Examining Philosophy Itself

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EXAMINING PHILOSOPHY ITSELF One of the most distinctive features of philosophy is self-reflection. Philosophers are not only concerned with metaphysical, epistemological, conceptual, ethical, and aesthetic issues of things around us, they also pay serious attention to the nature, value, methods, and development of philosophy itself. This book examines some of the most important metaphilosophical issues: Is philosophy progressive? Are metaphysical claims meaningful? What is the aim of philosophy? Should analytic metaphysics be replaced by naturalised metaphysics? What is the prospect of a digital approach to philosophy of science? Can poetry play a substantial role in philosophy? Examining Philosophy Itself will be of interest to researchers and advanced students in philosophy. Cover Title Page Copyright Contents Notes on Contributors Introduction: The Unexamined Philosophy is not worth doing Introduction Part 1 Defending Philosophy Chapter 1 Metametaphysics and semantics Chapter 2 Philosophy doesn't need a concept of progress Chapter 3 T‐Philosophy Part 2 How to Do Philosophy Chapter 4 On the continuity of metaphysics with science: Some scepticism and some suggestions Chapter 5 In defense of ordinary language philosophy Chapter 6 Testing and discovery: Responding to challenges to digital philosophy of science Chapter 7 Attentional progress by conceptual engineering Chapter 8 The philosophy of logical practice Chapter 9 One philosopher's modus ponens is another's modus tollens: Pantomemes and nisowir Chapter 10 Linking perspectives: A role for poetry in philosophical inquiry Part 3 Doing Philosophy Chapter 11 Grounding interventionism: Conceptual and epistemological challenges Chapter 12 Impossible worlds and the safety of philosophical beliefs Index EULA