| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 187 pages) |
| Contents |
Doing philosophy / Jacob Graham -- The house always wins: why philosophy isn't optional / Patrick Stokes -- Why we need philosophy-and philosophers / Paolo Diego Bubbio -- Irreverent thoughts on the relevance of philosophy / David Macarthur -- Philosophy, bias, and stigma / Lisa Bortolotti and Katherine Puddifoot -- Thinking failure in the war in Iraq: the cultural turn and the concept of "world" / Jon Askonas and Katherine Withy -- The role of philosophy in "post-truth" times / Paul Redding -- A robot took my boyfriend and my job: positioning philosophy for a resurgence / Robert Frodeman -- Good for nothing: on philosophy and its discontents / Babette Babich -- On thinking in a thoughtless time / Jeff Malpas |
| Summary |
Do we really need philosophy? The present collection of jargon-free essays aims at answering the question of why philosophy matters. Each essay considers the central question (Why Philosophy?) from different angles: the unavoidability of doing philosophy, the practical consequences of philosophy, philosophy as a therapy for the whole person, the benefits of philosophy for improving public policy, etc |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Philosophy.
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Philosophy
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philosophy.
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PHILOSOPHY -- History & Surveys -- Modern.
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Philosophy
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Bubbio, Paolo Diego, 1974- editor
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Malpas, Jeff, editor
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| ISBN |
9783110650990 |
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3110650991 |
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9783110649246 |
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3110649241 |
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