Abstract

This paper argues that changes in philosophical practice will be most revolutionary not in the exercise of creativity and innovation in the content and substance of philosophical arguments - although these are not only important but also, to some extent, necessary for the survival of philosophy - but rather, in changes made: 1) to the philosophical environment and its tools; 2) to the kinds of bodies developed and expressed in those environments and in the course of using those tools; or 3) to the styles, manners and mechanics of philosophical thinking. The introduction of these changes is what we should expect from the exercise of the imagination. To expect anything less would be to place in danger the ethical and political significance of thoughtfulness, not only in the context of the practice of philosophy, but also more broadly for the ethical and political health of the global community.