{"product_id":"philosophys-future-the-problem-of-philosophical-progress-hardback-9781119210085","title":"Philosophy's Future; The Problem of Philosophical Progress (Hardback) 9781119210085","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003ePhilosophy's Future\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Problem of Philosophical Progress\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRussell Blackford (Edited by), Damien Broderick (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781119210085, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 20 June 2017\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e272 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.1 x 15 x 1.8 cm, 0.476 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\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\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\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\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\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. 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