Philosophy of Practical Affairs

An Introduction

Inbunden, Engelska, 2022

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The Philosophy of Practical Affairs: An Introduction addresses the problems of everyday life, problems that from time to time fate drops on normal twenty-first-century western individuals. Addressing both students and philosophers, Joseph Agassi considers the usefulness of the treatment of daily problems within academic philosophy, including rationalism and fundamental issues of practical wisdom, the community, and the individual’s relationship to community. Unlike most philosophy-of-life literatures from pop-philosophy—especially religious homilies or wisdom literature, including the (pseudo-)cabbalist or (pseudo-)Buddhist, and their like—the book acknowledges real, disturbing situations. Warning the reader against various kinds of intellectual dishonesty, and committed to their rational autonomy, the author thinks through philosophical concepts that are in the end practical issues of philosophy of life.

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Utgivningsdatum2022-11-23
Mått159 x 236 x 19 mm
Vikt440 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SeriePhilosophical Practice
Antal sidor172
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9781793651730

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Part 1: BackgroundChapter 1: Universalism: The Siblinghood of HumanityChapter 2: Universalism versus ParticularismChapter 3: Background to Radicalism Chapter 4: Gradualism and Pluralism Chapter 5: Magic and SciencePart 2: The Revolt against ReasonChapter 6: The Problem of RationalityChapter 7: Theories of RationalityChapter 8: The Flotsam and Jetsam of PhilosophyChapter 9: The Romantic Idea of Reason Part 3: The New EnlightenmentChapter 10: Minimal Standards in Ethics Chapter 11: Minimal Standards in Politics Chapter 12: Minimal Standards in Science Chapter 13: Optimism as an Imperative Chapter 14: Democracy as OptimismConclusion: Autonomous People in Free Society

Different in approach and style, Agassi follows Socrates in interrogating the borderline between academic philosophy and the “philosophy of life,” posing provocative assertions as invitations for readers of all backgrounds to critically engage, refute, and rethink. With a wide range of questions and the problems they address, we are reminded of the richness of the history of philosophical investigations still worthy of debate. Defending liberalism with erudition, Agassi does not shy away from controversial topics, exposing their fault lines and the potential ways of eliminating or resolving them.