The Relevance of Philosophy
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| Title: | The Relevance of Philosophy |
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| Description: | As the culmination of a long career in philosophy plus long excursions in physics, history, and theology, the author reflects on what must be done to make philosophy relevant to non-philosophers. Philosophers, the author argues, should go beyond specialized philosophical studies, acquire a knowledge of other disciplines, and then try to clarify the way things hang together on a deep conceptual level. A novel feature of this book is that it emphasis on public morality, understanding it in an evolutionary perspective, and guides efforts to raise accepted moral standards. |
| Authors: | Edward MacKinnon, Author |
| Resource Type: | eBook. |
| Subjects: | Philosophy |
| Categories: | PHILOSOPHY / Essays, PHILOSOPHY / Reference |
| Database: | eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) |
| Abstract: | As the culmination of a long career in philosophy plus long excursions in physics, history, and theology, the author reflects on what must be done to make philosophy relevant to non-philosophers. Philosophers, the author argues, should go beyond specialized philosophical studies, acquire a knowledge of other disciplines, and then try to clarify the way things hang together on a deep conceptual level. A novel feature of this book is that it emphasis on public morality, understanding it in an evolutionary perspective, and guides efforts to raise accepted moral standards. |
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| ISBN: | 9781527516564 9781527519473 |
