Philosophy’s Future

Philosophy s Future: The Problem of Philosophical Progress diagnoses the state of philosophy as an academic discipline and calls it to account, inviting further reflection and dialogue on its cultural value and capacity for future evolution. Offers the most up-to-date treatment of the intellectual and cultural value of contemporary philosophy from a wide range of perspectives Features contributions from distinguished philosophers such as Frank Jackson, Karen Green, Timothy Williamson, Jessica Wilson, and many others Explores the ways philosophical investigations of logic, world, mind, and moral responsibility continue to shape the empirical and theoretical sciences Considers the role of contemporary philosophy in political issues such as women s rights, the discrimination of minorities, and public health

Philosophy's Future: The Problem of Philosophical Progress diagnoses the state of philosophy as an academic discipline and calls it to account, inviting further reflection and dialogue on its cultural value and capacity for future evolution.* Offers the most up-to-date treatment of the intellectual and cultural value of contemporary philosophy from a wide range of perspectives* Features contributions from distinguished philosophers such as Frank Jackson, Karen Green, Timothy Williamson, Jessica Wilson, and many others* Explores the ways philosophical investigations of logic, world, mind, and moral responsibility continue to shape the empirical and theoretical sciences* Considers the role of contemporary philosophy in political issues such as women's rights, the discrimination of minorities, and public health

Notes on Contributors ixIntroduction I: Philosophy and the Perils of Progress 1Russell BlackfordIntroduction II: Philosophy on the Inclined Plane 13Damien BroderickPart 1 Roads to Progress in Philosophy 191 Coming Out of the Shade 21Myisha Cherry2 What has Philosophy Ever Done for Us? 31James Ladyman3 Progress and Philosophy 41Noretta Koertge4 Only Connect 51Frank JacksonPart 2 Bumps in the Road, Rabbits in the Landscape 615 Chmess, Abiding Significance, and Rabbit Holes 63Peter Boghossian and James A. Lindsay6 Philosophy as the Evocation of Conceptual Landscapes 75Massimo Pigliucci7 Three Barriers to Philosophical Progress 91Jessica WilsonPart 3 Cautious Optimism 1058 Is there Progress in Philosophy? A Brief Case for Optimism 107Daniel Stoljar9 Is Philosophy Progressing Fast Enough? 119Stuart Brock10 Does Philosophical Progress Matter? 133Richard KamberPart 4 Philosophy and Science 14511 Between Gods and Apes: On the Lack of Scientific and Philosophical Progress 147Mark Walker12 Model?]Building in Philosophy 159Timothy Williamson13 Progress in Philosophy and in the Physical Sciences: How Far Does The Analogy Hold? 173Christopher NorrisPart 5 Re-Imagining the Conversation 19114 Philosophy as "Intellectual War of Values" 193Stefan Lorenz Sorgner15 Re?]Imagining the Philosophical Conversation 201Karen Green16 David Lewis and the Kangaroo: Graphing Philosophical Progress 213Benj Hellie17 Philosophy, Progress, and Identity 227Ward E. JonesIndex 241