Why philosophy? / 
edited by Paolo Diego Bubbio and Jeff Malpas. 
 - xiv, 187 pages ;  24 cm 
<br/><br/> Euro.99.99/- TB2630/180320<br/> 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and indexes. 
<br/><br/>Doing philosophy / Jacob Graham --<br/>The house always wins: why philosophy isn't optional / Patrick Stokes --<br/>Why we need philosophy-and philosophers / Paolo Diego Bubbio --<br/>Irreverent thoughts on the relevance of philosophy / David Macarthur --<br/>Philosophy, bias, and stigma / Lisa Bortolotti and Katherine Puddifoot --<br/>Thinking failure in the war in Iraq: the cultural turn and the concept of "world" / Jon Askonas and Katherine Withy --<br/>The role of philosophy in "post-truth" times / Paul Redding --<br/>A robot took my boyfriend and my job: positioning philosophy for a resurgence / Robert Frodeman --<br/>Good for nothing: on philosophy and its discontents / Babette Babich --<br/>On thinking in a thoughtless time / Jeff Malpas 
<br/><br/> 	<br/>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 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9783110649178 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2019934867 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Philosophy.<br/>Philosophy.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>190 WHY