What Philosophy is

Brief Description: This book addresses the question What is Philosophy? by gathering together responses from philosophers working in a variety of areas. The resulting collection provides focused discussions of the character and methods of philosophy and its relationship with other disciplines. Biographical Note: Havi Carel is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of the West of England, UK. David Gamez is at the University of Essex, UK where he is working on a project to build a conscious robot. He has a PhD in Continental Philosophy and previous publications include What Philosophy Is (co-edited with Havi Carel, Continuum, 2003).

Contributor Bio:  Carel, Havi Havi Carel is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of the West of England, UK. Contributor Bio:  Gamez, David David Gamez is at the University of Essex, UK?where he is working on a project to build a conscious robot. He has a PhD in Continental Philosophy and previous publications include What Philosophy Is (co-edited with Havi Carel, Continuum, 2003). Contributor Bio:  Blackburn, Simon Simon Blackburn taught philosophy for many years at the University of Oxford, the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and the University of Cambridge. He is the author of many books, including "Think," "Being Good," "Lust," "Truth," and "The Oxford Dictionary of Philosophy."