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The Nature and Future of Philosophy
Michael Dummett
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Paperback. Series: Columbia Themes in Philosophy. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 228. Series: Columbia Themes in Philosophy S. 160 pages. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HP. Dimension: 209 x 140 x 10. Weight: 228.
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, ... Read more
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, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Series
Columbia Themes in Philosophy
Condition
New
Weight
227g
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231150538
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V9780231150538
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About Michael Dummett
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.
Reviews for The Nature and Future of Philosophy
Very informative. Library Journal Dummett's passionate advocacy for philosophy's continuing relevance and his defense of the field against the encroaching tendencies of physics and neurological science are never less than compelling. Publishers Weekly