Routledge Studies in Epistemology
About the Book Series
The Routledge Studies in Epistemology series features monographs and edited collections on cutting-edge research topics in contemporary epistemology. It includes both new arguments on hot topics and new angles and innovative takes on established epistemological subjects. The series spans all areas of epistemology, including emerging issues in applied and social epistemology. It is a leading resource for scholars and graduate students looking for the newest and most important developments in epistemology.
Unenthralling Knowledge: Reclaiming Ordinary Language Epistemology
1st Edition
By Joel de Lara
February 11, 2027
This book recounts the history of the “ordinary language epistemology” (OLE) movement. Beyond capturing the key moments of OLE’s origins and subsequent misinterpretation, it argues for the abiding significance of this approach to contemporary epistemology. What do we mean when we talk of knowledge?...
Intellectual Virtue and Epistemic Environmentalism: Respecting Knowledge
1st Edition
By Keith Raymond Harris
January 19, 2027
Why are some people more successful at forming true beliefs than others? This book challenges explanations that appeal exclusively to either intellectual virtues or to features of epistemic environments, or to simple combinations of these. It is argued that these approaches are not only compatible ...
Evidentialism at 40: New Arguments, New Angles
1st Edition
Edited
By Kevin McCain, Scott Stapleford, Matthias Steup
November 24, 2026
This volume presents state-of-the-art research on issues related to evidentialism. It demonstrates the continuing relevance of evidentialist epistemology by bringing it into direct confrontation with some of its latest non-evidentialist rivals and by proposing new areas for exploration and ...
The Epistemology of Experts: New Essays
1st Edition
Edited
By Peter Brössel, Anna-Maria Asunta Eder, Thomas Grundmann
November 24, 2026
This volume presents new research on the epistemology of experts. It features original essays from leading epistemologists on this timely topic. Modern societies benefit significantly from a certain kind of epistemic division of labor: they outsource much of their epistemic work to well-trained ...
Inquiry: Philosophical Perspectives
1st Edition
Edited
By Aaron B. Creller, Jonathan Matheson
October 15, 2026
This volume brings together essays from several different perspectives on a topic in epistemology that is garnering increased attention: Inquiry. It is the first volume focused solely on philosophical issues related to inquiry. Inquiry is a fundamental human practice. We have questions, and we want...
Knowledge and Rational Action: Why What We Know Matters for the Rationality of What We Do
1st Edition
By Roman Heil
October 15, 2026
This book motivates and systematically develops the view that knowledge should be at the centre of our theory of practical rationality. “Only act on what you know!”—the book offers the first comprehensive defence of this slogan in the form of a knowledge-based decision theory. The proposed view is ...
Epistemic Systems in Action: Testosterone, Disagreement, and Expertise
1st Edition
By Sophie Juliane Veigl
September 24, 2026
This book challenges traditional epistemological frameworks by developing a de-idealized account of epistemic systems (ESs) that centers on knowledge practices rather than abstract principles alone. It develops an epistemic agent-based account of ESs that incorporates the social, political, and ...
Bursting Our Epistemic Bubbles: On Trust, Inquiry, and Epistemic Communities
1st Edition
By Heather Rabenberg
August 26, 2026
Due in large part to the increased personalization of various aspects of the Internet, many people have become insulated from the epistemic influence of people with views different from their own. This book develops a social epistemic framework that expands our understanding of epistemic ...
Knowledge and Rationality: Essays in Honor of Stewart Cohen
1st Edition
Edited
By Juan Comesaña, Matthew McGrath
July 19, 2026
This book features original essays on knowledge and rationality as related to the work of Stewart Cohen. This is the first volume dedicated to Cohen, one of the most influential epistemologists of the last several decades. Stewart Cohen is responsible for introducing the New Evil Demon problem, the...
Suspension in Epistemology and Beyond
1st Edition
Edited
By Verena Wagner, Alexandra Zinke
July 19, 2026
This is the first volume dedicated to suspension of judgment. It features cutting-edge research from leading scholars on one of the main areas of contemporary epistemology and neighboring fields. The contributors examine the concept of suspension from various perspectives, encompassing historical ...
How Should We Rationally Deal with Ignorance?: A Philosophical Study
1st Edition
By Nadja El Kassar
May 21, 2026
This book addresses two questions that are highly relevant for epistemology and for society: What is ignorance and how should we rationally deal with it? It proposes a new way of thinking about ignorance based on contemporary and historical philosophical theories. In the first part of the book, the...
Responsibility for Rationality: Foundations of an Ethics of Mind
1st Edition
By Sebastian Schmidt
May 21, 2026
This book develops the foundations of an ethics of mind by investigating the responsibility that is presupposed by the requirements of rationality that govern our attitudes. It thereby connects the most recent research on responsibility and rationality in a unifying dialectic. How can we be ...