
78 | Perry Anderson's Considerations on Western Marxism
What's Left of Philosophy
The Narrowing Scope of Academic Philosophy
Philosophy's promise of understanding the world and achieving totality has diminished. As it became more complex, it narrowed its perspective and lost touch with its contemporaries. The abandonment of this ambitious goal resulted in a decline in the significance of philosophy. What remains is a mere fragment of its former self.
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