A parliament of minds : philosophy for a new millennium

Author(s)

• Tobias, Michael
• Fitzgerald, Timothy
• Rothenberg, David
• World Congress of Philosophy

Bibliographic Information

A parliament of minds : philosophy for a new millennium

edited by Michael Tobias, Patrick Fitzgerald, David Rothenberg

State University of New York Press, c2000

• : pbk

Note

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

A Parliament of Minds brings together groundbreaking interviews with a diverse cross-section of contemporary philosophers, demystifying and humanizing this formal discipline, making philosophy accessible and relevant to all. The companion volume to the national public television series of the same name, A Parliament of Minds highlights 23 philosophers as they discuss everyday issues. These interviews offer an unusual glimpse into their vital, active, moment-by-moment thinking processes. Philosophers interviewed include K. Anthony Appiah, Yoko Arisaka, Peter Caws, Ewert Cousins, David Crocker, Ashok Gangadean, Marjorie Grene, Lewis Gordon, Lewis Hahn, Michael Halberstam, Tom Huhn, Joseph Margolis, John J. McDermott, Robert Muller, Seyyed Hossein Nasr, Robert Cummings Neville, Martha Nussbaum, Esa Saarinen, Karan Singh, John J. Stuhr, David Rothenberg, Tu Wei-ming, and Nancy Tuana.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Introduction Michael Tobias, J. Patrick Fitzgerald, David Rothenberg Philosophy at the Beginning of a New Millennium Robert Cummings Neville Democracy, Ethics, and the Relevancy of Philosophy David A. Crocker Aristotle in the Workplace Martha Nussbaum The Complex Bridges between China and the West Tu Wei-Ming Trumping Cynicism with Imagination John J. McDermott The Trials and Tribulations of Philosophy and Farming Marjorie Grene Islam and the Philosophy of Hope Seyyed Hossein Nasr The Marriage of History and Culture Joseph Margolis Global Dialogue, Global Peace Ashok Gangadean The Science of Gender Issues Nancy Tuana The Liberation of Identity Lewis Gordon Wild Thinking: Philosophy, Ecology, and Technology David Rothenberg Prospects for Democracy John Stuhr The Passing of Philosophical Fads Peter Caws Crashing the Tea Party Yoko Arisaka All We Need Is Love Esa Saarinen The Anatomy of Beauty Tom Huhn Global Culture and Its Discontents K. Anthony Appiah Politics without Reason? Michael Halberstam Ambassador of Dialogue Lewis Hahn A Dialogue on Global Thought and Spirituality Ashok Gangadean, Karan Singh, Ewert Cousins, and Robert Muller About the Editors Index

by "Nielsen BookData"

• NCID: BA47028084
• ISBN:
  • 079144483X
  • 0791444848
• LCCN: 99043557
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Albany, N.Y.
• Pages/Volumes: xix, 309 p.
• Size: 23 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : B72
  • DC21 : 100
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Philosophy
  • LCSH : Philosophers Interviews