A Conception of Philosophical Progress
... philosophical idealism or realism). I reject idealistic positions because they set standards that are impossibly and unnecessarily high, while ignoring the legitimate, achievable, epistemic products of philosophy that indicate progress. If we judge progress in an idealistic manner, because we do not ...
... philosophical idealism or realism). I reject idealistic positions because they set standards that are impossibly and unnecessarily high, while ignoring the legitimate, achievable, epistemic products of philosophy that indicate progress. If we judge progress in an idealistic manner, because we do not ...
Philosophy without Intuitions, by Herman Cappelen. Oxford: Oxford
... and nature of intuitions. The book interprets and attacks a thesis Cappelen calls ‘Centrality’ that seems to be at the heart of a lot of current metaphilosophy, including all of so-called ‘experimental philosophy’: Centrality (of Intuitions in Contemporary Philosophy): Contemporary analytic philosop ...
... and nature of intuitions. The book interprets and attacks a thesis Cappelen calls ‘Centrality’ that seems to be at the heart of a lot of current metaphilosophy, including all of so-called ‘experimental philosophy’: Centrality (of Intuitions in Contemporary Philosophy): Contemporary analytic philosop ...
The Death of Philosophy: Reference and Self
... Dietrich, E. (2011). There Is No Progress in Philosophy, Essays in Philosophy, v. 12, n. 2 (July, 2011), Issue entitled: Philosophy's Future: Science or Something Else? Priest, G. (2003). Beyond the Limits of Thought. 2nd ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Priest, G. (2006). In Contradiction: A St ...
... Dietrich, E. (2011). There Is No Progress in Philosophy, Essays in Philosophy, v. 12, n. 2 (July, 2011), Issue entitled: Philosophy's Future: Science or Something Else? Priest, G. (2003). Beyond the Limits of Thought. 2nd ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Priest, G. (2006). In Contradiction: A St ...
Philosophy, Spoken Word, Written Text and Beyond
... In philosophical reflection about the very nature of philosophy (i.e. in metaphilosophical reflection) one rarely encounters a debate over the issue of what form of discourse in fact philosophy employs or should employ. The particular characteristics of philosophical discourse are unfortunately ofte ...
... In philosophical reflection about the very nature of philosophy (i.e. in metaphilosophical reflection) one rarely encounters a debate over the issue of what form of discourse in fact philosophy employs or should employ. The particular characteristics of philosophical discourse are unfortunately ofte ...
Does Comparative Philosophy have a Fusion Future? Responses
... For many reasons, we worry about the dangers of ignoring the historical settings for pronouncements in the early literature, while glossing over the implications of vocabulary nuances and changes within a given culture.2 We regard knowing a language to be a necessary, if hardly sufficient condition ...
... For many reasons, we worry about the dangers of ignoring the historical settings for pronouncements in the early literature, while glossing over the implications of vocabulary nuances and changes within a given culture.2 We regard knowing a language to be a necessary, if hardly sufficient condition ...
What Does it Mean to Practise Philosophy?
... counselling can have a profound effect, especially on the lives of distressed individuals who have been labelled ‘mentally ill.’ There is no precise definition of the term ‘mentally ill,’ but it is generally applied as a professional diagnosis to people whose behaviour, thinking, and emotions are de ...
... counselling can have a profound effect, especially on the lives of distressed individuals who have been labelled ‘mentally ill.’ There is no precise definition of the term ‘mentally ill,’ but it is generally applied as a professional diagnosis to people whose behaviour, thinking, and emotions are de ...