Professional Philosophy and Its Myths
Professional Philosophy and Its Myths
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In Professional Philosophy and Its Myths, Rebekah Spera and David M. Peña-Guzmán argue that academic philosophy is steeped in a host of myths that keep professional philosophers in a state of self-ignorance. Understood as unconscious schemas that shape philosophers' collective imaginary, these myths perform a dangerous ideological function within the discipline. Not only do they contribute to the overwhelming demographic homogeneity of the profession-ensuring that philosophy remains a holdout of white and male dominance-but they also prevent philosophers from seeing themselves as workers who, like all workers who sell their labor for a wage under capital, are subject to alienation, exploitation, and oppression. After outlining and critiquing these myths, Spera and Peña-Guzmán call upon philosophers to collectively invent new myths that will enrich rather than impoverish their psychic and professional lives. Through these new myths, they argue, a new philosophy-a “philosophy of the future”-will be born.
Table of Contents
Introduction: Philosophy's Mythic Order
Chapter 1: The Philosophical Personality
Chapter 2: The Philosopher as One
Chapter 3: The Alienated Philosopher
Chapter 4: The Adjunct
Chapter 5: The Myths of Tomorrow
Appendix: Paths to Philosophy's Future
Bibliography
About the Authors
Product details
| Published | Apr 30 2026 |
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| Format | Paperback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Pages | 144 |
| ISBN | 9781666939736 |
| Imprint | Lexington Books |
| Dimensions | 229 x 152 mm |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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