Philosophical Theory-Construction and the Self-Image of Philosophy

Olsen, Niels Skovgaard

Philosophical Theory-Construction and the Self-Image of Philosophy

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Date

2014

Publication type

Journal article

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Open Journal of Philosophy ; 4 (2014), 3. - pp. 231-243. - ISSN 2163-9434. - eISSN 2163-9442

Abstract

This article takes its point of departure in a criticism of the views on meta-philosophy of P.M.S. Hacker for being too dismissive of the possibility of philosophical theory-construction. But its real aim is to put forward an explanatory hypothesis for the lack of a body of established truths and universal research programs in philosophy along with the outline of a positive account of what philosophical theories are and of how to assess them. A corollary of the present account is that it allows us to account for the objective dimension of philosophical discourse without taking recourse to the problematic idea of there being worldly facts that function as truth-makers for philosophical claims.

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100 Philosophy

Keywords

Meta-Philosophy, Hacker, Williamson, Philosophical Theories

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OLSEN, Niels Skovgaard, 2014. Philosophical Theory-Construction and the Self-Image of Philosophy. In: Open Journal of Philosophy. 4(3), pp. 231-243. ISSN 2163-9434. eISSN 2163-9442. Available under: doi: 10.4236/ojpp.2014.43031

BibTex

@article{Olsen2014Philo-29302,
  year={2014},
  doi={10.4236/ojpp.2014.43031},
  title={Philosophical Theory-Construction and the Self-Image of Philosophy},
  number={3},
  volume={4},
  issn={2163-9434},
  journal={Open Journal of Philosophy},
  pages={231--243},
  author={Olsen, Niels Skovgaard}
}

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