Philosophy and the Historical Perspective: A New Debate on an Old Topic

2018 ◽  
pp. 1-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcel van Ackeren
Keyword(s):  
Historical Perspective ◽  
History Of Philosophy ◽  
Specific Method ◽  
Analytical Philosophy ◽  
History Of

Since the rise of analytical philosophy, the relation of current philosophy and its past is more hotly debated among philosophers than ever. In this Introduction, I first explain the main questions of this debate: Does the study of the history of philosophy contribute to philosophy? What is this contribution? Is there a specific method relating the historical perspective to current philosophy? What does this mean for our view on philosophy in general? Second, I critically discuss doubts about the usefulness of the debate and defend its importance. Third, I briefly discuss the relation of the historical perspective and its relation to the philosophy of philosophy, and finally I summarize the evolution of the debate and some of its main positions.

scholarly journals Acts, Events, and Stories. On the History of Danto’s Compatibilist Narrativism

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-79
Author(s):  
Thomas Uebel
Keyword(s):  
Historical Perspective ◽  
Philosophy Of History ◽  
History Of Philosophy ◽  
Developmental Trajectory ◽  
Analytical Philosophy ◽  
High Priest ◽  
History Of ◽  
Arthur Danto

Abstract The response given to C.G. Hempel’s well-known challenge by Arthur Danto in his Analytical Philosophy of History of 1965 – that deductive-nomological and narrative explanations are logically compatible yet employ incommensurable schemata – is here investigated from a historical perspective. It is shown that the developmental trajectory that emerges from an analysis of Danto’s previous writings – including not only a forgotten paper of 1958 but also his PhD dissertation of 1952 – contains distinctive step-changes with publications of 1953 and 1956 still prior to that of 1958–59 which enabled his subsequent discovery of narrative sentences. It is also argued that Danto’s developmental trajectory runs contrary to that presumed by some prominent commentators. Analytical History of Philosophy was not the midpoint of his ascent from mainstream philosopher of science to high priest of postmodern aesthetics, but represents a reasoned retreat from his early historical idealism.

Philosophy and the Historical Perspective

2018 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Historical Perspective ◽  
Ancient Philosophy ◽  
Specific Method ◽  
Analytical Philosophy ◽  
First Order ◽  
Historical Texts ◽  
Systematic Philosophy ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Historical References

Since the rise of analytical philosophy, the relation of philosophy and its past is more hotly debated among philosophers than ever. Some scholars analyse historical texts without reference to current debates and their terminology, while others pursue first-order philosophy by focusing on problems instead of doxography—that is, without reference to their predecessors. A growing group, though, doubts that philosophy can be studied effectively on the basis of this sharp division. But does the study of the history of philosophy contribute to current philosophy? And, if it does, what precisely is the contribution? Does making such a contribution depend on using a specific method which determines how the historical perspective is related to systematic philosophy and philosophy in general? More generally, how do our assumptions about the relationship between historical and systematic perspectives affect our methodology and metaphilosophy or philosophy of philosophy? This volume presents and debates answers to these questions, which deserve to be addressed in their own right and not just as an adjunct to other discussions. The contributors of this volume provide diverse answers based on historical references, stretching from ancient philosophy to the most current debates, and also refer to various philosophical sub-disciplines.

Philosophy for technical specialties

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Viktor Kanke
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Philosophy Of Science ◽  
History Of Philosophy ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Federal State ◽  
Educational Standards ◽  
Analytical Philosophy ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
History Of ◽  
State Educational

The textbook is a sequential course in philosophy. The questions of the philosophy of science and the history of philosophy, ontology, epistemology, ethics and aesthetics are presented. The course is based on the achievements of analytical philosophy, phenomenology, hermeneutics, post-structuralism and other major philosophical trends of our time. The theory of conceptual transduction is used. Special attention is paid to the connection of philosophy with the technical sciences. The course is carefully verified in didactic terms. Each paragraph ends with conclusions. The textbook includes questions and tasks, tests, references, and recommendations to students. Meets the requirements of the federal state educational standards of higher education of the latest generation. For students of higher educational institutions, especially future technical specialists. It is of interest to a wide range of readers.

Meaning, the History of Philosophy, and Analytical Philosophy

2020 ◽  
pp. 182-196
Author(s):  
Michael Della Rocca
Keyword(s):  
Common Sense ◽  
History Of Philosophy ◽  
Analytical Philosophy ◽  
History Of ◽  
Method Of Intuition

Chapter 7 considers the consequences of the Parmenidean Ascent with regard to meaning for the alleged distinction between philosophy and the study of its history. The argument that any such distinction is unintelligible focuses on the disregard of the history of philosophy in certain quarters of analytical philosophy. The argument identifies three pillars or struts of analytical philosophy: realism, the method of intuition or common sense, and discreteness in metaphysics. The chapter then shows how each of these three struts is implicated in the disdain for or ignoring of the history of philosophy. Rejecting an isolationist response to this analytical forgetfulness—a response that separates the study of the history of philosophy from philosophy itself—the chapter goes on to challenge the struts of analytical philosophy and to make a Parmenidean Ascent with regard to the distinction between philosophy and the study of its history.

The Sensation of Sound and Imagination in a Historical Perspective

2019 ◽  
pp. 30-53
Author(s):  
Sven Hroar Klempe
Keyword(s):  
Historical Perspective ◽  
History Of Philosophy ◽  
Christian Wolff ◽  
The Past ◽  
German Enlightenment ◽  
History Of ◽  
Sensory Processes ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Alternative Understanding

Sven Hroar Klempe traces the concept of imagination in the history of philosophy and psychology, focusing on the period starting from the German enlightenment, and his chapter deals extensively with the works of a number of prominent scholars from the past three centuries such as Christian Wolff, Alexander Baumgarten, Kant, and Carl Stumpf. Klempe discusses how the imagination of sound and music can be seen as a specific type of imagination, and he elucidates how sound and music provide an alternative understanding of imagination from that provided by language. This discussion focuses on the relationship between sensation and imagination and the complexity of sensory processes that music and sound can reflect in a way that language cannot.

scholarly journals Teorías analíticas de las emociones: el debate actual y sus precedentes históricos

2008 ◽  
Vol 14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Íngrid Vendrell Ferran
Keyword(s):  
History Of Philosophy ◽  
The Other ◽  
Current Debate ◽  
Analytical Philosophy ◽  
The Past ◽  
History Of ◽  
The One ◽  
Historical Developments

RESUMENDurante los últimos años, la filosofía analítica ha centrado su interés en la temática de las emociones y se han elaborado las más diversas teorías. En este artículo me propongo, por un lado, exponer las principales líneas de investigación actuales sobre las emociones y desarrollar los argumentos en favor y en contra cada una de ellas con el fin de perfilar mi propia posición; por otro lado, voy a presentar los desarrollos históricos precedentes a las teorías analíticas mostrando que la historia de la filosofía no ha relegado las emociones al olvido.PALABRAS CLAVEEMOCIÓN, FILOSOFÍA ANALÍTICA, TEORÍAS DEL SENTIR, TEORÍAS COGNITIVISTAS.ABSTRACTEmotions are one of the topics that have caught the attention of analytical philosophy during the past years, and philosophers have developed different theories in this field. In this article, I shall present the main lines of investigation in the current debate on emotions and explain the arguments in favour and against each of them in order to build up my own position on the one hand, and, present the historical developments previous to the analytical theories, showing that the history of philosophy has always had an interest in emotions as a topic on the other hand.KEY WORDSEMOTION, ANALYTICAL PHILOSOPHY, FEELING THEORIES, COGNITIVISTIC THEORIES

Philosophy for economists and managers

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Viktor Kanke
Keyword(s):  
Philosophy Of Science ◽  
History Of Philosophy ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Reference List ◽  
Analytical Philosophy ◽  
Higher Educational Institutions ◽  
Wide Circle ◽  
History Of ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

The tutorial is a sequential course of philosophy. The article considers the questions of philosophy of science and the history of philosophy, ontology, epistemology, ethics and aesthetics. The course is designed taking into account the achievements of analytical philosophy, phenomenology, hermeneutics, postructuralism and other major philosophical issues of the day. Uses the theory of conceptual transduction. Special attention is paid to the relationship of philosophy to Economics and management. The course is carefully calibrated in the didactic relation. Each paragraph ends with the conclusions, and test, by a reference list. For students of higher educational institutions, primarily economists and managers. Of interest to a wide circle of readers.

Philosophy for psychologists

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Канке ◽  
Viktor Kankye
Keyword(s):  
Philosophy Of Science ◽  
History Of Philosophy ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Analytical Philosophy ◽  
Higher Educational Institutions ◽  
History Of ◽  
Higher Educational

The questions of the philosophy of science and the history of philosophy, ontology, epistemology, ethics and aesthetics are outlined. The course is built taking into account the achievements of analytical philosophy, phenomenology, hermeneutics, post-structuralism and other basic philosophical trends of our time. The theory of conceptual transduction is used. Particular attention is paid to the connection of philosophy with psychology. For students of higher educational institutions, teachers, as well as for all interested in the issues of philosophy.

scholarly journals Filozofia społeczna Leszka Nowaka w perspektywie teoretycznej i systematycznej

2016 ◽  
Vol 42 ◽  
pp. 53-72
Author(s):  
Waldemar Czajkowski Waldemar Czajkowski
Keyword(s):  
Historical Perspective ◽  
Historical Materialism ◽  
Social Philosophy ◽  
Analytical Philosophy ◽  
The Social ◽  
History Of

The paper presents two complementary views on the social philosophy of Leszek Nowak – one of the most prominent, original and versatile Polish philosophers: historical and systematic. As regards the historical perspective, some brief remarks on the history of Polish analytical philosophy have been made. Two points have been underscored: First, the continuity of this history – from its creator Kazimierz Twardowski to Leszek Nowak, and his disciples. And second: the plurality of philosophical worldviews (Christian, liberal, Marxist...) which were analytically elaborated by Polish philosophers. As regards the systematic perspective, two elements are to be mentioned. Firstly, a number of arguments have been formulated to support author’s conviction that non-Marxian historical materialism is one of the most important social philosophies. Secondly, some critical remarks on this philosophy have been made.

Meaning, the History of Philosophy, and Analytical Philosophy: A Parmenidean Ascent

2018 ◽  
pp. 88-103
Author(s):  
Michael Della Rocca
Keyword(s):  
History Of Philosophy ◽  
Analytical Philosophy ◽  
History Of ◽  
New Perspective ◽  
Shed Light

This chapter seeks to shed light on the relation between philosophy and the study of the history of philosophy by resisting certain misconceptions of this relation both on the part of relatively anti-historical analytical philosophers and on the part of certain apparently pro-historical historians of philosophy. The vehicle of this resistance is a Bradleyan argument that isolates the source of these failures and advances a radical holism of meaning. Once this radical holism of meaning is in place, we will be in a position to make a Parmenidean Ascent with regard to meaning and to take up a wholly new perspective on the relation between philosophy and its history.

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