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Do you really think that the study of philosophy in "most universities fall[s] short due to some bad fundamental approach like postmodernism"? I am dubious abou

by ionfish 17y ago

Do you really think that the study of philosophy in "most universities fall[s] short due to some bad fundamental approach like postmodernism"? I am dubious about this, especially if we drop the 'like'. A couple of (hopefully) enlightening links: http://leiterreports.typepad.com/blog/2005/10/the_myth_of_the.html http://leiterreports.typepad.com/blog/2005/10/the_myth_of_th... http://el-prod.baylor.edu/certain_doubts/?p=453 http://el-prod.baylor.edu/certain_doubts/?p=453

philwelch 17y ago
I used the "like" because most folks only know postmodernism. I actually did my first degree in philosophy and while postmodernism was nowhere to be found, there's enough continental philosophy around to waste everyone's time. My school was very analytic, but from talking to other philosophy students online, analytic philosophy isn't all that popular or well-known among undergrads. I think analytic philosophy is great, though of somewhat more limited interest since it's less amenable to bullshit, grand abstractions, and other bad philosophy. It's also a bit arcane and technical at times. DeRose is a good analytic philosopher and I always enjoy reading him, so thanks for the link. Not that all continental philosophy is crap (existentialism seems interesting and worthwhile) but a lot of it is, and in many circles, a low opinion of Hegel gets you a lot of credit.