Philosophers in Conversation: Interviews from the Harvard Review of Philosophy

by S. Phineas Upham (Editor)

This volume brings together for the first time thirteen recent interviews with the brightest names in contemporary philosophy, including W.V.O. Quine, Richard Rorty, Stanley Cavell, Hilary Putnam and John Rawls. The pieces are culled from the Harvard Review of Philosophy, which has operated at the core of Harvard's Philosophy Department since 1991. Covering wide range of topics from the philosophy of law to logic to metaphysics to literature, the interviews provide a fascinating introduction to some of the most influential thinkers of the day. The book also includes a foreword by Thomas Scanlon. Interviews with Henry Alison, Stanley Cavell, Alan Dershowitz, Cora Diamond, Umberto Eco, Harvey C. Mansfield, Jr., Alexander Nehemas, Hilary Putnam, W.V. Quine, John Rawls, Richard Rorty, Michael Sandel, Cornel West

192 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 3, 2002

About the author

Phineas Upham attended the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, where he won numerous awards for his research and served in leading community service roles. Phineas has edited three books: Philosophers in Conversation (2002), The Space of Love and Garbage (2008), and All We Need is a Paradigm (2009). He has written a nationally syndicated newspaper column and had his work published in numerous scholarly journals.

Phineas Upham now works as an investor in New York City and San Francisco, where he has previously worked doing financial research and analysis for a bulge-bracket investment bank and most recently in macro-economic and technology investing at a leading hedge fund. Upham's community service involvement has been extensive, including serving as a member of the Board of the University of Pennsylvania Museum's Young Friends, where he led major aspects of its community outreach in West Philadelphia and was responsible for all graduate student involvement in the Museum. Phineas received his undergraduate degree with Honors from Harvard University. He is a Term Member at the Council on Foreign Relations.