Philosophy As Grand Theory

Does it matter today?

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What is philosophy? It may be the one human endeavor for which its own subject matter, goals, and methods are its first problems, priorities, and points of contention.

Everyone who has taught the subject probably introduced it etymologically: philosophy derives from the Greek words philo (“love of”) and sophia (“wisdom”): love of wisdom. But this never…