Philip Kitcher, Philosopher: “Life Is a Human Project, Not of God”

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Philip Kitcher's apartment (London, 78) is opposite Riverside Park, in New York, and through the large window of the living room not only comes a torrential light, but also a lot of green. The British philosopher lives in this noble building of the Upper West Side since 25 years ago he started working at Columbia University. Since 2020, Kitcher has been the emeritus holder of the John Dewey Chair—he retired, he says, “to leave room for others”—b…