Tag Archives: Philosophy

Why Young Philosophers Should Avoid Going to University

Posted on 04/12/2021 by PeterJ

I am appalled by the state of university philosophy and believe students and the general public are being deceived and misled. Stephen Hawking famously declared that philosophy is dead and given that he, like most physicists these days, equated philosophy … Continue reading →

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The Marketing of Philosophy – A Preliminary Report

Posted on 18/06/2017 by PeterJ

Here’s another guest essay for the blog of Bernardo Kastrup, this time addressing the marketing problems troubling professional philosophy in the West at this time. Departments are closing, jobs are being lost, respect is at an all time low and … Continue reading →

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Does Philosophy Solve any Problems?

Posted on 01/11/2014 by PeterJ

This question is asked a lot these days. If we were to ask it of a philosopher in what is usually defined as the ‘western’ tradition of thought then the answer would be no, it does not. Centuries of scholarly … Continue reading →

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Sticking Up For Philosophy

Posted on 24/07/2014 by PeterJ

Yesterday I again bumped up against the claim that philosophy does not produce answers. This issue is a constant source of irritation. It would not be rigorous to say that philosophy does not produce answers. It is something that is … Continue reading →

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On the Dangers of Objecting to Philosophy

Posted on 02/06/2014 by PeterJ

  According to the Noble Nagarjuna, widely considered the greatest of Buddhist philosophers, there will usually be an ironic twist in the tail to objections against Buddhism’s philosophical doctrine, for on examination they will turn out to be an endorsement … Continue reading →

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Philosophy and Science

Posted on 17/03/2014 by PeterJ

A while ago I recommended Ulrich Mohrhoff’s recent book The World According to Quantum Mechnics. This is a mathematical text book yet also a philosophical statement, since a specific philosophical interpretation of the mathematics is endorsed, namely that of Sri … Continue reading →

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Some Thoughts on Doing Philosophy

Posted on 19/02/2014 by PeterJ

I have been thinking some more about the idea that philosophy can be divided into two activities, where one would be understanding, formulating and solving problems, and the other would be trying to understand the solutions, and where the former … Continue reading →

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The Devil in Philosophy

Posted on 21/11/2013 by PeterJ

In philosophy it sometimes really does seem as if the Devil is in the details, and that this is not just a turn of phrase. The main issues are simple. The details are utterly confusing and there may be no … Continue reading →

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