“The world needs more philosophy. I bring philosophy out of the insular Ivory Tower and into everyday life.”
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The world needs more philosophy. More to the point, we all need to engage with the world with a more philosophical attitude.
I’m Douglas Giles, PhD, a philosophy professor. I started writing content for the Internet in 1994 and since 1998 I’ve taught philosophy in higher education. In 2018, I decided to leave the academic rat race, stop teaching full-time, and spend more time writing. InsertPhilosophyHere.com is an expression of my desire to bring philosophy out of the insular Ivory Tower and its musty journals and into everyday life. I still teach Intro to Philosophy courses online and I learn a lot from my students about how philosophy connects with people.
I am a teacher and I am a scholar. As a scholar, I seek to understand the causes of bigotry and injustice so we can decrease their occurrence. I’m also interested in the intersection of philosophy and culture and the construction and maintenance of meaning. specializing in social philosophy and personal identity. I am looking for projects and partnerships where I can work with others dedicated to the goal of understanding and alleviating injustice.
The Insert Philosophy Here Podcast will have two types of content. There will be regular episodes discussing current events and how we can use philosophy to better understand them. There will also be episodes that will explain philosophers and their ideas.
Contact me on Twitter, @DGilesPhD or through InsertPhilosophHere.com.
The world needs more philosophy. More to the point, we all need to engage with the world with a more philosophical attitude. My name is Douglas Giles, I am a philosopher by trade and temperament. I understand that philosophy is an active search for concepts on which we can build a better life. Long fascinated by ideas, I am motivated by an earnest desire to bring philosophy out of its insular ivory tower and into everyday life where it can be put to good uses. As a university philosophy professor for more than 20 years, I have introduced thousands of students in multiple countries to the value of philosophy in their lives. From my teaching experience, I have learned what works for students, leading me to write a textbook, How We Are and How We Got Here: A Practical History of Western Philosophy. My scholarly research has built on my PhD work in social philosophy at the University of Essex. Because I apply a phenomenological approach to the lived experiences and actions of individuals, groups, and social and political institutions, my research helps us better understand social injustices and how people respond to them. My work also explores the intersection of philosophy and culture and the construction and maintenance of personal identities and social meanings. I greatly value and facilitate discussion that digs deeper into holistic and meaningful ideas that deal with causes not symptoms. I started writing content for the Internet in 1994 and now produces my own Web site, InsertPhilosophyHere.com, podcasts, and video channels. Because I value the individual person, I encourage people to seek openness and authenticity in themselves and others. Also, I have been a radio disc jockey since 1997 and since 2003 have managed the Internet radio station WorldFusionRadio.com. In 2018, I moved to Prague with my spouse, a professional editor.
Adding philosophical depth to anything and everything.