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Record Nr.

UNINA9910455000003321

Autore

Stroll Avrum <1921->

Titolo

Informal philosophy [[electronic resource] /] / Avrum Stroll

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Md., : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2009

ISBN

1-282-49757-X

9786612497575

0-7425-7029-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (192 p.)

Disciplina

100

Soggetti

Philosophy

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 143-146) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Common sense -- The appeal to ordinary language -- The method of cases -- What philosophy should be.

Sommario/riassunto

Informal Philosophy provides an original look at how we should understand and teach philosophy. Avrum Stroll persuasively argues that philosophy should be evaluated using its own methodology and should not merely mimic formal scientific analysis, because while modern science does inform our philosophical views about man and his place in nature, it does not solve philosophical problems. Stroll effectively makes the case for the use of informal philosophy-that is, an approach guided by common sense, appealing to ordinary discourse, and employing a context-driven line of inquiry-to answer philosophical problems.