What Philosophy Can Do

by Gary Gutting

Book Overview

How can we have meaningful debates with political opponents?
How can we distinguish reliable science from over-hyped media reports?
How can we talk sensibly about God?

In What Philosophy Can Do, Gary Gutting takes a philosopher's scalpel to modern life's biggest questions and the most powerful forces in our society--politics, science, religion, education, and capitalism--to show how we can improve our discussions of contentious contemporary...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393242277
• ISBN13: 9780393242270
• Release Date: September 2015
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.3" x 9.3"