The historical turn in analytic philosophy / edited by Erich Reck.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Reck, Erich H., 1959-

Series:

History of analytic philosophy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Analysis (Philosophy).

Analysis (Philosophy)--History.

History.

Physical Description:

xv, 357 pages ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.

Summary:

During the last 25 years, a large number of publications on the history of analytic philosophy have appeared, significantly more than in the preceding period. As most of these works are by analytically trained authors, it is tempting to speak of a 'historical turn' in analytic philosophy. The present volume constitutes both a contribution to this body of work and a reflection on what is, or might be, achieved in it. The twelve new essays, by an international group of contributors, range from cases studies on individual philosophers (Russell, Carnap, Quine, and Ryle) through discussions of broader themes in the history of analytic philosophy (in logic and philosophy of language, philosophy of mathematics, epistemology, philosophy of mind and psychology) to related methodological reflections (on the relationship between doing analytic philosophy and studying the history of philosophy, on various forms of philosophical history, and on their respective benefits). Book jacket.

Contents:

Part I Case Studies

1 Philosophy and the Tide of History: Bertrand Russell's Role in the Rise of Analytic Philosophy / Stewart Candlish Candlish, Stewart 39

2 Taking the Measure of Carnap's Philosophical Engineering: Metalogic as Metrology / Alan Richardson Richardson, Alan 60

3 Quine and the Aufbau: The Possibility of Objective Knowledge / Peter Hylton Hylton, Peter 78

4 Ryle's Conceptual Cartography / Julia Tanney Tanney, Julia 94

Part II Broader Themes

5 Frege, Lotze, and Boole / Jeremy Heis Heis, Jeremy 113

6 Frege or Dedekind? Towards a Reevaluation of Their Legacies / Erich H. Reck Reck, Erich H. 139

7 Psychology, Epistemology, and the Problem of the External World: Russell and Before / Gary Hatfield Hatfield, Gary 171

8 C.I. Lewis and the Analyticity Debate / Thomas Baldwin Baldwin, Thomas 201

Part III Methodological Reflections

9 Analytic Philosophy and History of Philosophy: The Development of the Idea of Rational Reconstruction / Michael Beaney Beaney, Michael 231

10 History and the Future of Logical Empiricism / A.W. Carus Carus, A.W. 261

11 What Is the Good of Philosophical History? / Michael Kremer Kremer, Michael 294

12 The Owl of Minerva: Is Analytic Philosophy Moribund? / Hans-Johann Glock Glock, Hans-Johann 326.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780230201538

0230201539

OCLC:

751795295