Just in Time: Moments in Teaching Philosophy
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"Serious philosophy is not an attempt to construct a system of beliefs, but the activity of awakening, the conversation passionately pursued. Only if professional philosophy reclaims this paradigm and finds ways to embody it, will it achieve an active place in the thought and life of our culture." --James Conlon, "Stanley Cavell and the Predicament of Philosophy." This book is a collection of serious philosophical essays that aim to awaken readers, teachers, and students to a desire for conversation passionately pursued. The essays in this volume speak about sex, movies, poetry, and politics, in short, about those things contemporary Americans passionately discuss. These are the subjects that were taught for forty-three years in James Conlon's classroom at Mount Mary University, a Catholic urban university for women in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This volume celebrates Conlon's work while calling to all who continue to teach and learn about philosophy in contemporary times with the message that relevant philosophy deals with life as it is lived in the moment.
“Dr. Conlon made it his life’s work to bring to consciousness an
often unconscious awareness that accepts the way things are as the
measure of what is real, normative, and moral. His commitment to
awakening people to the wonder of common experience made a profound
contribution to the mission of Mount Mary. The essays in this
volume are a testament to the way he engaged students in the
process of living a fully human life.”
—Joan Penzenstadler, SSND, Mount Mary University
“True to the spirit of Professor Conlon’s teaching, this
collection illustrates how his approach made philosophy a genuine
dialogue, brought diverse viewpoints and perspectives to bear on
any problem, and engaged generations of women in the philosophical
conversation.”
—Kathleen Poorman Dougherty, Alma College
"This collection of always thoughtful and often
provocative essays by James Conlon, his colleagues, and students
honors Conlon's decades-long career at Mount Mary University
dedicated to teaching the practice of philosophy. . . Both new and
experienced teachers of philosophy will find insights and
inspiration in this volume!"
—Donna Engelmann, Alverno College
“Just in Time celebrates the work of the
philosopher James Conlon. It also honors the pedagogy of inquiry
that has had a profound impact on the students he taught for over
40 years. Conlon’s essays are paired with ones from his students
and colleagues—testaments to the influence that his teaching has
had. Readers will be challenged to pursue passionate conversations
and inspire others to engage in thoughtful inquiry about the
relevant topics of today.”
—Eileen Schwalbach, Former president, Mount Mary University
Product Details
- Title : Just in Time: Moments in Teaching Philosophy: A Festschrift Celebrating the Teaching of James Conlon
- Author: Hockenbery Dragseth, Jennifer
- Publisher: Pickwick Publications
- Publication Date: 2019
- ISBN: 9781532654732
Jennifer Hockenbery Dragseth is Professor of Philosophy at Mount
Mary University. She is the author of Thinking Woman: A
Philosophical Approach to the Quandary of Gender (2015) and the
editor of The Devil’s Whore: Reason and Philosophy in the
Lutheran Tradition (2011).
James Conlon is Professor of Philosophy, Emeritus at Mount Mary
University where he taught for forty-three years. He is the author
of numerous philosophical articles.