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When Amaziah, Priest of the Shrine of Bethel, confronts the prophet Amos for conspiring against King Amaziah, Amos replies with a very specific denial: “I am no prophet, nor a prophet’s son.” And it’s hard to run for president of the United States without insisting early and often that “I’m not a politician.” What about philosophers? What happens when you ask a philosopher whether or not she’s a philosopher? We might find that out today as we talk with Rebekah Spera and David M. Peña-Guzman about their recent book Professional Philosophy and Its Myths from Lexington Books. And even if we don’t, I imagine we’ll find ourselves posing questions about the field that we call academic philosophy that are worth posing.
David Grubbs interviews Matt Jenson about his recent book "Theology in the Democracy of the Dead."
Nathan Gilmour interviews Father Thomas Esposito about his recent book "Letters of Fire."
Michial Farmer interviews Claude le Fustec about her new book "Northrop Frye and American Fiction."
