A Companion to Applied Philosophy

This series, now reaching its 63rd volume, needs no further introduction. The format is the same as before: a large collection of essays (42 in this case) by separate authors covering a wide variety of topics within the chosen field. The individual essays are written by academics, mainly from the UK, USA and Australia, with a handful from Europe.

As an academic field, applied philosophy is relatively new. The Society of Applied Philosophy was founded in 1982, and a journal on the subject began in 1984. According to the Foreword, these events “helped to crystallize and provide a conduit for...