| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xix, 497 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Stone reader |
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Stone reader.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Summary |
"An essential addition to the Stone Reader series, Question Everything is a groundbreaking collection of philosophical essays from some of our foremost thinkers and storytellers. When The Stone Reader--a landmark collection of 133 essays from the New York Times' award-winning philosophy column--first published, in 2015, the world urgently needed insight and wisdom, and for many, the book served as a bulwark of reason against the rising tide of post-fact rhetoric. Now, as disinformation continues to run rampant and our rights are increasingly called into question, editors Peter Catapano and Simon Critchley contend that philosophy in the public sphere is more crucial than ever. Like The Stone Reader and its sequel, Modern Ethics in 77 Arguments, Question Everything delivers the contrarian views, sound arguments, and creative approaches to traditional opinion-writing that loyal readers of the series have come to expect. Its essays, however, are not organized by traditional categories like ethics or epistemology, but thematically by question, thirteen of them in all--the first twelve like the hours of a clock, ticking us through the tumultuous time in which these pieces were written, from late 2015 to 2021, with the last speculating into an uncertain future. The volume begins with the most fundamental of questions: What does it mean to be human? There, contemporary thinkers from Martha Nussbaum to Bernard-Henri Lévy explore the essence of who we are as a species. The next question--Is democracy possible?--interrogates our social and political ideals. While Malka Older calls into question the viability of our institutions, philosophers Gary Gutting and Alex Rosenberg reassess the meaning of patriotism. And onward, with more timeless struggles: What is happiness? Does life have meaning? Finally, it asks, Is this the end of the world as we know it? Now what? While its foundation and core consists of the work of professional scholars and philosophers, Question Everything also features a number of prominent artists and thinkers who may never appear on a philosophy syllabus, including, among others, novelist Elena Ferrante, actor Cate Blanchett, filmmaker Errol Morris, musician Sonny Rollins, and artist Ai Weiwei, all of whom offer insights shaped by decades of devotion to and practice of their crafts. Designed both for immediate gratification and long-term use, Question Everything, with an introduction by Catapano, is not only an essential addition to a much-loved series, but an act of resistance, "a product," as Catapano writes, "of the spirit of agitation and inquiry that has been integral to the human enterprise from the beginning of recorded history.""-- Provided by publisher. |
| Contents |
Introduction / Peter Catapano -- I. What does it mean to be human? We are merging with robots. that's a good thing / Andy Clark ; What does it mean to be human? don't ask / Martha Nussbaum ; We are not born human / Bernard-Henri Levy ; A road trip to the origins of our species / Michael S. Gazzaniga ; The beast in me / Maxim Loskutoff ; Our delight in destruction / Costica Bardatan ; The humanity we can't relinquish / Pico Iyer ; The question we must keep asking / Ai Weiwei -- II. Is democracy possible? Rethinking our patriotism / Gary Gutting ; What we believe about our institutions / Malka Older ; Democracy is for the gods / Costica Bardatan ; The tragedy of democracy / Simon Critchley ; Why we still need Walt Whitman / Ed Simon ; How democracy can survive big data / Colin Koopman ; The making of a non-patriot ; What we believe about freedom / Mike Schur and Todd May -- III. Can we believe our eyes? Consciousness isn't a mystery. It's matter / Galen Strawson ; Do we really understand "fake news"? / Michael P. Lynch ; What we believe about reality / Garry Kasparov ; Deepfakes are coming. we can no longer believe what we see / Regina Rini ; Knowledge, ignorance, and climate change / N. Angel Pinillos ; "Transparency" is the mother of fake news / Stanley Fish ; What is the future of speculative journalism? / Christy Wampole -- IV. Should speech be free? The end of satire / Justin E. H. Smith ; Should we cancel Aristotle? / Agnes Callard ; What "snowflakes" get right about free speech / Ulrich Baer ; Confronting philosophy's anti-Semitism / Laurie Shrage ; The ignorant do not have the right to an audience / Bryan W. Van Norden ; I am a dangerous professor / George Yancy ; Beware of "snakes," "invaders," and other fighting words / Jason Stanley and David Beaver ; Breaking my own silence / Min Jin Lee -- V. What is happiness? Happiness and its discontents / Daniel M. Haybron ; The problem of "living in the present" / Kieran Setiya ; The happiest man I've ever met / Simon Critchley ; A philosopher on brain rest / Megan Craig ; It's a terrible day in the neighborhood, and that's okay / Mariana Alessandri ; Nietsche made me do it / John Kaag ; A revolution in happiness / Adriana Caverero -- VI. Does life have meaning? What we believe about beliefs / Errol Morris ; The good-enough life / Avram Alpert ; Is a life without struggle worth living? / Adam Etinson ; Waking up to the gift of "aliveness" / Sean D. Kelly ; If you could be someone else, would you? / Todd May ; Gratitude: in sickness and health / Philip S. Garrity ; Why do anything? a meditation on procrastination / Costica Bradatan ; The universe doesn't care about your "purpose" / Joseph P. Carter ; A life of meaning (reason not required) / Robert A. Burton -- VII. Why can't we all just get along? The ancient myth of "good fences" / Ingrid Rossellini ; The road to Auschwitz wasn't paved with indifference / Rivka Weinberg ; White America wants me to conform. I won't do it. / Chris Lebron ; Dear white America / George Yancy ; Enough with crumbs -- I want the cake / Mona Eltahawy ; Drawing a line in the "gay wedding cake" case / John Corvino ; Education in the age of outrage / Kelly Oliver -- VIII. What is the difference between right and wrong? What "justice" really means / Paul Bloomfield ; Are we all "harmless torturers" now? / Paul Bloom and Matthew Jordan ; What we owe to others: Simone Weil's radical reminder / Robert Zaretsky ; In praise of lost causes / Mariana Alessandri ; The real cost of tweeting about my kids / Agnes Callard ; The stories we well ourselves / Todd May ; You should not have let your baby die / Gary Comstock ; What do we owe the dead? / Iskra Fileva -- IX. What is it like to be a woman? Descartes is not our father / Christia Mercer ; What does it mean to "speak as a woman"? / Agnes Callard ; Who counts as a woman? Carol Hay ; A power of our own / Elena Ferrante ; "IAmSexist / George Yancy ; The gender politics of fasting / Mariana Alessandri ; Is there a "rational" punishment for my rapist? / Amber Rose Carlson ; Feminism and the future of philosophy / Gary Gutting -- X. Why does art matter? Five theses on creativity / Eric Kaplan ; Art is a different kind of cosmic order / Brian Greene ; What we believe about storytelling / Ini Archibong ; A cog in the machine of creation / Wes Studi ; Naming the disappeared, raising the dead / Doris Salcedo ; I'm not "Mrs. America." That's the point. / Cate Blanchett ; What we believe about culture / Shahzia Sikander ; Art never dies / Sonny Rollins -- XI. Is this the end of the world as we know it? How to be a prophet of doom / Alison McQueen ; Mary Shelley created Frankenstein, and then a pandemic / Eileen M. Hunt ; To philosophize is to learn how to die / Simon Critchley ; Montaigne fled the plague, and found himself / Robert Zaretsky ; Does the pandemic have a purpose? / Stephen T. Asma ; Our cruel treatment of animals led to the Coronavirus / David Benatar ; Our "pursuit of happiness" is killing the planet / James Traub ; Would human extinction be a tragedy? / Todd May -- XII. Do we need God? Dear God, are you there? / George Yancy ; What religion gives us (that science can't) / Stephen T. Asma ; Teaching Calvin in California / Jonathan Sheehan ; What's so good about original sin? / Crispin Sartwell ; Abandon (nearly) all hope / Simon Critchley ; What we believe about prophesies / T.M. Luhrmann ; Why mortality makes us free / Martin Hägglund ; Can we learn to believe in God? / Anges Callard -- XIII. Now what? We're doomed. Now what? / Roy Scranton ; Are we the cows of the future? / Esther Leslie ; A utopia for a dystopian age / Espen Hammer ; The courage to be alone / Megan Craig ; In dark times, "dirty hands" can still do good / John Kaag and Clancy Martin ; What would David Bowie do? / Simon Critchley. |
| Subject |
Philosophy, Modern -- 21st century.
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Philosophical anthropology -- Miscellanea.
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New York times.
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Newspapers -- Sections, columns, etc. -- Philosophy.
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Humanism.
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Philosophy.
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Human body (Philosophy)
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New York times. (OCoLC)fst01356146
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Human body (Philosophy) (OCoLC)fst01730063
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Humanism. (OCoLC)fst00963520
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Philosophical anthropology. (OCoLC)fst01060766
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Philosophy. (OCoLC)fst01060777
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Philosophy, Modern. (OCoLC)fst01061071
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| Chronological Term |
2000-2099
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| Genre/Form |
Trivia and miscellanea. (OCoLC)fst01921748
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| Added Author |
Catapano, Peter, editor, contributor.
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Critchley, Simon, 1960- editor, contributor.
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| ISBN |
9781324091837 (hardcover) |
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1324091835 (hardcover) |
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9781324091844 (epub) |
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