tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310450667755637519.post3337429162899763910..comments2023-10-14T09:40:06.690-05:00Comments on Jean Kazez: Bill Irwin Defends Blank and PhilosophyJean Kazezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00592593002719828153noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310450667755637519.post-89281670823984520272010-03-22T10:45:50.076-05:002010-03-22T10:45:50.076-05:00I haven't read what Irwin has to say about it ...I haven't read what Irwin has to say about it yet... I will when I have more than a minnute free... But Irwin is the guy who started this whole thing off with Seinfield and philosophy. <br /><br />And I think they're just peachy. Of course, I've contributed to few of them (Buffy, the undead, Golden Compass, Terminator, the upcoming Avatar, and editing Neil Gaiman... I feel like I&Waynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08627147979307495870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310450667755637519.post-53405337634946856832010-03-22T10:18:17.594-05:002010-03-22T10:18:17.594-05:00I guess I have not observed the shrinking philosop...I guess I have not observed the shrinking philosophy space that you have. They've given it 1-2 bookshelves for as long as I can remember : /<br /><br />Isn't it ironic though, that philosophy, which is supposed to be about things like "what we should be doing" and "what it's all about" get relegated to a tiny corner of the store and tries to entice people with pop Faustnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310450667755637519.post-31249588977502542882010-03-22T09:59:25.797-05:002010-03-22T09:59:25.797-05:00My sample size is small, but what I have observed ...My sample size is small, but what I have observed is both a great increase in the number of those volumes AND a shrinking of philosophy sections in bookstores. That certainly goes against the idea that reading "Blank and Philosophy" makes people go out and buy more philosophy of all kinds.Jean Kazezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00592593002719828153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310450667755637519.post-51883809827947102142010-03-22T09:46:37.256-05:002010-03-22T09:46:37.256-05:00Why do you think these books aren't whetting a...Why do you think these books aren't whetting appetites for more philosophy? What are you using to measure?Faustnoreply@blogger.com