2 Philosophers Discuss Academic Philosophy

In our most recent YouTube upload, I was joined by two prominent philosophers, Dr Aaron Simmons (Furman University) and Dr. Bob Hanna (Director of the Contemporary Kantian Project) to discuss the direction of academic philosophy and the projection of analytic philosophy.

Both Dr. Simmons, engaging with continental philosophy, and Dr. Hanna, a proponent of Kantian futurism, have been critical of both professional philosophy as well as analytic philosophy. Thus, this discussion is an interesting inquiry into this topic.

For a summary of what we discuss, these are the timestamps for the video:

0:38 What is the direction of analytic philosophy?

5:16 What is continental philosophy?

14:30 How Kant provides the future of philosophy?

20:30 Aaron’s Reflections of Kantian Anti-Realism

25:19 The importance of Kant in our understanding of philosophy

30:15 Will there be any new paradigms in philosophy?

37:00 Professional of Philosophy versus philosophy as a way of life.

47:47 How should philosophy move forward?

57:42 How should we restructure academic philosophy?

1:12:15 What mindset should be when applying to grad school?

1:19:59 Reflections on a career in academic philosophy