Overview
In All Talked Out J.D. Trout exemplifies the power of science in a philosopher's hands, and takes a welcome look at the resulting fate of philosophy. Based on his 2013 Phi Beta Kappa Romanell Lectures, each chapter presents a novel and positive view of intellectual advancements with respect to traditional topics in philosophy, and explains why these achievements occurred despite the archaic and often retrograde influence of philosophical doctrine and method. Together, these two lines of inquiry lead the reader to understand that while foundational reflection remains as necessary as ever, philosophy, as it is conceived of in the halls of academia, no longer adds anything distinctively useful. At its best, philosophy is a place to grow new ideas. But many other disciplines can provide such incubation. At the same time, however, we don't have to kill philosophy; but we do have to figure out what is worth preserving. Following a spirited introduction, the first lecture takes stock of the growing field of evidence-based approaches to reasoning, and in light of these scientific developments, criticizes important failures in epistemology as it is currently practiced in the English speaking world. The second lecture examines the psychological impulse to explain, the resulting sense of understanding, and the natural limits of cognitively appreciating the subject we have explained. The final lecture presents the proper reaction to the idea that scientific evidence matters to responsible governance.
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Author: J D Trout
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Imprint: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780190686833
ISBN 10: 0190686839
Publication Date: 02 January 2018
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Reviews
Trout is engaging with issues related to meta-philosophy (especially, with issues related to how we should engage in epistemology and the philosophy of science) at a very high level, and his voice is well worth hearing in these debates. --Stephen Grimm, Fordham University Trout is right that for philosophy to survivei.e. maintaining departments in universitiesphilosophers have to pursue productive projects that keep their work relevant both to researchers in other disciplines and to society as a wholeI think that his work continues the tradition of Dewey, who strove to make philosophy relevant in nearly all of his work. --Steve Downes, University of Utah
"""Trout is engaging with issues related to meta-philosophy (especially, with issues related to how we should engage in epistemology and the philosophy of science) at a very high level, and his voice is well worth hearing in these debates."" --Stephen Grimm, Fordham University ""Trout is right that for philosophy to survivei.e. maintaining departments in universitiesphilosophers have to pursue productive projects that keep their work relevant both to researchers in other disciplines and to society as a wholeI think that his work continues the tradition of Dewey, who strove to make philosophy relevant in nearly all of his work."" --Steve Downes, University of Utah"
Author Information
J.D. Trout is Professor and John and Mae Calamos Endowed Chair of Philosophy at the Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago. He is the author of Wondrous Truths: The Improbable Rise of Modern Science (Oxford 2016), Measuring the Intentional World (Oxford 2003), and The Empathy Gap: Building Bridges to the Good Life and the Good Society (Penguin 2010).
