The professionalization of philosophy began with Plato, not in the 19th century. — The Great Whatever
Maybe. I think the Academy was already concerned with technical issues of no general interest. — The Great Whatever
The specialization and fragmentation of society is what we would expect under capitalism, and as all occupations become something which must produce goods or services which are marketable, everyone specializes into their niche. — Moliere
I would like to know more about "the brief window when philosophy could have replaced religion as the glue of society". — Bitter Crank
In my view the article is more about the modern university than just philosophy.I'm not sure that I would blame philosophers needing to conform to the modern academic model for the transformation of philosophy. It seems to me that these shifts are wider than the mere intentions of a group of people competing within the academy. The specialization and fragmentation of society is what we would expect under capitalism, and as all occupations become something which must produce goods or services which are marketable, everyone specializes into their niche. — Moliere
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