Often times it seems that philosophy should be more of apublic event, rather than the chatter of academics in stuffy old rooms. What, however, is the pay-off for the average joe—or what W.V.O. Quine calls “the man in the street?” Enlightenment? An understanding of dead Greece, Rome, Germany? A sense of what sort of life they should live? Popularization of philosophy looks to be a difficult task indeed, considering the nature of the practice.
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Getting Lucky
I do not claim to be a great political mind—when it comes to “being well rounded,” political theory is an edge that needs to be filled in—but Quentin Skinner’s recent comments on Machiavelli struck a chord. His discussion of “fortuna” in The Prince seems particularly useful. “If you’re going to attain greatness, somehow you’ve [...]