{"product_id":"the-routledge-handbook-of-essence-in-philosophy-paperback","title":"The Routledge Handbook of Essence in Philosophy - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKathrin Koslicki\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eMichael J. Raven\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEssences have been assigned important but controversial explanatory roles in philosophical, scientific, and social theorizing. Is it \u003ci\u003epossible \u003c\/i\u003efor the same organism to be first a caterpillar and then a butterfly? Is it \u003ci\u003eimpossible \u003c\/i\u003efor a human being to transform into an insect like Gregor Samsa does in Kafka's \u003ci\u003eThe Metamorphosis\u003c\/i\u003e? Is it \u003ci\u003eimpossible \u003c\/i\u003efor Lot's wife to survive being turned into a pillar of salt? Traditionally, essences (or natures) have been thought to help answer such central questions about existence, identity, persistence, and modality. These questions are not only of great philosophical interest, they also are of great interest to society at large.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis Handbook surveys the state of the art on essence. Core issues about essence are discussed in 33 chapters, all of them written exclusively for this volume by leading experts. They are organized into the following four major parts, each with its own introduction that provides a summary and comparison of the part's chapters: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eHistory\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEssence and Essentialisms: Themes and Variations\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eApplications\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAnti-Essentialist Challenges.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe volume is accessible enough for students while also providing enough details to make it a valuable reference for researchers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile the notion of essence has been targeted for sustained criticisms since antiquity, recent work has renewed interest in the topic. This Handbook explains and synthesizes much of this current interest, placing essence within its historical context and drawing connections to many contemporary areas of philosophy as well as to scholarly work in other disciplines. With cross-references in each chapter and a comprehensive index, \u003cem\u003eThe Routledge Handbook of Essence in Philosophy \u003c\/em\u003eis a useful resource and essential reading for anyone, whether in or out of academic philosophy, seeking clarification on one of philosophy's most distinctive and notorious notions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKathrin Koslicki \u003c\/b\u003eis Professor of Theoretical Philosophy at the University of Neuchâtel. Koslicki's research interests in philosophy lie mainly in metaphysics, the philosophy of language and ancient Greek philosophy, particularly Aristotle. In her two books (\u003ci\u003eThe Structure of Objects\u003c\/i\u003e, Oxford UP, 2008; and \u003ci\u003eForm, Matter, Substance\u003c\/i\u003e, Oxford UP, 2018), she defends a neo-Aristotelian analysis of concrete particular objects as compounds of matter (\u003ci\u003ehulē\u003c\/i\u003e) and form (\u003ci\u003emorphē\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael J. Raven \u003c\/b\u003eis Professor of Philosophy at the University of Victoria and Affiliate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Washington. He is a co-founder and co-editor-in-chief of the journal \u003ci\u003eMetaphysics\u003c\/i\u003e, and also a co-founder and steering committee member of the Metaphysics Collaborative.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 516\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.08 x 10 x 7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 26, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46593005355205,"sku":"9781032746593","price":114.81,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/XOZwVGTexo9781032746593.webp?v=1785067685","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/the-routledge-handbook-of-essence-in-philosophy-paperback","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}