Examining Philosophy Itself

Yafeng Shan (University of Cologne, Germany; University College London, UK)

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Polity Press
20 March 2023

Philosophy

Series: Metaphilosophy

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.

Edited by: Yafeng Shan (University of Cologne Germany; University College London UK)
Imprint: Polity Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 230mm, Width: 168mm, Spine: 17mm
Weight: 454g
ISBN: 9781394160716
ISBN 10: 1394160712
Series: Metaphilosophy
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 20 March 2023
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Notes on Contributors vii Introduction: The Unexamined Philosophy Is Not Worth Doing 1 Yafeng Shan Part 1: Defending Philosophy 9 1 Metametaphysics and Semantics 11 Timothy Williamson 2 Philosophy Doesn’t Need a Concept of Progress 29 Yafeng Shan 3 T-Philosophy 43 Chris Daly Part 2: How to Do Philosophy 61 4 On the Continuity of Metaphysics with Science: Some Scepticism and Some Suggestions 63 Jack Ritchie 5 In Defense of Ordinary Language Philosophy 89 Herman Cappelen and Matthew Mckeever 6 Testing and Discovery: Responding to Challenges to Digital Philosophy of Science 111 Charles H. Pence 7 Attentional Progress by Conceptual Engineering 133 Eve Kitsik 8 The Philosophy of Logical Practice 151 Ben Martin 9 One Philosopher’s Modus Ponens Is Another’s Modus Tollens: Pantomemes and Nisowir 175 Jon Williamson 10 Linking Perspectives: A Role for Poetry in Philosophical Inquiry 203 Karen Simecek Part 3: Doing Philosophy 221 11 Grounding Interventionism: Conceptual and Epistemological Challenges 223 Amanda Bryant 12 Impossible Worlds and the Safety of Philosophical Beliefs 253 Zack Garrett and Zachariah Wrublewski Index 277

Yafeng Shan is Research Associate in Philosophy at the University of Kent, UK. He completed his Ph.D. at University College London. His main interests are philosophy of science, epistemology, metaphysics, and metaphilosophy. He is the author of Doing Integrated History and Philosophy of Science: A Case Study of the Origin of Genetics (2020) and the editor of New Philosophical Perspectives on Scientific Progress (2022). He has also published research articles in such journals as Synthese, Philosophy of Science, Metaphilosophy, and Philosophy Compass.