, to see if you have full access to this publication.
Book Titles No access
Metaphilosophy
Philosophy in Philosophical Perspective
Authors:
Publisher:
2014
Summary
The definitive mission of metaphilosophy is to facilitate an understanding of how philosophy works—the aim of the enterprise, the instrumental and procedural resources for its work, and the prospect of its success. Nicholas Rescher unites two facets of metaphilosophy to show that historical perspective and forward-thinking normative, or systematic, metaphilosophy cannot be independent of one another. The descriptive, or historical, metaphilosophy provides an account of what has been thought regarding the conduct of philosophical inquiry, and the prescriptive, or normative, metaphilosophy which deliberates about what is to be thought regarding the conduct of philosophizing. Rescher argues that metaphilosophy forms a part of philosophy itself. This is a unique feature of the discipline since the philosophy of biology is not a part of biology and the philosophy of mathematics is not a part of mathematics. Ultimately, the salient features of philosophizing in general—including the inherently controversial and discordant nature of philosophical doctrines—are also bound to afflict metaphilosophy. Thus, only by a careful analysis of the central issues can a plausible view of the enterprise be developed.
Metaphilosophy: Philosophy in Philosophical Perspective challenges the static, compartmentalized view of metaphilosophy, providing insight for scholars and students of all areas of philosophy.
Keywords
Search publication
Bibliographic data
Copyright year
2014
ISBN-Print
978-0-7391-9977-0
ISBN-Online
978-0-7391-9978-7
Publisher
Lexington, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
240
Product type
Book Titles
Table of contents
ChapterPages
Contents No access
Acknowledgments No access
Introduction No access
1 The Mission of Philosophy No access Pages 1 - 16
2 Systematizing the Data of Philosophy No access Pages 17 - 28
3 Philosophical Exposition No access Pages 29 - 38
4 The Taxonomy of Philosophy No access Pages 39 - 62
5 Some Principles of Philosophizing No access Pages 63 - 74
6 Philosophical Method No access Pages 75 - 94
7 Philosophical Legitimation via Systematization No access Pages 95 - 110
8 Philosophical Refutation No access Pages 111 - 122
9 Coming to Terms with Philosophical Dissensus No access Pages 123 - 140
10 Can Philosophy Be Objective? No access Pages 141 - 148
11 Influence among Philosophers No access Pages 149 - 154
12 Does Philosophy Make Progress? No access Pages 155 - 178
13 On Philosophy as a Guide to Life No access Pages 179 - 190
14 The Philosophy Industry in the U.S.A. No access Pages 191 - 210
15 How the History of Philosophy Relates to Philosophy Itself No access Pages 211 - 220
16 Interpreting Philosophical Texts No access Pages 221 - 228
17 How to Think Like a Philosopher No access Pages 229 - 230
