An Introduction to Metaphilosophy

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Overgaard, Søren [Author]

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9781107306059
9781107313804
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B53 .I587 2013

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Subject: A clear and comprehensive introduction to what philosophy is, how it should be done and why we should do it.

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Cover; An Introduction to Metaphilosophy; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1 Introduction; Does the question matter?; The aims of the book; Outline of the rest of the book; 2 What is philosophy?; Introduction; What is (really existing) philosophy?; A continuum between two extremes; Philosophy as part of science; Philosophy as immature science; Philosophy as 'midwife' and 'residue' of the sciences; Platonism; Philosophy as the logic of science; Philosophy as a contribution to human understanding; Philosophy as transcendental inquiry; World views; Philosophy as 'edifying conversation'

Conclusion3 Philosophy, science and the humanities; Introduction; Science: a tough act to follow; Progress in philosophy?; Aristotle goes to college: a thought experiment; Naturalism; Quine and Wittgenstein; The scientific image versus the manifest image; Philosophy and the humanities; Conclusion; 4 The data of philosophical arguments; Introduction; Phenomenology; Armchair phenomenology; The 'first-person plural assumption'; Phenomenological disputes; Conceptual analysis; Appealing to intuitions; Experimental philosophy; Intuition scepticism; Sceptical rejoinders.

Concepts, conceptions and phenomenaConclusion; 5 Analytic and continental philosophy; Introduction; The labels and their extensions; The usual suspects; The role of Heidegger; Topics; Doctrines; Methods; Style; Revisionism and scepticism; Trails of influence and family resemblances; Is philosophy one subject?; Conclusion; 6 Philosophy and the pursuit of truth; Introduction; Metaphors and the contingency of language; Historicism; Philosophy as poetry; The possibility of criticism; Systematicity in philosophy; Conclusion; 7 What is good philosophy?; Introduction: a question of standards.

Philosophers and SophistsPhilosophical style; Philosophical rigour; Philosophical virtues; Reflectiveness; Seriousness; Conclusion; 8 What good is philosophy?; Introduction; Challenges to philosophy; The products of philosophy; Uses of analysis; World views; Types of world view; Philosophy and values; Moral improvement?; Applied philosophy; Ethical experts?; The practice of philosophy; Philosophy as therapy; Conclusion; References; Index.

A clear and comprehensive introduction to what philosophy is, how it should be done and why we should do it.

Includes bibliographical references.

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