By Paul Hockenos
From CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION, January 12, 2015
In Germany, a country known for esoteric thinkers like Hegel and Heidegger, the growth of media focused on philosophy is drawing university philosophers out of the ivory tower and thrusting them into the mainstream of public life. As flattered as many of them are at the unlikely attention—which has attracted more undergraduates to their classes—some worry that the so-called philosophy boom may put pressure on academics to dumb down the likes of metaphysics and epistemology for a lay audience. Read the entire article HERE...
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