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Old 07-01-2010, 08:27 PM   #584
WT Sharpe
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Originally Posted by troymc View Post
In the vein of popular philosophy, what does everyone think of the relatively recent barrage of pop philosophy books?

In my favorite bookstore (soon to be ex-favorite), one cannot even find a volume of Hegel or Wittgenstein. But there sure are 5 feet of shelving with titles such as The Philosophy of Battlestar Galactica, Facebook and Philosophy, If You Can Read This: The Philosophy of Bumper Stickers, etc.

I personally, find it depressing. Particularly when compared to the Occult section - which is 3x the size of Philosophy. And the Religion section - which is twice the size of the Occult section.

But maybe I'm just an old stick-in-the-mud.


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I feel your pain.
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