The Springer Graduate Texts in Philosophy offers a series of self-contained textbooks aimed towards the graduate level that covers all areas of philosophy ranging from classical philosophy to contemporary topics in the field. The texts will,ingeneral,includeteachingaids(suchasexercisesandsummaries),andcovers the range from graduate level introductions to advanced topics in the field. The publications in this series offer volumes with a broad overview of theory in core topics in field and volumes with comprehensive approaches to a single key topic in the field. Thus, the series offers publications for both general introductory courses as well as courses focused on a sub-discipline within philosophy.