters, all of them appearing in print here for the first time, were written by both established scholars and fresh voices.　 They cover topics ranging from data discrimination and engineering design, to art and technology, space junk, and beyond.　 Spaces for the Future: A Companion to Philosophy of Technology is structured in six parts: (1) Ethical Space and...