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August 23, 2004
The Christian Science Monitor rounds up new philosophy books for the layman. Academics may look down their noses, but I’m glad these books are out there. I would tackle a degree in philosophy if I were ever to return to school. But sometime after getting in to an MFA program and balking at the $28,000 a year in tuition, I committed myself to lifelong auto-didacticism. I make do with books supplemented by lectures from The Teaching Company (don’t laugh till you try them; they’re quite good).
And I listen to Philosophy Talk Tuesdays at noon on the Bay Area’s KALW 91.7. The show, hosted by Stanford University professors Kenneth Taylor and John Perry, is in its pilot year. The duo is no Click and Clack, as this otherwise upbeat Chronicle story strangely takes pains to emphasize, but they keep the discussions—on everything from affirmative action to “the meaning of life”—lively and on topic, and they recruit eminent guests. A master’s program in an hour a week? Of course not. But a fun way to pick up tidbits to ponder while you’re eating lunch.
CS Monitor link via Maud Newton.
Posted by Rachel at August 23, 2004 01:59 PM
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