Binding: Paperback
Description: Philosophy is a discipline that makes no observations conducts no experiments and needs no input from experience. It is an armchair subject requiring only thought. Yet that thought can advance knowledge in unexpected directions not only through the discovery of new facts but also through the enhancement of what we already know. Philosophy can clarify our vision of the world and provide exciting ways to interpret it. Of course philosophy's unified purpose hasn't kept the discipline from splintering into warring camps. Departments all over the world are divided among analytical and continental schools Heidegger Hegel and other major thinkers challenging the growth of the discipline and obscuring its relevance and intent. Having spent decades teaching in American Asian African and European universities Michael Dummett has felt firsthand the fractured state of contemporary practice and the urgent need for reconciliation. Setting forth a proposal for renewal and reengagement Dummett begins with the nature of philosophical inquiry as it has developed for centuries especially its exceptional openness and perspective - which has ironically led to our present crisis. He discusses philosophy in relation to science religion morality language and meaning and recommends avenues for healing around a renewed investigation of mind language and thought. Employing his trademark frankness and accessibility Dummett asks philosophers to resolve theoretical difference and reclaim the vital work of their practice.
Title: The Nature And Future Of Philosophy
Author(s): Dummett Michael
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Barcode: 9780231150538
Pages: 160 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 4/29/2010
Series: Columbia Themes in Philosophy
Category: Philosophy