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Why Philosophy? / ed. by Jeff Malpas, Paolo Diego Bubbio. - 1 online resource (XIV, 188 p.)

Frontmatter -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction: Why Philosophy? -- I. What Is Philosophy? -- Doing Philosophy -- The House Always Wins: Why Philosophy Isn’t Optional -- Why We Need Philosophy – and Philosophers -- Irreverent Thoughts on the Relevance of Philosophy -- II. What can Philosophy Contribute? -- Philosophy, Bias, and Stigma -- Thinking Failure in the War in Iraq: The Cultural Turn and the Concept of “World” -- The Role of Philosophy in “Post-Truth” Times -- III. What can Philosophy do? -- A Robot Took My Boyfriend and My Job: Positioning Philosophy for a Resurgence -- Good for Nothing: On Philosophy and its Discontents -- On Thinking in a Thoughtless Time -- Contributors -- Index of Names -- Index of Subjects

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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.


Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.


In English.

ISBN: 9783110649178 9783110649246 9783110650990

Standard No.: 10.1515/9783110650990 doi

LCCN: 2019934867

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Philosophy.
Denken.
Philosophie.
Vernunft.
PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Modern.

Subjects--Index Terms: Philosophy. reason. thought.

LC Class. No.: B72 / .W52 2019 B72 / .W59 2019

Dewey Class. No.: 200.1