Philosophy’s legitimation role requires reworking its bond to the university

Evidence

I do not think that philosophy as legitimation is condemned to disappear, but it is possible that it will not be able to carry out this work, or at least advance it, without revising its ties to the university institution. — Jean-François Lyotard, The Postmodern Condition, 641

Categorization

  • XREF: connects to: Science must produce a legitimating philosophical discourse about its own rules — Jean-François Lyotard, The Postmodern Condition: A Report on…, 87; Philosophical elaboration must be performed within the history of philosophy — Antonio Gramsci, Selections from the Prison Notebooks, 1183

Broader Connections