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When Reason Goes on Holiday: Philosophers in Politics
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Philosophers usually emphasize the importance of logic, clarity and reason. Therefore when they address political issues they will usually inject a dose of rationality in these discussions, right?
Wrong. This book gives a lot of examples showing the unexpected level of political irrationality among leading contemporary philosophers. The body of the book presents a detailed ...more
Wrong. This book gives a lot of examples showing the unexpected level of political irrationality among leading contemporary philosophers. The body of the book presents a detailed ...more
Hardcover, 256 pages
Published
November 15th 2016
by Encounter Books
(first published November 2016)
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A slight book with corny chapter subtitles ("Will the Real Rudolf Carnap Please Stand Up?"), lowbrow conservative bias, and a general ignorance of recent history ("But who was Eldridge Cleaver?"). Roger Scruton and Mark Lilla have written the same book on different philosophers, and the result has never been anything very remarkable, even if you find the project worthwhile as a concept. Unfortunately Sesardic occassionally veers into unnecessary conservative apologetics, as when he equivocates o
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Of course, these are ad hominem attacks. But that’s kind of the point of the book, right? It further adds to the debate on the ideological bias in the academy and thus stands in line with the works of Scruton and others. Articulated in a clear (and often quite funny) manner, the book never pretends to be balanced or unbiased—but points out a lot of things that philosophers kindly ignore. And frankly, I was shocked by Lakatos’ past!
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