Mario Bunge, Philosophy in Crisis: The Need for Reconstruction, 2001. 10

Crisis and Reconstruction in Philosophy . . . 10.2 CAUSES OF THE CRISIS I submit that current philosophy suffers from the following ten ailments. (1) Excessive professionalization. In the old times philosophy was a calling: it only attracted amateurs enamored of general problems and bold if often vague or even wacky ideas. From Kant on, philosophy has become one more profession. (Science has suffered the same process since the end of World War II.) Technical competence, and the attendant caution, often replace passion. The philosophy chairs have become so numerous that many of them are held by persons with neither avocation nor vision. Worse, since employment and promotion depend on publication, far too many philosophical productions are potboilers,Episode 173 - Former clean vocalist/guitarist of Attack Attack Johnny Franck joins the show! After 3 relatively short years and 2 huge albums, Johnny left AA! to focus on his relationship with God. Now, he works as a producer and has his own project Bilmuri (pronounced Bill Murray) which has put out a whopping 8 albums in just a few years. Shane and Johnny discuss songwriting, the myth of needing good gear to make good recordings, and his crazy time in Attack Attack on tour as a teenager.

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