Synopses & Reviews
The companion volume to a national public television series of the same name showcases the views of 23 philosophers (pictured) -- selected from 3,000 attending the Twentieth World Congress of Philosophy (1998) -- on what philosophy can contribute in the 21st century. Issues range from the science of gender issues (Nancy Tuana) and bridges between China and the West (Wei-ming), to dialogs on "wild thinking" (philosophy, ecology, and technology); prospects for democracy (J. Stuhr); and global thought and spirituality (A. Gangadean, K. Singh, E. Cousins, and R. Muller). Some references are informally interspersed in the text.
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.