Analytic versus continental : arguments on the methods and value of philosophy / James Chase and Jack Reynolds.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chase, James, 1969-

Contributor:

Reynolds, Jack, 1976-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Analysis (Philosophy).

Continental philosophy.

Philosophy, Modern--History.

Philosophy, Modern.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 294 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Durham : Acumen Publishing, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Throughout much of the twentieth century, the relationship between analytic and continental philosophy has been one of disinterest, caution or hostility. Recent debates in philosophy have highlighted some of the similarities between the two approaches and even envisaged a post-continental and post-analytic philosophy. Opening with a history of key encounters between philosophers of opposing camps since the late-nineteenth century – from Frege and Husserl to Derrida and Searle – the book goes on to explore in detail the main methodological differences between the two approaches. This covers a very wide range of topics, from issues of style and clarity of exposition to formal methods arising from logic and probability theory. The final section presents a balanced critique of the two schools’ approaches to key issues such as time, truth, subjectivity, mind and body, language and meaning, and ethics. Analytic versus Continental is the first sustained analysis of both approaches to philosophy, examining the limits and possibilities of each. It provides a clear overview of a much-disputed history and, in highlighting the strengths and weaknesses of both traditions, also offers future directions for both continental and analytic philosophy.

Contents:

Introduction : analytic versus continental : arguments on the methods and value of philosophy

Frege and Husserl

Russell versus Bergson

Carnap versus Heidegger

The Frankfurt School, the positivists and Popper

Royaumont : Ryle and Hare versus French and German philosophy

Derrida versus Searle and beyond

Introduction to philosophical method

Analytic philosophy and the intuition pump : the uses and abuses of thought experiments

Reflective equilibrium : commone sense or conservatism?

The fate of transcendental reasoning

Phenomenology : returning to the things themselves

Genealogy, hermeneutics and deconstruction

Style and clarity

Philosophy, science and art

Ontology and metaphysics

Truth, objectivity and realism

Time : a contretemps

Mind, body and representationalism

Ethics and politics : theoretical and anti-theoretical approaches

Problem(s) of other minds : solutions and dissolutions in analytic and continental philosophy

Conclusion.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

1-317-49192-0

1-317-49193-9

1-315-71143-5

1-280-12007-X

9786613523983

1-84465-478-8

9781315711430

OCLC:

898028318