Synopsis: Eight professional philosophers share thoughtful, behind-the-scenes insights into what first attracted them, and what still attracts them, to the philosophical life. They give their unique perspective on what it means to think philosophically to provide a sense of how basic philosophical approaches are directly relevant to all of us. What sorts of people become philosophers? What types of questions are they intrigued by? And how does philosophy help them best address those questions?
Runtime: 27 mins.
Featured researchers:
- Mark Bevir, Professor of Political Science, UC Berkeley
- James Robert Brown, Emeritus Professor of Philosophy, University of Toronto
- Patricia Churchland, Professor of Philosophy, UC San Diego
- Brian Epstein, Associate Professor of Philosophy at Tufts University.
- Nita Farahany, Robert O. Everett Distinguished Professor of Law and Professor of Philosophy, Duke University
- Angie Hobbs, Professor of the Public Understanding of Philosophy, University of Sheffield
- Scott Soames, Distinguished Professor of Philosophy, USC
- Susan Wolf, the Edna J. Koury Professor of Philosophy, UNC Chapel Hill
