Why Philosophy? / / ed. by Jeff Malpas, Paolo Diego Bubbio.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Plus eBook-Package 2019
• MitwirkendeR: Askonas, Jon,; Babich, Babette,; Bortolotti, Lisa,; Bubbio, Paolo Diego,; Frodeman, Robert,; Graham, Jacob,; Macarthur, David,; Malpas, Jeff,; Puddifoot, Katherine,; Redding, Paul,; Stokes, Patrick,; Withy, Katherine,
• HerausgeberIn: Bubbio, Paolo Diego,; Malpas, Jeff,
• Place / Publishing House: Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2019]; ©2019
• Year of Publication: 2019
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (XIV, 188 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Table of Contents --; Acknowledgements --; Introduction: Why Philosophy? --; I. What Is Philosophy? --; Doing Philosophy --; The House Always Wins: Why Philosophy Isn’t Optional --; Why We Need Philosophy – and Philosophers --; Irreverent Thoughts on the Relevance of Philosophy --; II. What can Philosophy Contribute? --; Philosophy, Bias, and Stigma --; Thinking Failure in the War in Iraq: The Cultural Turn and the Concept of “World” --; The Role of Philosophy in “Post-Truth” Times --; III. What can Philosophy do? --; A Robot Took My Boyfriend and My Job: Positioning Philosophy for a Resurgence --; Good for Nothing: On Philosophy and its Discontents --; On Thinking in a Thoughtless Time --; Contributors --; Index of Names --; Index of Subjects
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9783110650990; 9783110719567; 9783110616859; 9783110610765; 9783110664232; 9783110610550; 9783110606423
• DOI: 10.1515/9783110650990
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: ed. by Jeff Malpas, Paolo Diego Bubbio.

Do we really need philosophy? The present collection of jargon-free essays aims at answering the question of why philosophy matters. Each essay considers the central question (Why Philosophy?) from different angles: the unavoidability of doing philosophy, the practical consequences of philosophy, philosophy as a therapy for the whole person, the benefits of philosophy for improving public policy, etc.