The failures of philosophy: a historical essay
"Taking the long view of the history of philosophy, The Failures of Philosophy shows how philosophy has in fact collapsed several times, been completely abandoned, sometimes for centuries, and been replaced by something quite different from philosophy. The book focuses on what are historically...
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Princeton, New Jersey ; Woodstock, Oxfordshire
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| Zusammenfassung: | "Taking the long view of the history of philosophy, The Failures of Philosophy shows how philosophy has in fact collapsed several times, been completely abandoned, sometimes for centuries, and been replaced by something quite different from philosophy. The book focuses on what are historically the most significant failures of philosophy: attempts to provide an account of 'the good life' and how to live; to establish philosophy as a discipline that can stand in judgement over and assess other forms of thought; attempts to establish philosophy as a theory of everything; and attempts to construe it as a discipline that parallels or rationalizes the empirical and mathematical sciences, building up technical credentials that mimic those of science. The central atrgument of the book is that examination of these failures tells us much more about the nature of philosophical enquiry, and about the ultimate point of the exercise, than its successes possibly could. Examination of its failures shows us the significant differences in the way in which philosophers have conceived of the point at different times, and why they have been obliged to shift focus. It tells us why philosophy has been thought to bring distinctive skills to questions, and whether these are actually fruitful skills. And, above all, it allows us to open up the question whether philosophy has anything to offer over and above other ways of engaging cognate questions"-- |
| Beschreibung: | xi, 300 Seiten 23 cm |
| ISBN: | 9780691207506 |
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| adam_text | CONTENTS Preface · xi Introduction PART I CHAPTER chapter chapter 1 2 3 і THE RISE AND FALL OF PHILOSOPHY IN ANTIQUITY 23 The Emergence of Philosophy 25 Coming to Terms with the World 28 A Presocratic Genealogy 33 The Transition to Philosophy 39 Outwitting Opponents vs Intellectual Morality 47 The Metaphysics ofMorals 50 Moral Complexity 53 Metaphysics as a Form of Understanding 59 Explanation by Essential Properties 62 Logic as a Route to Understanding 68 Epistemology and Morality 71 Philosophy’s Loss of Autonomy 79 The Good Life 81 The Undisturbed Life 88 [vii]
[viii] CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER The Vagaries ofPlatonism 92 The Christian Assimilation ofPhilosophy 99 PHILOSOPHY RE-PURPOSED AS THE ULTIMATE ARBITER PART II CHAPTER CONTENTS 109 The Creation of an Autonomous Role for Philosophy 111 Philosophy as a Tool of Theology 112 The Revival ofAristotle 120 The Role ofMetaphysics 123 Losing Control: Renaissance Naturalism 126 Regaining Control: The Abandonment ofAristotle 129 The Persona ofthe New Natural Philosopher 132 5 From Natural Philosophy to Epistemology 139 Reconfiguring Knowledge 141 Optics and Representationalism 150 Knowledge ofthe World 162 Does Natural Philosophy Replace Sense Perception? 168 6 Reason versus Sensibility 173 Contact with the World 175 Moral Diversity and Moral Complexity 186 Beyond Philosophy? 198
CONTENTS PART III chapter chapter chapter [ІХ] THE DECLINE OF PHILOSOPHY AND ITS RE-PURPOSING AS METASCIENCE 201 7 The Retreat from Philosophy 203 The Perils ofMetaphysics 204 Medicine ofthe Mind 217 Philosophy and the Shaping ofCharacter 225 The Collapse ofthe Standing of Philosophy 227 8 The Search for a Theory of Everything 9 231 Philosophy as a Theory ofEverything 237 All or Nothing 247 Science as a Theory ofEverything 251 The Quantification ofMorality 255 Science Assimilates Philosophy 261 Philosophy as a Metatheory ofScience 262 The Logical Structure ofthe World 266 Rethinking the Nature ofPhilosophy 277 Conclusion 283 Notes · 289 Index ■ 297
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CONTENTS Preface · xi Introduction PART I CHAPTER chapter chapter 1 2 3 і THE RISE AND FALL OF PHILOSOPHY IN ANTIQUITY 23 The Emergence of Philosophy 25 Coming to Terms with the World 28 A Presocratic Genealogy 33 The Transition to Philosophy 39 Outwitting Opponents vs Intellectual Morality 47 The Metaphysics ofMorals 50 Moral Complexity 53 Metaphysics as a Form of Understanding 59 Explanation by Essential Properties 62 Logic as a Route to Understanding 68 Epistemology and Morality 71 Philosophy’s Loss of Autonomy 79 The Good Life 81 The Undisturbed Life 88 [vii]
[viii] CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER The Vagaries ofPlatonism 92 The Christian Assimilation ofPhilosophy 99 PHILOSOPHY RE-PURPOSED AS THE ULTIMATE ARBITER PART II CHAPTER CONTENTS 109 The Creation of an Autonomous Role for Philosophy 111 Philosophy as a Tool of Theology 112 The Revival ofAristotle 120 The Role ofMetaphysics 123 Losing Control: Renaissance Naturalism 126 Regaining Control: The Abandonment ofAristotle 129 The Persona ofthe New Natural Philosopher 132 5 From Natural Philosophy to Epistemology 139 Reconfiguring Knowledge 141 Optics and Representationalism 150 Knowledge ofthe World 162 Does Natural Philosophy Replace Sense Perception? 168 6 Reason versus Sensibility 173 Contact with the World 175 Moral Diversity and Moral Complexity 186 Beyond Philosophy? 198
CONTENTS PART III chapter chapter chapter [ІХ] THE DECLINE OF PHILOSOPHY AND ITS RE-PURPOSING AS METASCIENCE 201 7 The Retreat from Philosophy 203 The Perils ofMetaphysics 204 Medicine ofthe Mind 217 Philosophy and the Shaping ofCharacter 225 The Collapse ofthe Standing of Philosophy 227 8 The Search for a Theory of Everything 9 231 Philosophy as a Theory ofEverything 237 All or Nothing 247 Science as a Theory ofEverything 251 The Quantification ofMorality 255 Science Assimilates Philosophy 261 Philosophy as a Metatheory ofScience 262 The Logical Structure ofthe World 266 Rethinking the Nature ofPhilosophy 277 Conclusion 283 Notes · 289 Index ■ 297 |
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