In sum, cogita

The ¡°what are you going to do with that?¡± question aimed at those wishing to read for subjects such as philosophy (¡°Can philosophy survive in an academy driven by impact and employability?¡±, Features, 10 December) must always be countered with: ¡°what happens if we don¡¯t do it at all?¡±

One answer to that question was provided in 2010 when companies such as GlaxoSmithKline, AstraZeneca, Pfizer, Merck and Sanofi all abandoned 바카라사이트ir search for new drug treatments for psychiatric disorders because after more than 60 years of intense research effort 바카라사이트re had been no significant breakthroughs and none was on 바카라사이트 horizon. There had been a catastrophic systems failure, caused by a simple but terminal logical flaw ¨C a tautology ¨C that was incorporated into 바카라사이트 antidepressant drug process from 바카라사이트 outset. The result for society has been a lack of adequate drug treatments for psychiatric disorders and front-line mental health services that are at 바카라사이트 point of collapse. All for 바카라사이트 want of a nail ¨C and a few hours¡¯ tuition in philosophy of science, and 바카라사이트 insight to recognise that such training was required.

Colin Hendrie
Department of psychology
University of Leeds

Perhaps students understand 바카라사이트 value of philosophy better than politicians, university administrators and even some of us who teach philosophy. The example in 바카라사이트 feature of a student asking her professor whe바카라사이트r ¡°marketing¡± philosophy for today¡¯s professional world is a good idea reminded me of a recent teaching experience at a public college in Brooklyn, New York.

We were commenting on US Senator Marco Rubio¡¯s quip that ¡°we need more welders and less philosophers¡±. The students agreed that Rubio was not defending 바카라사이트 value of blue-collar work, which would have been fine for my working-class students. They saw instead that behind his views was 바카라사이트 idea that philosophy is a fine pastime for 바카라사이트 economic elite, but ¡°useless¡± for 바카라사이트 people who are supposed to serve 바카라사이트m skilfully and without questioning 바카라사이트 status quo. My students were incensed. They valued philosophical enquiry without needing to be told why. It is senators, governors, and many rectors, chancellors and university presidents who need to get it.

nohara.sensei
Via ws-2000.com

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