Bibliography Resources for Understanding Philosophical Practice.
One of the questions I frequently receive is, “What exactly do philosophers do all day long?” Over the years, I have tried to give an answer, and to point questioners in the direction of helpful materials that will better answer their question. It is with this question in mind that I originally set about creating this bibliography. Each of the texts listed below gives a perspective on the practice of philosophy. This means that they focus more on philosophical method and pedagogy in general, and not on specific historical periods or figures, or philosophical topics such as epistemology, metaphysics, ethics, and so forth. (Though it is possible that these questions may be discussed in the context of the larger examination of philosophical practice.) In perusing these, readers will soon note that there are many ways to understand the nature of philosophical practice, not all of which are in agreement with each other. Finally, this list makes no claims to be exhaustive, and I will add to it from time to time as new materials become available. Readers can find an online version at http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~phildept/secondary_sources.html.

Beyer, C. and Burri, A. (Eds.) (2007). Philosophical Knowledge -- Its Possibility and Scope. New York: Rodopi. Buck, W. (2009). Welcome to My Philosophy Class. Philosophy Now 71 (Jan/Feb 2009). Cottingham, J. (2009). The Fine, The Good, and the Meaningful. The Philosophers' Magazine 45. Retrieved 28 September 2009 from http://www.philosophypress.co.uk/?p=6. Glock, H-J. (2008a). What is Analytic Philosophy? New York: Cambridge University Press. Glock, H-J. (2008b). Analytic Philosophy and History: A Mismatch? Mind 117(468): 843-865. Hadot, P. (1995). Philosophy as a Way of Life. New York: Wiley-Blackwell. Haldane, J. (1999/2004). Thomism and the Future of Catholic Philosophy. In Haldane, J. (2004). Faithful Reason: Essays Catholic and Philosophical. New York: Routledge: 3-13.

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Haldane, J. (2001/2004). The Diversity of Philosophy and the Unity of its Vocation: Some

Philosophical Reflections on Fides et Ratio. In Haldane, J. (2004). Faithful Reason: Essays Catholic and Philosophical. New York: Routledge: 31-41. Hankey, W. (2006.) 9/11 and the History of Philosophy. Animus 11. Retrieved 28 September 2009 from http://www2.swgc.mun.ca/animus/Articles/Volume%2011/Hankey.pdf. Hare, P. (Ed.) (1988). Doing Philosophy Historically. Buffalo: Prometheus Books. Kaufman, D.A. (2006). Knowledge, Wisdom and the Philosopher. Philosophy 81(1): 129-151. Leiter, B. (2004). The Future for Philosophy. New York: Oxford University Press. Leiter, B. (2006). Analytic and Continental Philosophy. The Philosophical Gourmet Report. Retrieved 28 September 2009 from http://www.philosophicalgourmet.com/analytic.asp. McCann, H. (2003). Philosophy in America at the Turn of the Century. Charlottesville, VA: Philosophy Documentation Center. Retrieved 28 September 2009 from http://www.pdcnet.org/philamer.html. Nehamas, A. (2000). The Art of Living: Socratic Reflections from Plato to Foucault. Berkeley: University of California Press. O'Hear, A. (2001a). Philosophy at the New Millennium [Supplement]. Philosophy: Royal Institute of Philosophy Supplement 48. O'Hear, A. (2001b). Editorial: What Philosophy Is. Philosophy 76(1): 1-2) Peperzak, A.T. (2006). Thinking: From Solitude to Dialogue and Contemplation. New York: Fordham University Press. Pieper, J. (2007). For Love of Wisdom: Essays on the Nature of Philosophy. San Francisco: Ignatius Press. Putnam, H. (1997). A Half Century of Philosophy, Viewed From Within. Daedalus 126(1) [Winter 1997]: 175-208. Quine, W.V.O. (1979/1981). Has Philosophy Lost Contact with People? In Quine, W.V.O. (1981). Theories and Things. Cambridge: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press: 190-193. Rorty, A.O. (2008). The Dramatic Sources of Philosophy. Philosophy and Literature 32(1): 11-30. Sallis, J. (2007). The Verge of Philosophy. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press.
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Striker, G. (1999). Why Study the History of Philosophy? Harvard Review of Philosophy, 7: 15-18. Retrieved 28 September 2009, http://www.hcs.harvard.edu/hrp/issues/1999/Striker.pdf. Wilhelmsen, F.D. (1987). The Great Books: Enemies of Wisdom. Modern Age 31(3/4): 323-331 Williams, B. (2000). Philosophy as a Humanistic Discipline. Philosophy, 75(4): 477-496. Williamson, T. (2007). The Philosophy of Philosophy. New York: Blackwell.

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