Why Philosophy Doesn't Matter | Stanley Fish

Why Philosophy Doesn't Matter | Stanley Fish

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Stanley Fish debates with Hilary Lawson over the value of philosophy. We think that everything can be talked about. Yet from metaphors to the mystical, there are many things we seem unable directly to express. Should we accept that some things transcend our conceptal grasp?

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Stanley Fish is a literary critic and legal scholar, Fish regularly contributes to the New York Times. He is the author of Winning Arguments, and a member of the IAI Advisory Board.

Hilary Lawson is a philosopher and award-winning broadcaster who has been hosting IAI TV’s philosophy and global politics debate strands since 2010.

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