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What is Philosophy? - A First-Person Perspective (Paperback)
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What is Philosophy? - A First-Person Perspective (Paperback)
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As philosophy departments attempt to define their unique value amid
program closures in the humanities and the rise of
interdisciplinary research, metaphilosophy has become an
increasingly important area of inquiry. Richard Fumerton here lays
out a cogent answer to the question asked in the book's title, What
is Philosophy?. Against those who argue that philosophy is not
sharply distinguishable from the sciences, Fumerton makes a case
for philosophy as an autonomous discipline with its own distinct
methodology. Over the course of nine engaging and accessible
chapters, he shows that answering fundamental philosophical
questions requires one to take a radical first-person perspective
that divorces the truth conditions of philosophical claims from the
kind of contingent truths investigated by the empirical sciences.
Along the way, Fumerton briefly discusses the historical
controversies that have surrounded the nature of philosophy,
situating his own argument within the larger conversation. Key
Features Illuminates the unique role of thought experiments and
especially the "paradox of analysis" in understanding the purpose
and value of philosophy. Shows that philosophy asks fundamental
questions, unanswerable by the sciences, that are critical to
thinking clearly and rationally about the world. Highlights the
distinct character of philosophical questions in specific subject
areas: philosophy of language, epistemology, ethics, philosophy of
mind, and philosophy of science. Concludes by making a unique case
for philosophy's contribution to cross-disciplinary work in ethics,
politics, mathematics, and the empirical sciences. Written in a way
to be engaging and accessible for advanced undergraduate readers.
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