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Single Idea 12773
[filed under theme 1. Philosophy / F. Analytic Philosophy / 1. Nature of Analysis
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Full Idea
Analytical philosophy can rightly pride itself on having produced the greatest critical arsenal the world has ever known.
Gist of Idea
Analytic philosophy has an exceptional arsenal of critical tools
Source
Bas C. van Fraassen (The Empirical Stance [2002], 1.6)
Book Ref
Fraassen,Bas van: 'The Empirical Stance' [Yale 2002], p.18
A Reaction
This is, of course, in the context of a scathing attack on the desire to use analytical methods to do speculative metaphysics. I say that if these are the best tools, then we should push forward with them to see how far we can get.
The
17 ideas
with the same theme
[strategy and value of breaking down ideas and reality]:
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5842
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Philosophical discussion involves dividing subject-matter into categories
[Socrates, by Xenophon]
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22521
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Our method of inquiry is to examine the smallest parts that make up the whole
[Aristotle]
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12997
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Analysis is the art of finding the middle term
[Leibniz]
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5021
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An idea is analysed perfectly when it is shown a priori that it is possible
[Leibniz]
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6118
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Philosophy is logical analysis, followed by synthesis
[Russell]
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6420
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Only by analysing is progress possible in philosophy
[Russell]
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6432
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Analysis gives new knowledge, without destroying what we already have
[Russell]
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14122
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Analysis gives us nothing but the truth - but never the whole truth
[Russell]
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7527
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Analysis for Moore and Russell is carving up the world, not investigating language
[Moore,GE, by Monk]
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19193
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Disputes that fail to use precise scientific terminology are all meaningless
[Tarski]
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13750
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Analysis aims at the structure of facts, which are needed to give a rationale to analysis
[Urmson, by Schaffer,J]
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8460
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Philosophers have given precise senses to deduction, probability, computability etc
[Quine/Ullian]
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12773
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Analytic philosophy has an exceptional arsenal of critical tools
[Fraassen]
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15545
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Armstrong's analysis seeks truthmakers rather than definitions
[Lewis]
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16288
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Analysis reduces primitives and makes understanding explicit (without adding new knowledge)
[Lewis]
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12865
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Analytic philosophers may prefer formal systems because natural language is such mess
[Simons]
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22334
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Analysis must include definitions, search for simples, concept analysis, and Kant's analysis
[Glock]
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