Tag: non-Western
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Philosophical Dialogues: Beyond The Usual Suspects
About five years ago I posted about philosophical dialogues, but I recently received a question about them that wasn’t taken up in that post,…
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The Impact of the Beijing World Congress of Philosophy
“To change the perception of philosophy forever.”
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A Way Western Philosophy Is Racist
Mainstream philosophy in the so-called West is narrow-minded, unimaginative, and even xenophobic. I know I am leveling a serious charge. But how else can we…
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When Philosophers’ Skepticism Sacrifices Other Intellectual Values
The following is an excerpt from “Degenerate Skepticism and the Thieves of Philosophy” by Amy Olberding (University of Oklahoma), an essay presented at a recent…
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“European Philosophy” Is No Good
At least not as a helpful label: So I have a provocative proposal of my own: intellectually speaking, the more valid distinction is not…
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Department of Deviance
Amy Olberding (Oklahoma) has opened up the Department of Deviance. Tagline: “We would have called it Philosophy but that name was already taken.” From…
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Philosophical Diversity in U.S. Philosophy Departments (Updated)
The vast majority of philosophy departments in the United States offer courses only on philosophy derived from Europe and the English-speaking world. For example,…