There are countless Contemporary Philosophy courses, tutorials, articles available online, but for some, having a book is still a necessity to learn. This is an up-to-date list of recommended books.
- Introduction to Philosophy: Classical and Contemporary Readings (2015)
- Philosophy of Language (Routledge Contemporary Introductions to Philosophy) (2018)
- Philosophy of Language (Princeton Foundations of Contemporary Philosophy) (2012)
- Introduction to Philosophy: Classical and Contemporary Readings (2018)
- Classic and Contemporary Readings in the Philosophy of Education (2011)
- Happiness: Classic and Contemporary Readings in Philosophy (2007)
- Philosophy of Mind: Classical and Contemporary Readings (2002)
- Philosophy of Social Science: A Contemporary Introduction (Routledge Contemporary Introductions to Philosophy) (2014)
- Contemporary Political Philosophy: An Introduction (2001)
- Philosophy of Physics: Space and Time (Princeton Foundations of Contemporary Philosophy) (2015)
- Contemporary Political Philosophy: An Anthology (2005)
Introduction to Philosophy: Classical and Contemporary Readings (2015)
Introduce your students to philosophy with the most widely used, trusted, and comprehensive topically organized collection of classical and contemporary readings available.Easy to use for both students and instructors, Introduction to Philosophy: Classical and Contemporary Readings incorporates boldfaced key terms (listed after each reading and defined in the glossary), a “Logical Toolkit,” and a guide to writing philosophy papers.The seventh edition features eleven new readings, including eight…
Philosophy of Language (Routledge Contemporary Introductions to Philosophy) (2018)
Now in its third edition, Philosophy of Language: A Contemporary Introduction introduces students to the main issues and theories in twenty-first-century philosophy of language, focusing specifically on linguistic phenomena. Author William G. Lycan structures the book into four general parts.
Philosophy of Language (Princeton Foundations of Contemporary Philosophy) (2012)
In this book one of the world’s foremost philosophers of language presents his unifying vision of the field–its principal achievements, its most pressing current questions, and its most promising future directions.
Introduction to Philosophy: Classical and Contemporary Readings (2018)
Introduce your students to philosophy with the most widely used, trusted, and comprehensive topically organized collection of classical and contemporary readings available.Easy to use for both students and instructors, Introduction to Philosophy: Classical and Contemporary Readings incorporates boldfaced key terms (listed after each reading and defined in the glossary), a “Logical Toolkit,” a guide to writing…
Classic and Contemporary Readings in the Philosophy of Education (2011)
Now even more affordably priced in its second edition, Classic and Contemporary Readings in the Philosophy of Education is ideal for undergraduate and graduate philosophy of education courses. Editor Steven M. Cahn, a highly respected contributor to the field, brings together writings by leading figures in the history of philosophy and notable contemporary thinkers.
Happiness: Classic and Contemporary Readings in Philosophy (2007)
Happiness has long been a focus of attention for philosophers as well as psychologists. This volume, the only collection devoted to the subject from the standpoint of philosophy, offers twenty-seven classic and contemporary readings exploring the nature of happiness.
Philosophy of Mind: Classical and Contemporary Readings (2002)
What is the mind? Is consciousness a process in the brain? How do our minds represent the world? Philosophy of Mind: Classical and Contemporary Readings is a grand tour of writings on these and other perplexing questions about the nature of the mind.
Philosophy of Social Science: A Contemporary Introduction (Routledge Contemporary Introductions to Philosophy) (2014)
The Philosophy of Social Science: A Contemporary Introduction examines the perennial questions of philosophy by engaging with the empirical study of society. The book offers a comprehensive overview of debates in the field, with special attention to questions arising from new research programs in the social sciences. The text uses detailed examples of social scientific research to motivate and illustrate the philosophical discussion.
Contemporary Political Philosophy: An Introduction (2001)
This new edition of Will Kymlicka’s best selling critical introduction to contemporary political theory has been fully revised to include many of the most significant developments in Anglo-American political philosophy in the last 11 years, particularly the new debates over issues of democratic citizenship and cultural pluralism.
Philosophy of Physics: Space and Time (Princeton Foundations of Contemporary Philosophy) (2015)
This concise book introduces nonphysicists to the core philosophical issues surrounding the nature and structure of space and time, and is also an ideal resource for physicists interested in the conceptual foundations of space-time theory.
Contemporary Political Philosophy: An Anthology (2005)
This authoritative collection of the seminal texts in post-war political philosophy has now been updated and expanded. #962,028 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #3106 in Political Philosophy (Books) #10201 in Political Science (Books) #6080 in Philosophy (Books) Would you like to ?If you are a seller for this product, would you like to ?
Best Contemporary Philosophy Books that Should be on Your Bookshelf
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Time, Life & Memory: Bergson and Contemporary Science
Author(s): Laurens Landeweerd
ID: 2835117, Publisher: Springer, Year: 2021, Size: 3 Mb, Format: pdf
Philosophical Logic: A Contemporary Introduction
Author(s): John MacFarlane
ID: 2866615, Publisher: Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group, Year: 2021, Size: 6 Mb, Format: pdf
Dao Companion to Contemporary Confucian Philosophy
Author(s): David Elstein
ID: 2883643, Publisher: Springer International Publishing;Springer, Year: 2021, Size: 14 Mb, Format: pdf
Please note that this booklist is not absolute. Some books are truly record-breakers according to USA Today, others are composed by unknown writers. On top of that, you can always find additional tutorials and courses on Coursera, Udemy or edX, for example. Are there any other relevant resources you could recommend? Leave a comment if you have any feedback on the list.