Putting Philosophy to Work: Inquiry and Its Place in Culture

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Putting Philosophy to Work: Inquiry and Its Place in Culture -- Essays on Science, Religion, Law, Literature, and Life

This engaging and wide-ranging collection of essays is informed and unified by the conviction that philosophy can, and should, engage with real-world issues. Susan Haack's keen analytical skills and well-chosen illustrations illuminate a diverse range of cultural questions; and her direct style and wry sense of humor make complex ideas and subtle distinctions accessible to serious readers whatever their discipline or particular interests. Putting Philosophy to Work will appeal not only to philosophers but also to thoughtful scientists, economists, legal thinkers, historians, literary scholars, and humanists.

This new, expanded second edition includes several previously unpublished essays: a devastating critique of Karl Popper's highly (and dangerously) influential philosophy of science; a searching and thought-provoking analysis of scientism; and a groundbreaking paper on "academic ethics in a preposterous environment" that every professor, and would-be professor, should read.
Country USA
Brand Prometheus
Manufacturer Prometheus
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9781616144937
ReleaseDate 2013-05-14
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781616144937

Country	USA
Brand	Prometheus
Manufacturer	Prometheus
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9781616144937
ReleaseDate	2013-05-14
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781616144937

Putting Philosophy to Work: Inquiry and Its Place in Culture -- Essays on Science, Religion, Law, Literature, and Life

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