But this combination of thrift and micromanagement, bequeathed to me by my blue - collar grandparents and a control - freak mother, has proved helpful in my chosen career
of professional philosopher.
And there are a few instances
of professional philosophers offering such wisdom.
If the image
of professional philosophers were different, courses in philosophy might be crowded with persons seeking their wisdom.
And sometimes, as with the example of positivism, the work
of professional philosophers actually stands in the way of progress.
Not exact matches
The Danish
philosopher was particularly hard on religious
professionals, and claimed that inconsistent behaviors most often accompany exorbitant professions
of good intentions:
The works
of Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, a
professional paleontologist as well as Jesuit
philosopher, also exerted a formative influence.
A «deep ecology» based on the work
of the Norwegian
philosopher, Arne Naess, and appealing to Spinoza for support, is promoted in California chiefly by certain
professional philosophers.
This balkanization
of meaning continues as a
professional habit
of philosophers, and not only among those who dismiss the self.
First, I am a professor
of philosophy and a
professional philosopher, I guess you could say, privy to the philosophical movements
of the twentieth century, many
of which, for better or worse, have had an influence on theology and thinking about religion.
His breakdown amid the variety
of Roman alternatives was cured by the new Christian alternative, his intellectual doubts as a late antique
philosopher were resolved by Hebrew and Christian truth, his dissatisfaction with
professional advancement in Rome was rechanneled into an enthusiasm for the new society
of the ecclesia.
But Teilhard was not a
professional philosopher; the kind
of philosophy implicit in his thought would have to be based on his work, not on what he said it was.
None
of the three thinkers was a
professional philosopher but each articulated principles that were to govern thought and action.
It is my hope that this volume will help to «bridge the gap» between the
professional philosophers and theologians and the many other persons who are looking for a basic familiarity with process theology but who do not have the time to struggle with the complexities
of the process system as a whole.
This primary empirical consideration, which affirms the importance
of the mind - body distinction, is strongly contested, says Searle, by «the
professionals in philosophy, psychology, artificial intelligence, neurobiology, and cognitive science» («Consciousness and the
Philosophers,» The New York Review
of Books [March 6,1997], 43 - 50).
Professional philosophers consider him the chief exponent
of «nominalism,» a powerful late - medieval philosophical movement which denied that universal concepts and principles exist in reality» they exist only in our minds.
Professor Jim Al - Khalili, President
of the BHA Phillip Pullman, author Dan Snow, historian and broadcaster Tim Minchin, musician and writer Dr Simon Singh, science writer Ken Follett, novelist Dr Adam Rutherford, broadcaster and science writer Sir John Sulston FRS, Nobel Prize winning scientist Sir David Smith FRS FRSE, eminent botanist Professor Jonathan Glover,
philosopher Professor Anthony Grayling,
philosopher Nick Ross, broadcaster CJ De Mooi, actor and
professional quizzer Virginia Ironside, writer Professor Steven Rose, scientist and writer Natalie Haynes, comedian and writer Peter Tatchell, human rights campaigner Professor Raymond Tallis FMedSci, physician,
philosopher and author Dr Iolo ap Gwynn FRMS, scientist and mountaineer Stephen Volk, screenwriter and author Professor Steve Jones, Professor
of Genetics, science writer and broadcaster Sir Terry Pratchett OBE, Fantasy fiction author, satirist Dr Evan Harris, Former Liberal Democrat Member
of Parliament and Vice-President
of the BHA Dr Richard Bartle, Professor
of Computer Game Design Sian Berry, Green campaigner, politician and author Professor John A Lee, Consultant Histopathologist and Professor
of Pathology Professor Richard Norman,
philosopher Zoe Margolis, author Joan Smith, journalist and author Michael Gore, CVO CBE Derek McAuley, General Assembly
of Unitarian and Free Christian Churches Lorraine Barratt, former member
of the Welsh Assembly Dr Susan Blackmore, writer and broadcaster Dr Harry Stopes - Roe, Vice President
of the BHA Sir Geoffrey Bindman QC (Hon), human rights lawyer Adele Anderson, actor and singer Dr Helena Cronin, Co-Director, Centre for Philosophy
of Natural and Social Science Professor Alice Roberts, Anatomist, author and broadcaster Professor Chris French, Professor
of Psychology, editor
of The Skeptic Sir Tom Blundell, scientist Maureen Duffy, poet, playwright and novelist Baroness Whitaker, Labour peer Lord Avebury, Liberal Democrat peer Richard Herring, writer and comedian Martin Rowson, writer and cartoonist Tony Hawks, comedian, writer, musician and philanthropist Peter Cave,
philosopher and author Diane Munday, campaigner Professor Norman MacLean, Biologist Professor Sir Harold Kroto FRS, Nobel prize winner, Professor
of Chemistry Sir Richard Dalton, former Diplomat Sir David Blatherwick, KCMG, OBE, Diplomat and writer Michael Rubenstein, writer and legal expert Polly Toynbee, columnist and broadcaster Lord O'Neill, labour peer
Dr Catharine Abell, Senior Lecturer in Philosophy, University
of Manchester Dr Arif Ahmed, Senior Lecturer in Philosophy, University
of Cambridge David Archard, Professor
of Philosophy, Queen's University Belfast Helen Beebee, Samuel Hall Professor
of Philosophy, University
of Manchester Simon Blackburn, former Professor
of Philosophy, University
of Cambridge, Fellow, Trinity College Cambridge, and Distinguished Professor
of Philosophy, UNC - Chapel Hill Margaret A. Boden, Research Professor
of Cognitive Science, University
of Sussex Dr Stephen Burwood, Lecturer in Philosophy, University
of Hull Dr Peter Cave, Lecturer in Philosophy, Open University Andrew Chitty, Senior Lecturer in Philosophy, University
of Sussex Michael Clark, Emeritus Professor
of Philosophy, University
of Nottingham Antony Duff, Emeritus Professor
of Philosophy, University
of Stirling John Dupré, Professor
of Philosophy
of Science, University
of Exeter Dr Nicholas Everitt, Senior Research Fellow in Philosophy, University
of East Anglia Simon Glendinning, Professor
of European Philosophy, LSE C. Grayling,
philosopher and Master
of the New College
of the Humanities Dr Peter King, Lecturer in Philosophy, University
of Oxford Dr Brendan Larvor, Reader in Philosophy and Head
of Philosophy, University
of Hertfordshire Dr Stephen Law, Senior Lecturer in Philosophy, Heythrop College, University
of London Ardon Lyon, Emeritus Professor
of Philosophy, City University London H. Mellor, Emeritus Professor
of Philosophy, University
of Cambridge Peter Millican, Gilbert Ryle Fellow and Professor
of Philosophy, University
of Oxford Richard Norman, Emeritus Professor
of Moral Philosophy, University
of Kent Eric Olson, Professor
of Philosophy, University
of Sheffield David Papineau, Professor
of Philosophy, King's College London Derek Parfit, Professor
of Philosophy, University
of Oxford Duncan Pritchard, Professor and Chair in Epistemology, University
of Edinburgh Janet Radcliffe Richards, Professor
of Practical Philosophy, University
of Oxford Jonathan Rée,
philosopher and author Theodore Scaltsas, Professor and Chair
of Ancient Philosophy, University
of Edinburgh Peter Simons, Professor
of Philosophy, Chair
of Moral Philosophy and Head
of the School
of Social Sciences and Philosophy, Trinity College Dublin Tom Sorell, Professor
of Politics and Philosophy, University
of Warwick Dr Tanja Staehler, Reader in Philosophy and Head
of the Department
of Philosophy, University
of Sussex Thomas Uebel, Professor
of Philosophy, University
of Manchester Dr Nigel Warburton,
philosopher and author Keith Ward, Regius Professor Emeritus
of Divinity, University
of Oxford John White, Emeritus Professor
of the Philosophy
of Education, Institute
of Education, University
of London Stephen Wilkinson, Professor
of Bioethics, Lancaster University RE
professionals (other than teachers):
Sometimes Midgley's own remarks about the character
of contemporary
professional philosophy seem to lend weight to the claims
of those like biologist E. O. Wilson, who regard
philosophers as unhelpful amateurs (as if
philosophers habitually knew nothing except what fellow
philosophers had written).
The scientists never seem to reach an agreement about those things — like in the case
of the multiverse — but then, neither do the
professional philosophers.
Oh wait, that's what would happen in the alternate universe in which education is an obsession
of every education
professional, the pivot about which their
professional lives revolve rather then being the sport
of philosopher - kings as it is in our reality.
philosophers, and other
professionals in the industry
of thought discuss a variety
of topics.
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I never envisioned publishing encyclopedia entries on Islamic
philosophers, writing about critical thinking pedagogy, investigating the doctrine
of stare decisis, or sending out book proposals (as you might guess, it's the «jack -
of - all - trades» syndrome, but I'm more interested in the politics and ethics
of intellectual responsibility than
professional standing and status): nothing could have been further from my mind!
Newyork About Blog Here you will find links to the
professional and public writings
of Professor Massimo Pigli, a
philosopher at the City College
of New York.Topics range from general philosophy to philosophy
of science to the modern practice
of the ancient philosophy
of Stoicism, because all (Western) philosophy consists
of a series
of footnotes to Plato.
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