Single Idea 13750

[catalogued under 1. Philosophy / F. Analytic Philosophy / 1. Nature of Analysis]

Full Idea

Urmson explains the direction of analysis as 'towards a structure...more nearly similar to the structure of the fact', adding that this metaphysical picture is needed as a 'rationale of the practice of analysis'.

Gist of Idea

Analysis aims at the structure of facts, which are needed to give a rationale to analysis

Source

report of J.O. Urmson (Philosophical Analysis [1956], p.24-5) by Jonathan Schaffer - On What Grounds What n30

Book Reference

'Metametaphysics', ed/tr. Chalmers/Manley/Wasserman [OUP 2009], p.370


A Reaction

In other words, only realists can be truly motivated to keep going with analysis. Merely analysing language-games is doable, but hardly exciting.