Handbooks in Philosophy

The Handbooks in Philosophy series is a comprehensive, wide-ranging multi-volume research collection with contributions from experts in all areas of philosophy. It offers up-to-date scholarly summaries and sources of information on the major subject areas and issues of philosophy. Each handbook examines its particular subject area in depth, providing timely, accessible coverage of its full scale and scope, discusses substantive contributions for deeper understanding, and provides reliable guidance on the direction of future developments. 

The series covers topics within a wide spectrum of areas in philosophy and it will focus particularly in newly emerging research fields. Each volume provides a state-of-the-art treatment of its respective area. The series will quickly prove useful to a broad audience including graduate students, senior undergraduates and scholars across a range of disciplines.

This handbook:

• Offers collections of emerging topics that discuss cutting-edge research and ensure comprehensive and timely coverage of ever-expanding disciplines
  
• Written by distinguished specialists from multiple disciplines, these handbooks can be easily updated creating a dynamic overview on the topic
  
• Useful reading for researchers and students in all branches of philosophy