Philosophy’s Shame: Reflections on an Ambivalent/Ambiviolent Relationship with Science

In this paper, I take inspiration from some themes in Ann Murphy’s recent book, Violence and the Philosophical Imaginary, especially her argument that philosophy’s identity and relation to itself depends on an intimate relationship with that which is designated as not itself (e.g. other academic dis...

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Published in:Sophia
Main Author: Reynolds, Jack (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer Netherlands [2016]
In: Sophia
Year: 2016, Volume: 55, Issue: 1, Pages: 55-70
RelBib Classification:VA Philosophy
Further subjects:B Methodology
B Continental
B Meta-philosophy
B Shame
B Analytic
B Science
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