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Analytic Philosophy and History of Philosophy (Mind Association Occasional)

By Tom Sorell , G. A. J. Rogers

Book information

Year
2005
ISBN
0199278997, 9780199278992, 9781423788737
Open Library ID
OL17154763M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1350838 bytes)
Pages
240\240
Topic
History
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

Philosophy written in English is overwhelmingly analytic philosophy, and the techniques and predilections of analytic philosophy are not only unhistorical but anti-historical, and hostile to textual commentary. Analytic usually aspires to a very high degree of clarity and precision of formulation and argument, and it often seeks to be informed by, and consistent with, current natural science. In an earlier era, analytic philosophy aimed at agreement with ordinary linguistic intuitions or common sense beliefs, or both. All of these aspects of the subject sit uneasily with the use of historical texts for philosophical illumination. In this book, ten distinguished philosophers explore the tensions between, and the possibilities of reconciling, analytic philosophy and history of philosophy.Contributors: M. R. Ayers, John Cottingham, Daniel Garber, Gary Hatfield, Anthony Kenny, Steven Nadler, G. A. J. Rogers, Tom Sorell, Catherine Wilson, Yves Charles Zarka

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