Philosophy as Criticism

In this his final book noted philosopher Ilham Dilman offers sharp critiques of his major contemporaries. Philosophy of Criticism is both the final word from a celebrated philosopher on his distinguished career and an attempt through critiques of his major contemporaries to explore the future of philosophy. Born in Turkey Ilham Dilman spent the majority of his working life teaching philosophy in the United States and Great Britain and published widely in moral philosophy and psychology most notably on Wittgenstein and Freud. After an autobiographical introduction in which Dilman reflects on how he came to become a philosopher he moves chapter by chapter into an incisive critique of key contemporary thinkers and movements in philosophy. Dilman asks us to review afresh the contributions of Dennett Searle Foot Davidson and Nozick to the modern debate. The result is a vital and urgent engagement with the core questions of philosophy and a re-instatement of the centrality of criticism in philosophy.