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What Philosophy Can Do
Gary Gutting
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Description for What Philosophy Can Do
Hardcover. A leading philosopher brings the tools of his trade to contentious contemporary debates. Num Pages: 320 pages, ---. BIC Classification: HPS; HPX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 169 x 243 x 29. Weight in Grams: 552.
In What Philosophy Can Do, Gary Gutting leaves the ivory tower to tackle difficult questions in everyday life and shows how philosophy can be used as a method for interrogating our world-and one another. He looks at why today's political debates are so polarised, why scientific research on happiness does not make us happier and whether there are convincing reasons to believe-or not believe-in God. Gutting takes the most powerful-and divisive-forces in our society: politics, science, religion, art and capitalism-and applies a philosopher's scalpel to reveal thoughtful ways to look at vexing issues. He introduces readers to analytical tools, from inductive and deductive logic to the principle of charity, that they can apply to news events and policy debates. Gutting underlines philosophy's great promise for enriching public discussions about the most important issues in human life.
Product Details
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780393242270
SKU
V9780393242270
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About Gary Gutting
Gary Gutting holds an endowed chair in philosophy at the University of Notre Dame. He is an editor of Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews and writes for the New York Times's philosophy blog, The Stone. He is also the author of What Philosophy Can Do.
Reviews for What Philosophy Can Do
This book is a brilliant demonstration of what philosophy can do and how it is essential to human integrity and identity. Gutting's is a distinctly American voice: straightforwardly intelligent, generously sympathetic, but always forcefully critical, without ever being mean or scornful. Reading this book, one feels whole clouds of dogma and nonsense suddenly evaporate and one sees the landscape of a whole series of debates. Highly recommended.
Simon Critchley, co-editor of The Stone Reader: Modern Philosophy in 133 Arguments With this splendid book, Gary Gutting joins the great tradition of leading philosophers who venture from the ivory tower to speak with the public. Covering a range of topics-politics, science, religion (including atheism), art, and more-What Philosophy Can Do never condescends, never tries to evade the difficult. With wit and flair, Gutting shows how philosophical thinking permeates life's decisions and can enrich our overall personal sense of worth and happiness.
Michael Ruse, Lucyle T. Werkmeister Professor of Philosophy, Florida State University Clearheaded, sensible, and teacherly in the best sense, Gutting in What Philosophy Can Do accomplishes what American philosophy today too rarely attempts-he illuminates how leading academic thinkers see ideas such as science, happiness, work, God, evil, capitalism and education in a voice any open-minded reader can appreciate.
Carlin Romano, author of America The Philosophical
Simon Critchley, co-editor of The Stone Reader: Modern Philosophy in 133 Arguments With this splendid book, Gary Gutting joins the great tradition of leading philosophers who venture from the ivory tower to speak with the public. Covering a range of topics-politics, science, religion (including atheism), art, and more-What Philosophy Can Do never condescends, never tries to evade the difficult. With wit and flair, Gutting shows how philosophical thinking permeates life's decisions and can enrich our overall personal sense of worth and happiness.
Michael Ruse, Lucyle T. Werkmeister Professor of Philosophy, Florida State University Clearheaded, sensible, and teacherly in the best sense, Gutting in What Philosophy Can Do accomplishes what American philosophy today too rarely attempts-he illuminates how leading academic thinkers see ideas such as science, happiness, work, God, evil, capitalism and education in a voice any open-minded reader can appreciate.
Carlin Romano, author of America The Philosophical