Philosophical Argument and Wicked Problems
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10927770 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stephen Turner (0000-0002-7538-0533, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 71-79 |
| Publication date | 2018-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Philosophy of the Social Sciences (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0048-3931 • E-ISSN: 1552-7441 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0048393117740842 |
| OpenAlex | W2768250384 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 2 |
This comment on Frodeman and Briggle’s Socrates Tenured raises questions about the project of applying philosophy or philosophical skills to wicked problems such as terrorism. By definition, these problems cannot be solved by appeal to principles, but involve conflicting values and goals. The societal problems to which the book refers are of this kind. The argument of the book vacillates between recognizing this and asserting some sort of special disciplinary authority for philosophy in the face of these problems. Examples illustrate the dilemma
Appeal · Argument (complex analysis) · Dilemma · Discipline · Epistemology · Face (sociological concept) · Political science · Social science · Sociology · SOCRATES · sort · Computer Science · Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics · Ethics in medical practice · Law · Philosophical Ethics and Theory · Philosophy
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |