Searle: it upsets me when I read the nonsense written by my contemporaries

What purpose does philosophy serve? And what are philosophers doing to ensure that philosophy remains relevant? John Searle: I don’t think philosophers should worry too much about what people think about them, just get on with the work. As far as I’m concerned philosophy is the most important subject of all because other subjects get their importance by how they relate to the larger issues. And that’s what philosophy is about – the larger issues. Scientists and philosophers aren’...