Single Idea 20181

[catalogued under 12. Knowledge Sources / E. Direct Knowledge / 2. Intuition]

Full Idea

'Intuition' plays a major role in contemporary analytic philosophy's self-understanding. ...When contemporary analytic philosophers run out of arguments, they appeal to intuitions. ...Thus intuitions are presented as our evidence in philosophy.

Gist of Idea

When analytic philosophers run out of arguments, they present intuitions as their evidence

Source

Timothy Williamson (The Philosophy of Philosophy [2007], p.214-5), quoted by Herman Cappelen - Philosophy without Intuitions 01.1

Book Reference

Cappelen,Herman: 'Philosophy Without Intuitions' [OUP 2012], p.3


A Reaction

Williamson says we must investigate this 'scandal', but Cappelen's book says analytic philosophy does not rely on intuition.