Why studying the history of philosophy matters

Marmodoro, Anna

Abstract

The debate over whether and how philosophers of today may usefully engage with philosophers of the past is nearly as old as the history of philosophy itself. Does the study of the history of philosophy train or corrupt the budding philosopher's mind? Why study the history of philosophy? And, how to study the history of philosophy? I discuss some mainstream approaches to the study of the history of philosophy (with special focus on ancient philosophy), before explicating the one I adopt and commend.

Citation

Marmodoro, A. (2022). Why studying the history of philosophy matters. Think, 21(60), 5-20. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1477175621000294

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Nov 1, 2021
• Online Publication Date: Dec 30, 2021
• Publication Date: 2022
• Deposit Date: Dec 15, 2021
• Publicly Available Date: Mar 11, 2022
• Journal: Think: A Journal of the Royal Institute for Philosophy
• Print ISSN: 1477-1756
• Electronic ISSN: 1755-1196
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 21
• Issue: 60
• Pages: 5-20
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/s1477175621000294
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1219535