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9780826472427

What Philosophy Is

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  • ISBN13:

    9780826472427

  • ISBN10:

    0826472427

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2004-05-10
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic

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Summary

This book addresses the question "What is Philosophy?" by gathering together responses from philosophers working in a variety of areas. The resulting collection provides focused discussions of the character and methods of philosophy and its relationship with other disciplines.

Table of Contents

Contributors viii
Foreword xiii
Simon Blackburn
Acknowledgements xix
Introduction to the Volume 1(6)
I Political Philosophy 7(30)
Philosophy as Politics: Some Guesses as to the Future of Political Philosophy
10(13)
Matt Matrevers
Philosophy as Logo: The Thought of Branding and the Branding of Thought
23(14)
Julie Kuhlken
II Philosophy and Science 37(62)
Philosophy as Biology: Evolutionary Explanations in Philosophy
40(11)
Bence Nanay
Philosophy as Intensive Science
51(22)
Manuel DeLanda
Philosophy as Dynamic Reason: The Idea of a Scientific Philosophy
73(26)
Michael Friedman
III Philosophizing from Different Places 99(30)
Philosophy as if Place Mattered: The Situation of African Philosophy
103(13)
Bruce Janz
Philosophy as a Problem in Latin America
116(13)
Juan Cristóbal Cruz Revueltas
IV Philosophical Method 129(52)
Philosophy as Bricolage
132(9)
Ed Brandon
Philosophy as Judgement
141(14)
Julian Baggini
Philosophy as Nomadism
155(13)
Simon Glendinning
Philosophy as an 'As'
168(13)
Eran Dorfman
V Philosophy and Literature 181(30)
Philosophy as Poetry: The Intricate Evasions of As
185(15)
Simon Critchley
Philosophy as Sideshadowing: The Philosophical, the Literary, and the Fantastic
200(11)
Evgenia V. Cherkasova
VI Therapeutic Philosophy 211(28)
Philosophy as Therapy
213(12)
David J. Rosner
Philosophy as Listening: The Lessons of Psychoanalysis
225(14)
Havi Carel
VII Professional Philosophy 239(32)
Philosophy as Profession
241(14)
Patricia Sayre
Philosophy as Deep and Shallow Wisdom
255(16)
David Gamez
Epilogue:The Limits of Philosophy? 271(21)
Philosophy as Saying the Unsayable
274(18)
Hilary Lawson
Glossary 292(9)
Notes 301(22)
Index 323

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