Month: April 2011
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Raymond Geuss on the role of the humanities in an open society
In this 5-min. clip, the philosopher Raymond Geuss argues that self-knowledge is at the heart of humanistic inquiry. — John Madera and I over at Big Other. John Madera Hi, Andrew. I’m not sure if we can, like Raymond Geuss seems to, take for granted that the pursuit of self-knowledge is an impulse, that it…
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Our failure of imagination
Here’s the second Inside Higher Ed column, “Our Failure of Imagination,” on leading the life outside the academy. In case you missed it, here’s the first, “Models for Post-University Life.”
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On legitimacy and financial stability
Financial Stability In response to my Inside Higher Ed piece, “Models for Post-University Life,” one sharp poster named Minal wrote, This is a great article, but I have 2 follow-up questions: 1. Can you give us some non-academic examples? Perhaps intellectuals (writers/medical professionals, etc.) who fit in the 3rd category? 2. How does the Person…
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Letting go of anger
Goals Moderate: The goal is not to manage anger; it is to make anger subside. Stringent: The goal is not to cope with anger; it is to ensure that anger doesn’t arise. What is Anger? Anger is the belief that someone has (1) deliberately harmed you and (2) that retaliation (in thought or deed) is…
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On speculative philosophical biography
The strange thing about philosophy is that it is supposed to be lived or, if not lived, then livable. I call this “strange” because no one would say that a biologist should live biology or a surgeon live surgery. But for a philosopher not to live philosophically seems a contradiction in terms. At least that…
Andrew Taggart, Ph.D. 