{"product_id":"a-social-history-of-analytic-philosophy-9781804292099","title":"A Social History of Analytic Philosophy","description":"\u003cb\u003eHow a supposedly apolitical form of philosophy owes its continuing power to social and political forces\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnalytic philosophy is the leading form of philosophy in the English-speaking world. What explains its continued success? Christoph Schuringa argues that its enduring power can only be understood by examining its social history. Analytic philosophy tends to think of itself as concerned with eternal questions, transcending the changing scenes of history. It thinks of itself as apolitical. This book, however, convincingly shows that the opposite is true. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe origins of analytic philosophy are in a set of distinct movements, shaped by high-ly specific sets of political and social forces. Only after the Second World War were these disparate, often dynamic movements joined together to make 'analytic philosophy' as we know it. In the climate of McCarthyism, analytic philosophy was robbed of political force. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTo this day, analytic philosophy is the ideology of the status quo. It may seem arcane and largely removed from the real world, but it is a crucial component in upholding liberalism, through its central role in elite educational institutions. As Schuringa concludes, the apparently increasing friendliness of analytic philosophers to rival approaches in philosophy should be understood as a form of colonization; thanks to its hegemonic status, it reformats all it touches in service of its own imperatives, going so far as to colonize decolonial efforts in the discipline.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristoph Schuringa\u003c\/b\u003e studied philosophy at King's College, Cambridge and Birkbeck College, University of London. He has published widely on the history of philosophy and on Marx and Marxism, and is associate professor of philosophy at Northeastern University, London. He is Editor of the \u003ci\u003eHegel Bulletin\u003c\/i\u003e, and his writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eJacobin\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e New Left Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e European Journal of Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e and elsewhere.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Verso","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51324676538642,"sku":"9781804292099","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_954f21cb-cc02-4ea6-9830-6a1816b63ed2.jpg?v=1748694649","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-social-history-of-analytic-philosophy-9781804292099","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}