The notion of the philosophical imaginary developed by Michele Le
Doeuff refers to the capacity to imagine as well as to the stock of
images philosophers employ. Making use of this notion, Marguerite
La Caze explores the idea of the imaginary of analytic philosophy.
Noting the marked tendency of analytic philosophy to be
unselfconscious about the use of figurative language and the levels
at which it works, La Caze shows how analytic images can work to
define the parameters of debates and exclude differing approaches,
including feminist ones. La Caze focuses on five influential types
of images in five central areas of contemporary analytic
philosophy: analogies and how they are used in the abortion
debates; thought experiments in personal identity; the myth of the
social contract; Thomas Nagel's use of visual and spatial metaphors
in epistemology; and Kendall Walton's use of children's games as a
foundational model in aesthetics. The author shows how the image
promotes assumptions and conceals tensions in philosophical works,
how the image persuades, and how it limits debate and excludes
ideas. In providing an analysis of and reflection on the nature of
the analytic imaginary, La Caze suggests that a more open-ended and
reflexive approach can result in richer, more fruitful,
philosophical work.
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