Right now were offering 25% off on a select range of Routledge Classic titles! Buy any title from the Routledge Classics collection, use the code RC25 at checkout and receive a 25% discount on participating titles. From French philosophers to critical Feminist theorists, these are works from those who have shaped our idea of the world today.

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The Ecological Self by Freya Mathews

Environmental disasters, from wildfires and vanishing species to flooding and drought, have increased dramatically in recent years and debates about the environment are rarely far from the headlines. There is growing awareness that these disasters are connected - indeed, that in the fabric of nature everything is interconnected. However, until the publication of Freya Mathews’ The Ecological Self, there had been remarkably few attempts to provide a conceptual foundation for such interconnectedness that brought together philosophy and science.

A compelling and fascinating account of how we must change our thinking about the environment.

Excitable Speech by Judith Butler

Excitable Speech is widely hailed as a tour de force and one of Judith Butler’s most important books. Examining in turn debates about hate speech, pornography and gayness within the US military, Butler argues that words can wound and linguistic violence is its own kind of violence. Yet she also argues that speech is ‘excitable’ and fluid, because its effects often are beyond the control of the speaker, shaped by fantasy, context and power structures.

In light of current debates between advocates of freedom of speech and ‘no platform’ and cancel culture, the message of Excitable Speech remains more relevant now than ever.

Dreams by C. G. Jung

A comprehensive compilation of his work on dreams, this popular book is without parallel. Skilfully weaving a narrative that encompasses all of his major themes - mysticism, religion, culture and symbolism - Jung brings a wealth of allusion to the collection. He identifies such issues as the filmic quality of some dreams, and the differences between ‘personal dreams’ - dreams that exist on the individual level - and ‘big dreams’ - dreams that we all experience, that come from the collective unconscious.

Dreams provides the perfect introduction to his concepts to those unfamiliar with Jung’s work.

The Need for Roots by Simone Weil

In this, Weil’s most famous book, she reflects on the importance of religious and political social structures in the life of the individual. She wrote that one of the basic obligations we have as human beings is to not let another suffer from hunger.

Equally as important, however, is our duty towards our community: we may have declared various human rights, but we have overlooked the obligations and this has left us self-righteous and rootless. She could easily have been issuing a direct warning to us today, the citizens of Century 21.

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