The Philosophers Magazine February 2007 (with Vincent Hendricks)
Philosophers have always tended to harbour some uncertainty about the goals, methods and achievements of the philosophical enterprise. This is as it should be. Dogmatism is not a hallmark of good philosophy and philosophers, as a rule, are a pretty self-critical bunch. It is good for us to realise how horribly wrong we could be or that philosophy might be a waste of time– or worse. Thinking about philosophy keeps (or should keep) philosophers honest.