What is philosophy?
Svendsen, Lars Fr. H: Hva er filosofi?"In the century when we probably needed philosophy more than ever, it failed more than ever before."
"What is philosophy?", the second book of the "What is" series, is an absorbing essay about the nature of philosophy, its purpose and its possibilities. The author presents the most important philosophical disciplines, and discusses how philosophy is related to science, literature and history. The book critiques today’s academic philosophy: It has lost touch with the universal dimension which is its basis, and which lends it its relevance. Not until philosophy starts scrutinising its own self-understanding, will it be truly relevant.
Translations: Danish (Forlaget Klim, Århus), Swedish (Natur och Kultur, Stockholm)
First published: 2003, Universitetsforlaget
Lars Svendsen: Biography and bibliography
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| Language | Foreign publisher |
|---|---|
| Danish | Forlaget Klim |
| Swedish | Natur och Kultur |
