Books in the Routledge Focus on Philosophy series

The influence of Foundations of Physics (also called Institutions de physique), published in Paris in 1740, written by Gabrielle Emilie Le Tonnelier de Breteuil Du Chaatelet (or Emilie Du Chaatelet (1706-1749)).

This book explores the relevance of philosophy to the understanding of totalitarianism and is essential reading for all students and scholars of political philosophy.

This books develops a Confucian account of well-being, considering contemporary accounts of ethics and virtue in light of Confucian thought and philosophy.

Highly recommended for those interested in ethics, applied ethics and population studies The Repugnant Conclusion will also be of interest to those in related disciplines such as economics, development studies, politics and international relations.

If we are morally obligated to do something does it entail one having the ability to do it? In this book Alex King sheds some much-needed light on the important but controversial 'ought implies can' debate.

Following the enormous political, legal and media interest that has surrounded high profile cases of whistleblowing, such as Chelsea Manning and Edward Snowden, the fundamental ethical questions surrounding whistleblowing have often been obscured. In this fascinating book Eric Boot examines the ethical issues at stake in whistleblowing.

What sort of mental state is a delusion? What causes delusions? Why are delusions pathological? This book examines these questions, which are normally considered separately, in a much-needed exploration of an important and fascinating topic, Kengo Miyazono assesses the philosophical, psychological and psychiatric literature on delusions to argue that delusions are malfunctioning beliefs. Delusions belong to the same category as beliefs but - unlike healthy irrational beliefs - fail to play the function of beliefs. Delusions and Beliefs: A Philosophical Inquiry will be of great interest to students of philosophy of mind and psychology and philosophy of mental disorder, as well as those in related fields such as mental health and psychiatry.