Bill Vitek
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The Virtues of IgnoranceThis publication proposes an alternative to this hubristic, shortsighted, and dangerous worldview. The contributors argue that uncritical faith in scientific knowledge has created many of the problems now threatening the planet and that our wholesale reliance on scientific progress is both untenable and myopic.Purchase Preview |
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Rooted in the LandThis work argues that while contemporary society seems to promote the values of individualism and mobility, human lives are enriched by participation in a social community that is integrated into the natural landscape of a particular place.Purchase Preview |
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PromisingWilliam Vitek enlarges our understanding by treating the act of promising as a social practice and complex human experience. Citing engaging examples of promises made in everyday life, in extraordinary circumstances, and in literary works, Vitek grapples with the central paradox of promising: that human beings can intend a future to which they are largely blind.Purchase Preview |
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Applying Philosophy |