Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
A Parliament of Minds brings together groundbreaking interviews with a diverse cross-section of contemporary philosophers, demystifying and humanizing this formal discipline, making philosophy accessible and relevant to all. The companion volume to the national public television series of the same name, A Parliament of Minds highlights 23 philosophers as they discuss everyday issues. These interviews offer an unusual glimpse into their vital, active, moment-by-moment thinking processes.
Philosophers interviewed include K. Anthony Appiah, Yoko Arisaka, Peter Caws, Ewert Cousins, David Crocker, Ashok Gangadean, Marjorie Grene, Lewis Gordon, Lewis Hahn, Michael Halberstam, Tom Huhn, Joseph Margolis, John J. McDermott, Robert Muller, Seyyed Hossein Nasr, Robert Cummings Neville, Martha Nussbaum, Esa Saarinen, Karan Singh, John J. Stuhr, David Rothenberg, Tu Wei-ming, and Nancy Tuana.
Synopsis
Michael Tobias is a writer, director, and producer of more than 100 films. Among his many books is A Parliament of Souls: In Search of Global Spirituality. J. Patrick Fitzgerald is Honors Professor of Philosophy and Television Productions at Seminole Community College. David Rothenberg is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the New Jersey Institute of Technology, and Editor of Terra Nova: Nature and Culture.
Table of Contents
Philosophy at the beginning of a new millennium / Robert Cummings Neville -- Democracy, ethics, and the relevancy of philosophy / David A. Crocker -- Aristotle in the workplace / Martha Nussbaum -- The complex bridges between China and the west / Tu Wei-ming -- Trumping cynicism with imagination / John J. McDermott -- The trials and tribulations of philosophy and farming / Marjorie Grene -- Islam and the philosophy of hope / Seyyed Hossein Nasr -- The marriage of history and culture / Joseph Margolis -- Global dialogue, global peace / Ashok Gangadean -- The science of gender issues / Nancy Tuana -- The liberation of identity / Lewis Gordon -- Wild thinking: philosophy, ecology, and technology / David Rothenberg -- Prospects for democracy / John Stuhr -- The passing of philosophical fads / Peter Caws -- Crashing the tea party / Yoko Arisaka -- All we need is love / Esa Saarinen -- The anatomy of beauty / Tom Huhn -- Global culture and its discontents / K. Anthony Appiah -- Politics without reason? / Michael Halberstam -- Ambassador of dialogue / Lewis Hahn -- A dialogue on global thought and spirituality / Ashok Gangadean, Karan Singh, Ewert Cousins, and Robert Muller.