Summary of Peter Catapano & Simon Critchley's The Stone Reader

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Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.
Sample Book Insights:
#1 This book is about what philosophers are and who cares about them. It’s a collection of essays and arguments by The New York Times’ philosophy series, The Stone.
#2 There is a lot of philosophy being done. It’s being done by people who care about it and are willing to defend it. It’s not going anywhere any time soon.
#3 The Stone is a collection of essays by professional philosophers. It is not a textbook, but an anthology of contemporary essays and arguments that we hope will engage readers and reward many readings.
#4 Philosophy is not going anywhere any time soon. The Stone is a collection of essays by professional philosophers that aims to engage readers and reward many readings.

Sujets

• Sociologie, société et politique
• Essays
• Social Science

Informations

• Publié par: Everest Media LLC
• Date de parution: 11 octobre 2022
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9798350040135
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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Insights on Peter Catapano & Simon Critchley's The Stone Reader
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Insights from Chapter 1

#1

This book is about what philosophers are and who cares about them. It’s a collection of essays and arguments by The New York Times’ philosophy series, The Stone.

#2

There is a lot of philosophy being done. It’s being done by people who care about it and are willing to defend it. It’s not going anywhere any time soon.

#3

The Stone is a collection of essays by professional philosophers. It is not a textbook, but an anthology of contemporary essays and arguments that we hope will engage readers and reward many readings.

#4

Philosophy is not going anywhere any time soon. The Stone is a collection of essays by professional philosophers that aims to engage readers and reward many readings.

#5

A philosopher is just a person who thinks about existence and tries to explain it. Anyone can be a philosopher.

#6

Just a person who thinks about existence and tries to explain it. Anyone can be a philosopher.

#7

philosophy is a collection of essays by professional philosophers that aims to engage readers and reward many readings. It is not a textbook, but an anthology of contemporary essays and arguments that we hope will engage readers and reward many readings.

#8

Philosophy is a remarkably self-reflexive discipline. It begins by asking difficult questions of a very general form, and by using critical techniques of argumentation in order to show that those who know are often advancing questionable claims. But this doesn’t imply that the philosopher herself possesses knowledge or wisdom.

#9

The Stone is a collection of essays by professional philosophers. It is not a textbook, but an anthology of contemporary essays and arguments that we hope will engage readers and reward many readings.

#10

A philosopher is a person who thinks about existence and tries to explain it. Anyone can be a philosopher. The philosopher’s clumsiness in worldly affairs makes him appear stupid or gives the impression of plain silliness.

#11

The Stone is a collection of essays by professional philosophers. It is not a textbook, but an anthology of contemporary essays and arguments that we hope will engage readers and reward many readings. Philosophy is a remarkably self-reflexive discipline that begins by asking difficult questions of a very general form, and by using critical techniques of argumentation in order to show that those who know are often advancing questionable claims.

#12

Philosophy is a collection of essays by professional philosophers that aims to engage readers and reward many readings. It is not a textbook, but an anthology of contemporary essays and arguments that we hope will engage readers and reward many readings.

#13

Philosophy is a collection of essays by professional philosophers that aims to engage readers and reward many readings. It is not a textbook, but an anthology of contemporary essays and arguments that we hope will engage readers and reward many readings.

#14

Philosophy is a discipline that asks difficult questions of a very general form, and uses critical techniques of argumentation to show that those who know are often advancing questionable claims. It is not a textbook, but an anthology of contemporary essays and arguments that we hope will engage readers and reward many readings.

#15

History of philosophy must not aim to contribute to the resolution of problems on the current philosophical agenda. It must instead reveal the variety of problems that have been deemed philosophical in different times and places, and provide a broader context within which current philosophers can understand the contingency and future transformability of their problems.

#16

In 1682, a journal was established in Leipzig titled Acta eruditorum, with the purpose of collecting essays on the generation of maggots and other such matters. The figure of the eruditus was very close to the curiosus in the seventeenth century, and it was around this time that societies of natural philosophers were founded.

#17

Philosophy is a discipline that asks difficult questions of a very general form and uses critical techniques of argumentation to show that those who know are often advancing questionable claims. It is not a textbook, but an anthology of contemporary essays and arguments that we hope will engage readers and reward many readings.

#18

There is a limit to the value of your philosophy when it comes down to it. You may be able to give the correct answers, but if you can’t deal with your own death, then your philosophy is of no value whatsoever.

#19

Dying for an idea is the stuff of martyrdom, but it is not enough. The death of a philosopher must be accompanied by a good narrative and an audience of guilty consciences.

#20

Enlightenment writers, and then feminist scholarship, have done a lot to make Hypatia the philosopher-martyr. However, the most influential martyr maker is Plato, who practically invented the genre of philosopher-martyrdom.

#21

Philosophy is not a textbook, but an anthology of contemporary essays and arguments that we hope will engage readers and reward many readings. It asks difficult questions of a very general form, and uses critical techniques of argumentation to show that those who know are often advancing questionable claims.

#22

While it is true that philosophers do not agree on answers to the big questions like God’s existence, free will, and the nature of moral obligation, they do agree about many logical interconnections and conceptual distinctions that are essential for thinking clearly about these questions.

#23

Addiction is a subject of philosophical inquiry. While there is no consensus on how to define it, we can all recognize and understand certain behaviors and situations in which normal use turns to destructive dependency.

#24

The philosopher’s burden is to help those who are still enchained leave the cave of addiction. This allegory is richly wonderful for understanding addiction, relapse, and recovery.

#25

The philosopher’s burden is to help those who are still enchained leave the cave of addiction. This allegory is richly wonderful for understanding addiction, relapse, and recovery.

#26

The most powerful and influential philosophers have been men, and the profession has a very long way to go to achieve gender equity.

#27

The philosopher’s burden is to help those who are still enchained leave the cave of addiction. This allegory is richly wonderful for understanding addiction, relapse, and recovery.

#28

Philosophy has a long way to go in terms of gender and racial equity. The profession is largely made up of men, and many of these men have not yet learned to be sensitive to the practical contexts of the argumentative arena.

#29

We have a lot of work to do as philosophers in terms of gender and racial equity.

#30

Philosophy is still largely made up of men, and this contributes to the lack of gender equity in the profession.

#31

The most powerful and influential philosophers have been men. The profession is still largely made up of men, and this contributes to the lack of gender equity in the profession. We must do better.

#32

The profession of philosophy is largely made up of men, and this contributes to the lack of gender equity in the profession.

#33

The difference between wonder and discovery is that wonder is an occupational hazard of being human, whereas discovery is not. To wonder about philosophical issues is not as natural as wondering about falling balls, and so philosophers are often impatient with expectations of greater accessibility.

#34

To wonder about philosophical issues is not as natural as wondering about falling balls, and so philosophers are often impatient with expectations of greater accessibility.

#35

The ancient practice of philosophy was not meant to be difficult or intimidating, but rather to be fun and enjoyable.

#36

The ancient practice of philosophy was not meant to be difficult or intimidating, but rather to be fun and enjoyable.

#37

The ancient practice of philosophy was not meant to be difficult or intimidating, but rather to be fun and enjoyable.

#38

The ancient practice of philosophy was not meant to be difficult or intimidating, but rather to be fun and enjoyable.

#39

The ancient Greeks believed that the passions or emotions, like eros, were linked to rhetoric, because they could influence judgment in the legal, moral, or political senses. Tragedy and the Sophists, two groups capable of stirring up powerful emotions, were often contrasted by Socrates.

#40

The ancient Greeks believed that the passions or emotions, like eros, were linked to rhetoric. Tragedy and the Sophists, two groups capable of stirring up powerful emotions, were often contrasted by Socrates.

#41

The ancient Greeks believed that the passions or emotions, like eros, were linked to rhetoric. Tragedy and the Sophists, two groups capable of stirring up powerful emotions, were often contrasted by Socrates.

#42

The ancient practice of philosophy was not meant to be difficult or intimidating, but rather to be fun and enjoyable. The Phaedrus is a success in that it completely persuades its interlocutor.

#43

The ancient Greek practice of philosophy was not meant to be difficult or intimidating, but rather fun and enjoyable. It was meant to be the opposite of a self-contradiction. The Phaedrus is a success in that it completely persuades its interlocutor.

#44

The ancient practice of philosophy was not meant to be difficult or intimidating, but rather to be fun and enjoyable. The Phaedrus is a success in that it completely persuades its interlocutor.

#45

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