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Philosophers have not appreciated how pervasive and deep division of labor is, and consequently they have not noticed the many intellectual devices deployed in managing it. The Great Endarkenment makes the case that those devices are central pieces of puzzles that have traditionally been on philosophers' agendas.
List of contents
- 1 Introductory Remarks on the Tower of Babel
- 2 The Great Endarkenment
- 2.9 Appendix A
- 2.10 Appendix B
- 3 Practical Reasoning for Serial Hyperspecializers
- 4 D'où venons-nous. . . Que sommes nous. . .Où allons-nous?
- 5 Millian Metaethics
- 6 Why Do We Think There Are Things We Ought to Do?
- 7 Lewis's Epicycles, Possible Worlds, and the Mysteries of Modality
- 8 Progressive Necessity
- 9 Applied Ethics, Moral Skepticism and Reasons with Expiration Dates
- 10 Segmented Agency
- 10.9 Postscript
- Bibliography
- Index
About the author
Elijah Millgram is E. E. Ericksen Professor of Philosophy at the University of Utah. The author of Practical Induction (1997), Ethics Done Right (2005), and Hard Truths (2009), he has held fellowships from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, and the Guggenheim Foundation.
Summary
Philosophers have not appreciated how pervasive and deep division of labor is, and consequently they have not noticed the many intellectual devices deployed in managing it. The Great Endarkenment makes the case that those devices are central pieces of puzzles that have traditionally been on philosophers' agendas.
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The book is a rewarding one--richly argues, whilst being a genuinely good read. The writing is clear, bolding sef-assured, and often very funny.
