Routledge Studies in American Philosophy
About the Book Series
This series is dedicated to monographs and essay collections that examine, from diverse theoretical perspectives, any aspects of America’s rich web of philosophical traditions, from the 17th Century onwards. Frequently associated with pragmatism, particularly in the United States, American philosophy also encompasses many other schools of thought, and has had a significant impact on the development of contemporary epistemology, ethics, metaphysics, philosophy of language, philosophy of science, and political philosophy. By publishing outstanding treatments of its many diverse threads, this series aims to become the default resource for scholars and students interested in a full picture of American philosophy.
Dewey and Hegel: An Elective Affinity
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By Steven Levine, Emmanuel Renault
January 29, 2027
This is the first volume of essays to explore the philosophical relationship between John Dewey and G.W.F. Hegel.T It examines how the thought of each philosopher illuminates the other, demonstrating the enduring relevance of both thinkers to contemporary philosophical debates. Rejecting the ...
Pragmatism and the Problem of Reason in Nature: Meaning, Naturalism, and the Threat of Semantic Nihilism
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By Brandon Beasley
January 14, 2027
This book argues that pragmatism offers a solution to a fundamental problem in the philosophy of language and mind: namely, the problem of the place of conceptual meanings—and so human rational minds—in nature. It contends that a pragmatist approach to resolving the problem avoids the dual traps of...
Between Inferentialism and Referentialism: The Kantian Roots of the Debate in Analytic Pragmatism
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By Bernardo Marques
December 03, 2026
This book explores the enduring opposition between two competing theories of meaning—referentialism and inferentialism—within the pragmatist tradition. It explores the historical and philosophical underpinnings of this debate, tracing its roots to Kant’s principle of togetherness, which emphasizes ...
Sellars and Davidson in Dialogue: Truths, Meanings, and Minds
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By Willem A. deVries, Marc A. Joseph
October 16, 2026
Wilfrid Sellars and Donald Davidson were two of the most influential American philosophers of the 20th century. This volume explores the deep similarities and differences between these two philosophers. Both Sellars and Davidson worked through the mid-to-late 20th-century re-evaluation of the ...
Interpreting Putnam
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By Roberto Gronda, Giancarlo Marchetti
July 30, 2026
Hilary Putnam is widely regarded as one of the most influential philosophers of the 20th century. This volume deals with the manifold aspects of Putnam’s philosophy, either by reconstructing its internal evolution or by showing its originality and relevance for contemporary debates. Putnam’s ...
Late Peirce: The Life and Thought of Charles S. Peirce from 1900-1914
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By Jeffrey R. Di Leo, Dinda L. Gorlée
May 26, 2026
This volume explores the later life and thought of Charles S. Peirce, a 15-year period that spans from 1900 until his death in 1914. It is the first volume devoted to this period of Peirce’s philosophical work. Peirce moved to the house he named Arisbe in Milford, Pennsylvania, in 1888. Here, he ...
John Dewey and Contemporary Challenges to Democratic Education
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By Michael G. Festl
May 21, 2026
This book reconsiders pragmatist conceptions of democratic education, especially those of John Dewey. It addresses what democratic education can mean in the face of current threats that are undermining democracy. Since the mid-twentieth century, liberal philosophers have been skeptical of fostering...
Reading Kant with Sellars: Reconceiving Kantian Themes
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By Mahdi Ranaee, Luz Christopher Seiberth
May 21, 2026
This book considers Wilfrid Sellars’ engagement with Kantian philosophy—both theoretical and practical—in his exegetical work in reading Kant as well as in his own systematic development of Kantian philosophy. Despite the spate of new publications on Wilfrid Sellars’ role in 20th-century philosophy...
Wilfrid Sellars on Truth: Between Immanence and Transcendence
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By Stefanie Dach
May 21, 2026
This book offers an innovative defense of Wilfrid Sellars’s notion of ideal truth. Sellars adopts two attractive ideas about truth: the pragmatist idea that the concept of truth cannot be understood independently from the norms and practices we find ourselves with and the realist idea that there is...
Emerson’s Affinities: Father of the American Mind
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By Emile Alexandrov, Steve Stakland
November 23, 2025
This volume presents Ralph Waldo Emerson’s engagement with diverse philosophical traditions with the concurrent aim of showing the contemporary relevance of his Transcendentalism. As scholarship increasingly centers on Emerson’s place within American philosophy, this collection offers fresh ...
McDowell and the Hermeneutic Tradition
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By Daniel Martin Feige, Thomas J. Spiegel
May 05, 2025
This volume explores the connections between John McDowell’s philosophy and the hermeneutic tradition. The contributions not only explore the hermeneutical aspects of McDowell’s thought but also ask how this reading of McDowell can inform the hermeneutical tradition itself. John McDowell has made ...
Pragmatic Reason: Christopher Hookway and the American Philosophical Tradition
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By Robert Talisse, Paniel Reyes Cárdenas, Daniel Herbert
August 26, 2024
Christopher Hookway has been influential in promoting engagement with pragmatist and naturalist perspectives from classical and contemporary American philosophy. This book reflects on Hookway’s work on the American philosophical tradition and its significance for contemporary discussions of the ...