Philosophy's Future

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<p><i>Philosophys Future: The Problem of Philosophical Progress</i> diagnoses the state of philosophy as an academic discipline and calls it to account, inviting further reflection and dialogue on its cultural value and capacity for future evolution.</p><ul><li>Offers the most up-to-date treatment of the intellectual and cultural value of contemporary philosophy from a wide range of perspectives</li><li>Features contributions from distinguished philosophers such as Frank Jackson, Karen Green, Timothy Williamson, Jessica Wilson, and many others</li><li>Explores the ways philosophical investigations of logic, world, mind, and moral responsibility continue to shape the empirical and theoretical sciences</li><li>Considers the role of contemporary philosophy in political issues such as womens rights, the discrimination of minorities, and public health</li></ul>

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<p><b>R<small>USSELL</small> B<small>LACKFORD</small></b> is an Australian philosopher, legal scholar, and literary critic based at the University of Newcastle, New South Wales. His many books include<i>Freedom of Religion and the Secular State</i> (Wiley Blackwell, 2012),<i>The Mystery of Moral Authority</i> (2016) and<i>The Tyranny of Opinion: Conformity and the Future of Liberalism</i> (2019).<p><b>D<small>AMIEN</small> B<small>RODERICK</small></b> is an award-winning Australian science and fiction writer, editor, and critical theorist, and a former Senior Fellow in the School of Culture and Communication at the University of Melbourne. He is the author or editor of some 74 books including, as co-editor with Russell Blackford,<i>Intelligence Unbound: The Future of Uploaded and Machine Minds</i> (Wiley Blackwell, 2014).

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