{"product_id":"what-is-philosophy-a-first-person-perspective-paperback","title":"What Is Philosophy?: A First-Person Perspective - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRichard Fumerton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs philosophy departments attempt to define their unique value amid program closures in the humanities and the rise of interdisciplinary research, metaphilosophy has become an increasingly important area of inquiry. Richard Fumerton here lays out a cogent answer to the question asked in the book's title, \u003ci\u003eWhat Is Philosophy?\u003c\/i\u003e. Against those who argue that philosophy is not sharply distinguishable from the sciences, Fumerton makes a case for philosophy as an autonomous discipline with its own distinct methodology.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOver the course of nine engaging and accessible chapters, he shows that answering fundamental philosophical questions requires one to take a radical first-person perspective that divorces the truth conditions of philosophical claims from the kind of contingent truths investigated by the empirical sciences. Along the way, Fumerton briefly discusses the historical controversies that have surrounded the nature of philosophy, situating his own argument within the larger conversation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Features\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eIlluminates the unique role of thought experiments and especially the \"paradox of analysis\" in understanding the purpose and value of philosophy\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eShows that philosophy asks fundamental questions, unanswerable by the sciences, that are critical to thinking clearly and rationally about the world\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHighlights the distinct character of philosophical questions in specific subject areas: philosophy of language, epistemology, ethics, philosophy of mind, and philosophy of science\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConcludes by making a unique case for philosophy's contribution to cross-disciplinary work in ethics, politics, mathematics, and the empirical sciences\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWritten in a way to be engaging and accessible for advanced undergraduate readers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRichard Fumerton\u003c\/strong\u003e is the F. Wendell Miller Professor of Philosophy at the University of Iowa. He is the author of, among other books, \u003ci\u003eRealism and the Correspondence Theory of Truth \u003c\/i\u003e(2002), \u003ci\u003eEpistemology \u003c\/i\u003e(2006), \u003ci\u003eMill\u003c\/i\u003e (co-authored with Wendy Donner) (2009), \u003ci\u003eKnowledge, Thought and the Case for Dualism\u003c\/i\u003e (2013), and \u003ci\u003eA Consequentialist Defense of Libertarianism\u003c\/i\u003e (2021). With Diane Jeske, he has also edited \u003ci\u003ePhilosophy Through Film \u003c\/i\u003e(2009), and \u003ci\u003eAn Introduction to Political Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e (2012).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 172\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 07, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53425858740531,"sku":"9781032122038","price":87.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/WJZHMOsFEC9781032122038.webp?v=1780524452","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/what-is-philosophy-a-first-person-perspective-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}