Philosophy Upside Down?

What is it about?

Philip Kitcher recently argued for a reconstruction in philosophy. According to him, the contemporary mainstream of philosophy (in the English speaking world, at least) has deteriorated into something which is of relevance only to a few specialists who communicate with each other in a language nobody else understands. Kitcher proposes to reconstruct philosophy along two axes: a knowledge axis (with a focus on the sciences) and a value axis. I discuss Kitcher’s diagnosis as well as his proposal of a therapy. I argue that there are problems with both. I end with an alternative view of what some core problems of the profession currently are.

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