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Podcast: The Ayn Rand Institute Podcast
Episode: Philip Kitcher’s Critique of Today’s Useless Philosophy
Description: In this episode of New Ideal Live, Ben Bayer, Mike Mazza and Aaron Smith discuss What's the Use of Philosophy?, a recent book by leading philosopher Philip Kitcher, in which Kitcher calls out academic philosophy for its useless work and corrupt methods.
Among the topics covered:
Why it is significant that an established professor of philosophy has written a damning critique of his own profession;
Kitcher’s radical claim that philosophy has become disconnected from life, practical guidance, and useful methods, and his willingness to question whether the profession has any legitimate value;
How Kitcher goes wrong by recommending a me...