The Philosophy of Philosophy (The Blackwell / Brown Lectures in Philosophy, Vol. 2) 1st Edition by Timothy Williamson (PDF)

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The second volume in the Blackwell Brown Lectures in Philosophy, this volume offers an original and provocative take on the nature and methodology of philosophy. Based on public lectures at Brown University, given by the pre-eminent philosopher, Timothy WilliamsonRejects the ideology of the ‘linguistic turn’, the most distinctive trend of 20th century philosophyExplains the method of philosophy as a development from non-philosophical ways of thinkingSuggests new ways of understanding what contemporary and past philosophers are doing

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Editorial Reviews: Review “Worthwhile reading … for anyone reckoning him or herself to be part of the analytic tradition. Superb in coming to grips with one’s methodological self-understanding.” Metapsychology From the Inside Flap The standard narratives of the development of philosophy over the past century are increasingly inadequate, yet it remains unclear what should replace them. The Philosophy of Philosophy provides an original and provocative take on the nature and methodology of philosophy. Pre-eminent contemporary philosopher Timothy Williamson rejects the ideology of the most distinctive trend of 20th century philosophy—the ‘linguistic turn’. He describes the method of philosophy as evolving from non-philosophical ways of thinking and proposes a fresh understanding of both contemporary and past philosophers. This marks the second volume in the Blackwell/Brown Lectures in Philosophy series, offering compact books with cutting-edge research from across the discipline. Based on public lectures held at Brown University, the books in this series are written by established scholars of the highest caliber, presenting their work in a clear and concise format. From the Back Cover The standard narratives of the development of philosophy over the past century are increasingly inadequate, yet it remains unclear what should replace them. The Philosophy of Philosophy provides an original and provocative take on the nature and methodology of philosophy. Pre-eminent contemporary philosopher Timothy Williamson rejects the ideology of the most distinctive trend of 20th century philosophy—the ‘linguistic turn’. He describes the method of philosophy as evolving from non-philosophical ways of thinking and proposes a fresh understanding of both contemporary and past philosophers. This marks the second volume in the Blackwell/Brown Lectures in Philosophy series, offering compact books with cutting-edge research from across the discipline. Based on public lectures held at Brown University, the books in this series are written by established scholars of the highest caliber, presenting their work in a clear and concise format. About the Author Timothy Williamson is Wykeham Professor of Logic at the University of Oxford, a Fellow of the British Academy, and a foreign honorary member of the American Academy of Arts. Williamson is the author of Identity and Discrimination (1990), Vagueness (1996), Knowledge and its Limits (2000) and numerous articles on logic, philosophy of language, epistemology, and metaphysics. Read more

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⭐An interesting, but in the end rather frustratingly ‘indirect’ and hence opaque, discussion of the extent to which philosophical inquiries are “armchair” investigations. But i found it a useful read — but then it is my trade.

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⭐Williamson helps motivate a new self-conception for philosophers but in a very unguided fashion. The overall feeling I had was that Williamson is pushing towards something very interesting, but that he hasn’t taken the time to collect his thoughts clearly. Any rebuttal of Williamson could not hope to address his position systematically. The only response possible to Williamson would be a point by point discussion of all of what appear to be judgments that are united in spirit but whose connection is only hinted at. This strikes me as a weakness of the book. Perhaps, as the other reviewer said, it is simply for specialists. Or perhaps what is more properly said is that a specialist would have the experience to untangle the conceptual mess. My impression: Williamson is being much more opaque than necessary. A good read for anyone who is worried about the legitimacy of the field of philosophy, but be ready to skim past large sections that seem peripheral to the larger issue.

⭐I felt this book was too difficult of a read for a layman. I was a philosophy major in college but still found it pretty tough to read. Definitely targeted at a very academic philosophy crowd.

⭐Currently waiting on volume 3, the philosophy of philosophy of philosophy.

⭐Das Buch ist für Menschen ohne analytisch-philosophischer Vorbildung sicher schwer zu lesen, da der Autor “in einem Aufwischer” mehrere Positionen gleichzeitig behabdelt und, obwohl jeder Begriff erklärt wird, doch sehr schnell vorgeht.Der inhalt ist aber von allgemeinem philosophischen Interesse. Besonders Kapitel 2 und 7 sind fundamentale und substanzielle Kritiken an der philosophischen Methode vieler zeitgenösischer Autoren und, daher, von allgemein philosophischen Interesse.Was nicht gut heraus gearbeitet wurde ist, wie die positionen des Buches zur frühen analytischen Philosophie stehen. Ließt man Carnap durch die Augen Ayers und Frege durch die Augen Dummetts mag die Kritik im Buch auch diese treffen. Aber das muss man nicht. In diesem Sinne ist das Buch etwas oxfordzentristisch. Aber da es sich an zeitgenössische Autoren wenden, schmählert das nicht seine Bedeutung.Ich schreibe diese Rezension auch als Warnung an alle Laienphilosophen.Dieses Buch habe ich im Rahmen eines Seminars über Erkenntnistheorie teilweise gelesen und es ist ausgezeichnet aber ist sehr anspruchsvoll.Es wird zwar die allgemein interessante Frage gestellt, was die Philosophie aus dem Lehnsessel beitragen kann, d.h. rein durch das Nachdenken mittels Logik im Prinzip, aber die Antworten auf viele Aspekte sind sehr technisch.Im Prinzip gibt es die gleiche Antwort darauf, was denn die Mathematik aus dem Sessel beitragen kann?Die Antwort, wie alle Philosophen und Naturwissenschaftltler wissen, ist natürlich, sehr viel.Bel libro ed originaleIs it possible to trace a theory of what philosophy is and should be without any sort of historical awareness of what philosophy has been (and has believed to be) in more or less recent history? is it possible to trace such a theory without any sort of knowledge concerning non-analytical philosophy? the author believes it is, in both cases. The result is an intelligent and well written, but definitely disappointing bookTimothy Williamson describes what is relevant (which methods) for philosophy. He takes well known principles, like the sentence of excluded middle into account as well, as he mention the significance of a common sence, when doing philosophy. In his view philosophy is like an armchair-technology like mathematics. And he requires to use mathematical methods in philosophy, where possible. Sometimes descriptions are too long and some compactness and sharpness is missing.

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