Is Philosophy Irrelevant? Some People Talk About It.
May 13, 2008 by Mikhail Emelianov
Since this is an ongoing conversation here, I thought I’d point out an interesting conversation about the similar topics over at Eurozine:
Modes of philosophizing
A round table debate
Should philosophy have something to say to non-philosophers? Should philosophy be pursued only by those trained in philosophy? Should academic teachers of philosophy consider themselves philosophers in virtue of the fact that they teach philosophy? And should analytic philosophers deny that continental philosophers are philosophers at all, or acknowledge that they represent different modes of philosophizing? Cogito poses some big questions to four prominent British and US philosophers.Cogito: Do you think that philosophy as pursued by philosophers has something to say which is, or should be, of some relevance to the way non-philosophers think about the world and their life? Is it desirable that philosophers make an effort to make those aspects of philosophy which are relevant in this way available to non-philosophers?
Read the rest of the “round table debate” and think really hard.
This was a nice discussion, I found Geuss’ response particularly interesting, especially:
Yes, “minimal conceptual clarity” is generally a good thing. Ok. And here:
Indeed. Geuss has a personal recollection/reflection on Richard Rorty here
Btw. the links you have for each philosopher’s name are all broken…