A Companion to Applied Philosophy (Blackwell Companions to Philosophy)

Applied Philosophy Has Been A Growing Area Of Research For The Last 40 Years. Until Now, However, Almost All Of This Research Has Been Centered Around The Field Of Ethics. A Companion To Applied Philosophy Breaks New Ground, Demonstrating That All Areas Of Philosophy, Including Epistemology, Metaphysics, Philosophy Of Science, And Philosophy Of Mind, Can Be Applied, And Are Relevant To Questions Of Everyday Life. This Perennial Topic In Philosophy Provides An Overview Of These Various Applied Philosophy Developments, Highlighting Similarities And Differences Between Various Areas Of Applied Philosophy, And Examining The Very Nature Of This Topic. It Is An Area To Which Many Of The Towering Figures In The History Of Philosophy Have Contributed, And This Timely Companion Demonstrates How Various Historical Contributions Are Actually Contributions Within Applied Philosophy, Even If They Are Not Traditionally Seen As Such. The Companion Contains 42 Essays Covering Major Areas Of Philosophy; The Articles Themselves Are All Original Contributions To The Literature And Represent The State Of The Art On This Topic, As Well As Offering A Map To The Current Debates. Kasper Lippert-rasmussen Is Professor Of Political Theory At The University Of Aarhus And Professor Ii In Philosophy At The University Of Tromso. He Is An Associate Editor Of Ethics And Was Chair Of The Society For Applied Philosophy From 2012 To 2014. Kimberley Brownlee Is Professor Of Philosophy At The University Of Warwick. Her Research Focuses On The Ethics Of Sociability, Social Rights, Social Virtues, And Freedom Of Association. David Coady Is A Senior Lecturer In Philosophy At The University Of Tasmania, Australia. --book Jacket. Machine Generated Contents Note: 1. The Nature Of Applied Philosophy -- 2. The Methodology Of Applied Philosophy / Kasper Lippert-rasmussen -- 3. The Value Of Applied Philosophy / David Archard -- 4. Applied Epistemology / Suzanne Uniacke -- 5. Gender And Feminist Epistemology / David Coady -- 6. The Epistemology Of Deliberative Democracy / Nancy Daukas -- 7. Information Markets / Fabienne Peter -- 8. Epistemology For (real) People / Kristoffer Ahlstrom-vij -- 9. Are Conspiracy Theorists Epistemically Vicious? / J.d. Trout / Michael Bishop -- 10. Experts In The Climate Change Debate / Charles R. Pigden -- 11. Freedom Of Expression, Diversity, And Truth / Ben Almassi -- 12. Applied Metaphysics / Klemens Kappel / Emil F.l. Moller / Bjorn Hallsson -- 13. Applied Philosophy Of Language / Katherine Hawley -- 14. Social Ontology And War / Emma Borg -- 15. The Metaphysics Of Gender / Seumas Miller -- 16. The Existence Of The Dead / Natalie Stoljar -- 17. Freedom Of Expression And Derogatory Words / Steven Luper -- 18. Applied Moral Philosophy / Caroline West -- 19. Neuroethics And Responsibility / Richard Arneson -- 20. Non-ideal Theory / Neil Levy -- 21. Death: Badness And Prudential Reasons / Zofia Stemplowska -- 22. Applied Political And Legal Philosophy / Jens Johanson -- 23. Legal Human Rights Theory / Michelle Madden Dempsey / Matthew Lister -- 24. Collectivism And Reductivism In The Ethics Of War / Samantha Besson -- 25. Freedom Of Association / Helen Frowe -- 26. Neuroethics And Criminal Justice / Kimberley Brownlee -- 27. Deliberative Democracy / Thomas Sobirk Petersen / Jesper Ryberg -- 28. Tax Ethics: Political And Individual / Thomas Christiano / Sameer Bajaj -- 29. Benefiting From Wrongdoing / George Tsai / Geoffrey Brennan -- 30. Freedom Of Religion And Expression / Avia Pasternak -- 31. Applied Philosophy Of Social Science: The Case Of The Social Construction Of Race / Larry Alexander -- 32. Social Constructivism In Social Science And Science Wars / Isaac Wiegman / Ron Mallon -- 33. Did Climate Change Cause That? / Finn Collin -- 34. Applied Aesthetics / Richard Corry -- 35. Thought Experiments In Aesthetics / David Davies -- 36. Aesthetic Value, Artistic Value, And Morality / Paisley Livingston / Mikael Pettersson -- 37. The Applied Philosophy Of Humor / Andrea Sauchelli -- 38. Applied Philosophy Of Religion / Noel Carroll -- 39. Thinking About Reported Miracles / C.a.j. Coady -- 40. Religion And Neuroscience / Timothy Mcgrew -- 41. Ancient Applied Philosophy / Monima Chadha -- 42. Modern Applied Philosophy: Kant On Theory And Practice / Chris Megone. Edited By Kasper Lippert-rasmussen, Kimberley Brownlee, And David Coady. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Content: Introductory Articles. The Nature of Applied Philosophy / Kasper Lippert-Rasmussen -- The Methodology of Applied Philosophy / David Archard -- The Value of Applied Philosophy / Suzanne Uniacke -- Epistemology. Applied Epistemology / David Coady -- Gender and Feminist Epistemology / Nancy Daukas -- The Epistemology of Deliberative Democracy / Fabienne Peter -- Information Markets / Kristoffer Ahlstrom-Vij -- Epistemology for (Real) People / Michael Bishop, JD Trout -- Are Conspiracy Theorists Epistemically Vicious? / Charles R Pigden -- Experts in the Climate Change Debate / Ben Almassi -- Freedom of Expression, Diversity, and Truth / Klemens Kappel, Bjorn Hallsson, Emil FL Muller -- Metaphysics and Philosophy of Language. Applied Metaphysics / Katherine Hawley -- Applied Philosophy of Language / Emma Borg -- Social Ontology and War / Seumas Miller -- The Metaphysics of Gender / Natalie Stoljar -- The Existence of the Dead / Steven Luper. Freedom of Expression and Derogatory Words / Caroline West -- Ethics. Applied Moral Philosophy / Richard Arneson -- Neuroethics and Responsibility / Neil Levy -- Non-ideal Theory / Zofia Stemplowska -- Death / Jens Johansson -- Political Philosophy and Philosophy of Law. Applied Political and Legal Philosophy / Michelle Madden Dempsey, Matthew Lister -- Legal Human Rights Theory / Samantha Besson -- Collectivism and Reductivism in the Ethics of War / Helen Frowe -- Freedom of Association / Kimberley Brownlee -- Neuroethics and Criminal Justice / Jesper Ryberg, Thomas Sbir Petersen -- Deliberative Democracy / Thomas Christiano, Sameer Bajaj -- Tax Ethics / Geoffrey Brennan, George Tsai -- Benefiting from Wrongdoing / Avia Pasternak -- Freedom of Religion and Expression / Larry Alexander -- Philosophy of Science. Applied Philosophy of Social Science / Isaac Wiegman, Ron Mallon -- Social Constructivism in Social Science and Science Wars / Finn Collin. Did Climate Change Cause That? / Richard Corry -- Aesthetics. Applied Aesthetics / David Davies -- Thought Experiments in Aesthetics / Paisley Livingston, Mikael Pettersson -- Aesthetic Value, Artistic Value, and Morality / Andrea Sauchelli -- The Applied Philosophy of Humor / Noel Carroll -- Philosophy of Religion. Applied Philosophy of Religion / CAJ Coady -- Thinking about Reported Miracles / Timothy McGrew -- Religion and Neuroscience / Monima Chadha -- History of Applied Philosophy. Ancient Applied Philosophy / Chris Megone -- Modern Applied Philosophy / Allen Wood. -- Includes index. "Applied philosophy has been a growing area of research for the last 40 years. Until now, however, almost all of this research has been centered around the field of ethics. A Companion to Applied Philosophy breaks new ground, demonstrating that all areas of philosophy, including epistemology, metaphysics, philosophy of science, and philosophy of mind, can be applied, and are relevant to questions of everyday life. This perennial topic in philosophy provides an overview of these various applied philosophy developments, highlighting similarities and differences between various areas of applied philosophy, and examining the very nature of this topic. It is an area to which many of the towering figures in the history of philosophy have contributed, and this timely Companion demonstrates how various historical contributions are actually contributions within applied philosophy, even if they are not traditionally seen as such. The Companion contains 42 essays covering major areas of philosophy; the articles themselves are all original contributions to the literature and represent the state of the art on this topic, as well as offering a map to the current debates."-- Site de l'éditeur