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Selected Writings

1. Philip Kitcher

The Rich and the Poor

“The Rich and the Poor argues that neoliberalism, among its other sins, has brought an ‘erosion of kindness.’ Kitcher proposes a program of ‘ethical enquiry’ that will restore ethics to policy, and that will bring an end to poverty, just as ethical enquiry once brought an end to slavery. A passionate and persuasive book.”Professor Sir Angus Deaton, Nobel Laureate in Economic Sciences, Princeton University"It was once common to hold that we have a moral obligation to take from the rich to help the poor. Philip Kitcher’s latest book explains how that assumption has been replaced by a supposedly neutral attention to economic efficiency. Far from being neutral, this focus actually reveres cheap consumer products as the highest good. Against those who call themselves political realists, Kitcher argues for a return to moral idealism. With clarity and compassion, The Rich and the Poor shows how we might return ethical deliberation to political economy. This book should be read far and wide by anyone who cares about politics, economics, or morality; its message could hardly be more timely.”Susan Neiman, Director of the Einstein Forum, Potsdam, and author of Left Is Not Woke "A powerful call for pursuing an idealistic, hopeful path towards moral progress and social justice."Kai Spiekermann, Department of Government, London School of Economics “A courageous act of philosophical defiance, The Rich and the Poor asks that we reinsert ethics into politics and rethink science policy in a way that is accurate to the science and painstakingly aware of the complex interplay among economics, politics, and democratic institutions.” Los Angeles Review of Books"Kitcher's method of ethical inquiry is a promising idea for addressing problems of inequality in the world. If it were applied widely and consistently today, it would certainly produce better results than the status quo."Populism

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On John Stuart Mill

Sharing insights from teaching John Stuart Mill for many years, the eminent philosopher Philip Kitcher makes a cogent case for why we should read this nineteenth-century thinker now. He reflects on Mill’s ideas in the context of contemporary ethical, social, and political issues.

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What's the Use of Philosophy?

What's the use of philosophy? Many a philosopher has been asked this question - in either a skeptical or curious tone of voice. Philip Kitcher here aims to grapple with this perhaps most important philosophical question: what the point of philosophy is, and what it should and can be. This short manifesto by an eminent figure should attract wide attention in its urgent and sweeping call for reform.

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The Main Enterprise of the World

A towering achievement, worthy of a place beside the classic works of John Dewey, J. S. Mill, and Rabindranath Tagore. Kitcher's radical and compelling idea is that contemporary societies have been designing education to suit jobs that currently exist, when instead we should be imagining an education system that serves the needs of personal fulfillment and interactive democratic citizenship, and designing other social institutions to support those goals. This is ideal theory in the very best sense: a clear-eyed road map of a difficult destination, together with practical proposals for reaching it, articulated with both clarity and an inclusive love of human beings.

Truth and Evidence

Melissa Schwartzberg (Editor) Melissa Schwartzberg is Silver Professor of Politics at New York University. She is the author of Counting the Many: The Origins and Limits of Supermajority Rule and Democracy and Legal Change. Philip Kitcher (Editor) Philip Kitcher is the John Dewey Professor of Philosophy, Emeritus, at Columbia University. He is the author of many books, including Science in a Democratic Society, and was awarded the Rescher Medal for contributions to systematic philosophy.