Philosophy Outside-In
A Critique of Academic Reason
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'These engaging essays discuss topics ranging from anti-realism to the extended mind hypothesis and the ontology of political song. They use analytic as well as continental philosophers to provide a compelling demonstration, performative as well as logical, that the boundaries of academic specialization are an obstacle to creative philosophical thought.' Paul Patton, University of New South Wales A sustained critique of present-day academic philosophy combined with a practical agenda for change Christopher Norris raises some basic questions about the way that academic philosophy has been condu...
'These engaging essays discuss topics ranging from anti-realism to the extended mind hypothesis and the ontology of political song. They use analytic as well as continental philosophers to provide a compelling demonstration, performative as well as logical, that the boundaries of academic specialization are an obstacle to creative philosophical thought.' Paul Patton, University of New South Wales A sustained critique of present-day academic philosophy combined with a practical agenda for change Christopher Norris raises some basic questions about the way that academic philosophy has been conducted over the past quarter-century and, in doing so, offers a strong counter-statement to the overly specialised character of much recent work in the analytic mainstream. Topics addressed include speculative realism, the 'extended mind' hypothesis, experimental philosophy, the ontology of political song, Shakespearean language as a challenge to the norms of linguistic philosophy, and anti-realism as a (purported) antidote to epistemological scepticism. In many cases Norris shows how the acceptance of prevailing academic codes of discourse has resulted in a narrowing of sights to the point where other, more expansive or philosophically productive approaches are blocked from view. As well as mounting this critique of local practice Norris also puts the positive case that continental philosophy, or certain developments under that broad rubric, may be seen to hold the most promising resources for a creative renewal of analytic thought. Christopher Norris is Distinguished Research Professor in Philosophy at Cardiff University. He is the author of more than thirty books on aspects of philosophy, literature, critical theory and the history of ideas. Cover image: Outside-In © Shelley Campbell, 2013. Cover design: [EUP logo] www.euppublishing.com
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