Interview with Daniel Dennett
“One of the great lessons that we’ve learned in the last century or so is that the problems we’re now facing are probably too hard for single individuals to solve. It’s going to take teamwork.”
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Category: Articles & Essays
Why philosophy matters
All the most popular defences of philosophy make a basic philosophical mistake. They all focus on instrumental rather than intrinsic values, arguing that philosophy is a means to the ends of happiness, moral virtue or thinking well. But a large part of philosophy is about identifying what we should pursue as ends in themselves.
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A philosophy of the classroom
What is the true purpose of an education? There is no one answer—and that’s the point
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