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 language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 63-67 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Topoi |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue number | 1-2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Sep 2006 |
Keywords
- Analytic philosophy
- Continental philosophy
- History of philosophy
- Horror mundi
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