Scott Soames, “The World Philosophy Made: From Plato to the Digital Age” (Princeton UP, 2019)
How has philosophy transformed human knowledge and the world we live in? Philosophical investigation is the root of all human knowledge. Developing new concepts, reinterpreting old truths, and reconceptualizing fundamental questions,
Princeton UP Ideas Podcast · New Books Network
August 28, 20201h 43m
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How has philosophy transformed human knowledge and the world we live in? Philosophical investigation is the root of all human knowledge. Developing new concepts, reinterpreting old truths, and reconceptualizing fundamental questions, philosophy has progressed―and driven human progress―for more than two millennia. In short, we live in a world philosophy made....