The Nature and Future of Philosophy

Philosophy is a discipline that makes no observations, conducts no experiments, and needs no input from experience....
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Author: Michael Dummett
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The Nature and Future of Philosophy by Dummett, Michael

The Nature and Future of Philosophy

Dhs. 217.46

The Nature and Future of Philosophy

Dhs. 217.46
Author: Michael Dummett
Format: Paperback
Language: English

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.

Author: Michael Dummett
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 04/29/2010
Pages: 160
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.49lbs
Size: 8.16h x 6.38w x 0.39d
ISBN: 9780231150538


Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 03/15/2010 pg. 106
Choice 01/01/2011

About the Author
Michael Dummett was Wykeham Professor of Logic at Oxford University until his retirement in 1992. He has taught at Stanford University, Princeton University, the University of Bologna, the University of Ghana, and Harvard University, and is the author of numerous volumes, including Truth and the Past, The Seas of Language, and Origins of Analytical Philosophy.

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