200 titles, a classic heritage that will stand the test of time.
Routledge Classics is a unique and affordable collection of the most innovative and important works of modern times; books that have, by popular consent, become established as classics in their field.
The Routledge Classics Catalogue is now available online.
Recently Published Books
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Sex and Repression in Savage Society
2nd Edition
Series: Routledge Classics
During the First World War the pioneer anthropologist Bronislaw Malinowski found himself stranded on the Trobriand Islands, off the eastern coast of New Guinea. By living among the people he studied there, speaking their language and participating in their activities, he invented what became known...
Published May 12th 2013 by Routledge
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What I Believe
2nd Edition
Series: Routledge Classics
Along with Why I Am Not a Christian, this essay must rank as the most articulate example of Russell's famed atheism. It is also one of the most notorious. Used as evidence in a 1940 court case in which Russell was declared unfit to teach college-level philosophy, What I Believe was to become one of...
Published May 12th 2013 by Routledge
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History of Western Philosophy
Series: Routledge Classics
First published in 1946, History of Western Philosophy went on to become the best-selling philosophy book of the twentieth century. A dazzlingly ambitious project, it remains unchallenged to this day as the ultimate introduction to Western philosophy. Providing a sophisticated overview of the ideas...
Published May 12th 2013 by Routledge
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A Short History of Modern Philosophy
From Descartes to Wittgenstein
Series: Routledge Classics
Discover for yourself the pleasures of philosophy! Written both for the seasoned student of philosophy as well as the general reader, the renowned writer Roger Scruton provides a survey of modern philosophy. Always engaging, Scruton takes us on a fascinating tour of the subject, from founding...
Published May 12th 2013 by Routledge
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On Dialogue
2nd Edition
Series: Routledge Classics
Never before has there been a greater need for deeper listening and more open communication to cope with the complex problems facing our organizations, businesses and societies. Renowned scientist David Bohm believed there was a better way for humanity to discover meaning and to achieve harmony. He...
Published May 12th 2013 by Routledge
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Leonardo da Vinci
2nd Edition
Series: Routledge Classics
This remarkable book takes as its subject one of the most outstanding men that ever lived. The ultimate prodigy, Leonardo da Vinci was an artist of great originality and power, a scientist, and a powerful thinker. According to Sigmund Freud, he was also a flawed, repressed homosexual. The first...
Published May 12th 2013 by Routledge
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A Short History of Ethics
A History of Moral Philosophy from the Homeric Age to the 20th Century
Series: Routledge Classics
A Short History of Ethics has over the past thirty years become a key philosophical contribution to studies on morality and ethics. Alasdair MacIntyre writes a new preface for this second edition which looks at the book 'thirty years on' and considers its impact. A Short History of Ethics guides...
Published April 14th 2013 by Routledge
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Natural Symbols
Explorations in Cosmology, 3rd Edition
Series: Routledge Classics
One of the most important works of modern anthropology. Written against the backdrop of the student uprisings of the late 1960s, the book took seriously the revolutionary fervour of the times, but instead of seeking to destroy the rituals and symbols that can govern and oppress, Mary Douglas saw...
Published April 14th 2013 by Routledge
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King Solomon's Ring
2nd Edition
Series: Routledge Classics
Solomon, the legend goes, had a magic ring which enabled him to speak to the animals in their own language. Konrad Lorenz was gifted with a similar power of understanding the animal world. He was that rare beast, a brilliant scientist who could write (and indeed draw) beautifully. He did more than...
Published April 14th 2013 by Routledge