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What's wrong with contemporary philosophy?

  • University of Geneva
  • University of Leeds

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Abstract

Philosophy in the West divides into three parts: Analytic Philosophy (AP), Continental Philosophy (CP), and History of Philosophy (HP). But all three parts are in a bad way. AP is sceptical about the claim that philosophy can be a science, and hence is uninterested in the real world. CP is never pursued in a properly theoretical way, and its practice is tailor-made for particular political and ethical conclusions. HP is mostly developed on a regionalist basis: what is studied is determined by the nation or culture to which a philosopher belongs, rather than by the objective value of that philosopher's work. Progress in philosophy can only be attained by avoiding these pitfalls.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)63-67
Number of pages5
JournalTopoi
Volume25
Issue number1-2
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2006

Keywords

  • Analytic philosophy
  • Continental philosophy
  • History of philosophy
  • Horror mundi

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