Why studying the history of philosophy matters

Marmodoro, Anna

doi:10.1017/s1477175621000294

Why studying the history of philosophy matters

Marmodoro, Anna

Authors

Professor Anna Marmodoro anna.marmodoro@durham.ac.uk
Professor

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

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This article has been published in a revised form in Think [https://doi.org/10.1017/S1477175621000294]. This version is published under a Creative Commons CC-BY-NC-ND. No commercial re-distribution or re-use allowed. Derivative works cannot be distributed. © The Royal Institute of Philosophy, 2021