Professional Philosophy and Its Myths

Bys: Spera, Rebekah and Peña-Guzmán, David M.

In Professional Philosophy and Its Myths, Rebekah Spera and David M. Pe a-Guzm n argue that academic philosophy is steeped in a host of myths that keep professional philosophers in a state of self-ignorance. Understood as unconscious schemas that shape philosophers' collective imaginary, these myths perform a dangerous ideological function within the discipline. Not only do they contribute to the overwhelming demographic homogeneity of the profession-ensuring that philosophy remains a holdout of white and male dominance-but they also prevent philosophers from seeing themselves as workers who, like all workers who sell their labor for a wage under capital, are subject to alienation, exploitation, and oppression. After outlining and critiquing these myths, Spera and Pe a-Guzm n call upon philosophers to collectively invent new myths that will enrich rather than impoverish their psychic and professional lives. Through these new myths, they argue, a new philosophy-a "philosophy of the future"-will be born.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1666939730
• ISBN13: 9781666939736
• Release Date: June 2026
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"