Combining Philosophers

Ideas for Stilpo, J.L. Austin and Laurence Bonjour

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1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 1. Philosophy

3695	Philosophy is a priori if it is anything [Bonjour]
	Full Idea: My conviction is that philosophy is a priori if it is anything.
	From: Laurence Bonjour (In Defence of Pure Reason [1998], Pref)
	A reaction: How about knowledge of a posteriori necessities, such as the length of a metre, known by observation of the standard metre in Paris?

1. Philosophy / F. Analytic Philosophy / 5. Linguistic Analysis

21960	Ordinary language is the beginning of philosophy, but there is much more to it [Austin,JL]
	Full Idea: Ordinary language is not the last word: in principle it can everywhere be supplemented and improved upon and superseded. Only remember, it is the first word.
	From: J.L. Austin (A Plea for Excuses [1956], p.185), quoted by A.W. Moore - The Evolution of Modern Metaphysics Intro
	A reaction: To claim anything more would be absurd. The point is that this remark comes from the high priest of ordinary language philosophy.