Continental Philosophy: What is it, and why is it a thing?
Dr. Ellie Anderson (co-host, Overthink podcast) explains the historical origins of the continental/analytic divide in philosophy in the middle of the twentieth century, and why we need to mobilize the term "continental philosophy" in order to overcome the sway Analytic philosophy has over contemporary anglo-American universities--and ultimately, overcome the divid altogether.
For more on this, see Dr. Anderson's appearance on the Unmute podcast (episode 54), "The Divide in Philosophy," as well as a forthcoming publication :)
Selection of works discussed in the video:
Gary Gutting, "Bridging the Analytic-Continental Divide" https://archive.nytimes.com/opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/19/bridging-the-analytic-continental-divide/
Simon Critchley, Continental Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction
John McCumber, Time in the Ditch
Simon Glendinning, The Idea of Continental Philosophy
Judith Butler, Gender Trouble
Friedrich Nietzsche, Beyond Good and Evil
Overthink Podcast
Overthink is a philosophy podcast featuring fresh takes on perennial themes. Hosted by professors Dr. Ellie Anderson (Pomona College) and Dr. David Peña-Guzmán (San Francisco State University), each episode does a deep dive explaining a key concept throug...