In A. I. Davidson (Ed. Unlimited access to over18 million full-text articles. The English works of Thomas Hobbes of Malmesbury (Vol. And indeed, in this paper I argue that many philosophers have in fact not been genuinely engaged in the search for truth (in other words, many philosophers have not been doing philosophy) and as such much of what passes for philosophy is in fact not really philosophy at all. (1976). Oxford: Oxford University Press. Metaphilosophy, 20, 295–305. Cox, G. (2010). In C. J. Bontempo & S. J. Odell (Eds. Two dogmas of philosophy and other essays in the philosophy of philosophy. You can see your Bookmarks on your DeepDyve Library. ), Stromateis books 1–3. On liberty. The Journal of Value Inquiry, 37, 533–542. Newman, J. Opera omnia. In C. J. Bontempo & S. J. Odell (Eds. Descartes, R. (1984–1985). over 18 million articles from more than The obvious retort here is that it does not follow at all that such theories must be false; in fact there is no logical reason why a theory with such origins cannot be true, although we might justifiably be surprised if it were true, since its author did not craft it with truth in mind (consequently, then, if it did turn out to be true, this would be more by accident than by design). PubMed Google Scholar. Cambridge, Mass: The MIT Press. (2011). The finding of arguments for a conclusion given in advance is not philosophy, but special pleading.’. London: Continuum. ), The Owl of Minerva (pp. Select data courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. Subscription will auto renew annually. Some philosophers, such as John Stuart Mill (1991, 52), have considered the Socratic injunction to represent the ideal for intellectual endeavours such as philosophy. Synthese, 24, 321–342. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11406-013-9426-5. Belmont: Wadsworth. A history of Jewish philosophy in the middle ages. volume 41, pages1079–1094(2013)Cite this article. Philosophy as elucidating concepts. ), Philosophy as a way of life. Soccio, D. J. Midwest Studies in Philosophy, 19, 206–219. 4). Ayer, A. J. But even if philosophy is the search for truth, it does not automatically follow that those who are identified as But even if philosophy is the search for truth, it does not automatically follow that those who are identified as ‘philosophers’ are themselves actually engaged in that search. This is a preview of subscription content, log in to check access. Philosophy, as it is understood and practiced in the West, is and has been generally considered to be the search for truth. Reset filters. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Popper, K. (1975). New York: McGraw-Hill. The complete works of Aristotle. Waller, B. N. (2003). Animal minds. Schupbach, J. N., & Sprenger, J. The unconscious origins of philosophical inquiry. Gutting, G. (2009). Russell (2004, 84) once claimed that this was true of ‘all philosophers’ in the field of ethics: ‘One of the defects of all philosophers since Plato is that their inquiries into ethics proceed on the assumption that they already know the conclusions to be reached.’ However Russell offered no evidence for this assertion. But even if philosophy is the search for truth, it does not automatically follow that those who are identified as ‘philosophers’ are themselves actually engaged in that search. Berman, D. (1990). In C. J. Bontempo & S. J. Odell (Eds. 168–179). To save an article, log in first, or sign up for a DeepDyve account if you don’t already have one. In acknowledging this objection, it’s not uncommon to find philosophers (e.g. Understanding Rawls: A reconstruction and critique of ‘a theory of justice’. Require these words, in this exact order. London: John Bohn.