Socrates Tenured: The Institutions of 21st-Century Philosophy

by Adam Briggle and Robert Frodeman

Book Overview

Professional philosophy has strayed so far from its roots that Socrates wouldn't stand a chance of landing tenure in most departments today. After all, he spent his time talking with people from all walks of life rather than being buried in the secondary literature and polishing arguments for peer-reviewed journals. Yet somehow this hypertrophy styles itself 'real' philosophy.

Socrates Tenured diagnoses the pathologies of contemporary philosophy...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1783483091
• ISBN13: 9781783483099
• Release Date: September 2016
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 182 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 20 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher