{"product_id":"philosophys-future-isbn-9781119210122","title":"Philosophy's Future","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePhilosophy’s Future: The Problem of Philosophical Progress\u003c\/i\u003e diagnoses the state of philosophy as an academic discipline and calls it to account, inviting further reflection and dialogue on its cultural value and capacity for future evolution.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers the most up-to-date treatment of the intellectual and cultural value of contemporary philosophy from a wide range of perspectives\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures contributions from distinguished philosophers such as Frank Jackson, Karen Green, Timothy Williamson, Jessica Wilson, and many others\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores the ways philosophical investigations of logic, world, mind, and moral responsibility continue to shape the empirical and theoretical sciences\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConsiders the role of contemporary philosophy in political issues such as women’s rights, the discrimination of minorities, and public health\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes on Contributors ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction I: Philosophy and the Perils of Progress 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRussell Blackford\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction II: Philosophy on the Inclined Plane 13\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDamien Broderick\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 1 Roads to Progress in Philosophy 19\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Coming Out of the Shade 21\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMyisha Cherry\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 What has Philosophy Ever Done for Us? 31\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJames Ladyman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Progress and Philosophy 41\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNoretta Koertge\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Only Connect 51\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrank Jackson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 2 Bumps in the Road, Rabbits in the Landscape 61\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Chmess, Abiding Significance, and Rabbit Holes 63\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeter Boghossian and James A. Lindsay\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Philosophy as the Evocation of Conceptual Landscapes 75\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMassimo Pigliucci\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Three Barriers to Philosophical Progress 91\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJessica Wilson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 3 Cautious Optimism 105\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Is there Progress in Philosophy? A Brief Case for Optimism 107\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaniel Stoljar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Is Philosophy Progressing Fast Enough? 119\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eStuart Brock\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Does Philosophical Progress Matter? 133\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRichard Kamber\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 4 Philosophy and Science 145\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Between Gods and Apes: On the Lack of Scientific and Philosophical Progress 147\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMark Walker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Model]Building in Philosophy 159\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTimothy Williamson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Progress in Philosophy and in the Physical Sciences: How Far Does The Analogy Hold? 173\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristopher Norris\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 5 Re-Imagining the Conversation 191\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Philosophy as “Intellectual War of Values” 193\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eStefan Lorenz Sorgner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Re]Imagining the Philosophical Conversation 201\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKaren Green\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 David Lewis and the Kangaroo: Graphing Philosophical Progress 213\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBenj Hellie\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Philosophy, Progress, and Identity 227\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWard E. Jones\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 241\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\"Cogent and worth reading – particularly the essays by Massimo Pigliucci and Jessica Wilson. Also notable is the fine essay by Myisha Cherry, who argues forcefully that philosophers need to \"leave the shade\" and express their views clearly in accessible public debate. Hear, hear!\"\u003cbr\u003e\u0026amp;,dash;\u003cstrong\u003eBarbara Ellen Hannan, \u003cem\u003eThe Philosopher's Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e   \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eR\u003csmall\u003eUSSELL\u003c\/small\u003e B\u003csmall\u003eLACKFORD\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is an Australian philosopher, legal scholar, and literary critic based at the University of Newcastle, New South Wales. His many books include \u003ci\u003eFreedom of Religion and the Secular State\u003c\/i\u003e (Wiley Blackwell, 2012), \u003ci\u003eThe Mystery of Moral Authority\u003c\/i\u003e (2016) and \u003ci\u003eThe Tyranny of Opinion: Conformity and the Future of Liberalism\u003c\/i\u003e (2019). \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eD\u003csmall\u003eAMIEN\u003c\/small\u003e B\u003csmall\u003eRODERICK\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning Australian science and fiction writer, editor, and critical theorist, and a former Senior Fellow in the School of Culture and Communication at the University of Melbourne. He is the author or editor of some 74 books including, as co-editor with Russell Blackford, \u003ci\u003eIntelligence Unbound: The Future of Uploaded and Machine Minds\u003c\/i\u003e (Wiley Blackwell, 2014).   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe ancient discipline of philosophy, at one time the central intellectual forum for analyzing and understanding the human condition, has come under threat. With the rise of specialized sciences, philosophy relinquished jurisdiction over the empirically and theoretically tractable, and so finds its currency in asking questions without definitive answers. This has resulted in numerous challenges to its continued intellectual authority and cultural value. Has philosophy indeed lost its way in hyperspecialization and self-absorption, retreating from the rest of the world's concerns? Does the view held by some leading scientists have the ring of truth—that 21st-century advances in physics and cognitive neuroscience have rendered the venerable discipline all but obsolete? \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePhilosophy's Future: The Problem of Philosophical Progress\u003c\/i\u003e presents 17 newly commissioned essays which suggest a range of paths toward academic consensus on philosophy's deepest puzzles. Distinguished contemporary philosophers present competing views on the future of the field, acknowledging its susceptibility to fashion and bias while reaffirming its fundamental value. Essays explore how philosophical investigations of logic, the world, mind, and moral responsibility shape and contribute to the empirical and theoretical sciences in the quest for new knowledge. At the same time, the collection unearths a sense of unease that contemporary philosophy has lost touch with its core principles, and urges course correction before it is too late. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginal and thought-provoking, \u003ci\u003ePhilosophy's Future\u003c\/i\u003e diagnoses the state of philosophy as an academic discipline and calls it to account, inviting further reflection and dialogue on its cultural value and capacity for future evolution.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989775761637,"sku":"NP9781119210122","price":37.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781119210122.jpg?v=1761785433","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/philosophys-future-isbn-9781119210122","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}