Philosophy's future : the problem of philosophical progress /: the problem of philosophical progress. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Russell Blackford and Damien Broderick.
• Editors: Blackford, Russell, 1954-; Broderick, Damien
• Contents: Notes on Contributors ix Introduction I: Philosophy and the Perils of Progress 1; Russell Blackford Introduction II: Philosophy on the Inclined Plane 13; Damien Broderick Part 1 Roads to Progress in Philosophy 19 1 Coming Out of the Shade 21; Myisha Cherry 2 What has Philosophy Ever Done for Us? 31; James Ladyman 3 Progress and Philosophy 41; Noretta Koertge 4 Only Connect 51; Frank Jackson Part 2 Bumps in the Road, Rabbits in the Landscape 61 5 Chmess, Abiding Significance, and Rabbit Holes 63; Peter Boghossian and James A. Lindsay 6 Philosophy as the Evocation of Conceptual Landscapes 75; Massimo Pigliucci 7 Three Barriers to Philosophical Progress 91; Jessica Wilson Part 3 Cautious Optimism 105 8 Is there Progress in Philosophy? A Brief Case for Optimism 107; Daniel Stoljar 9 Is Philosophy Progressing Fast Enough? 119; Stuart Brock 10 Does Philosophical Progress Matter? 133; Richard Kamber Part 4 Philosophy and Science 145 11 Between Gods and Apes: On the Lack of Scientific and Philosophical Progress 147; Mark Walker 12 Model?]Building in Philosophy 159; Timothy Williamson 13 Progress in Philosophy and in the Physical Sciences: How Far Does The Analogy Hold? 173; Christopher Norris Part 5 Re-Imagining the Conversation 191 14 Philosophy as “Intellectual War of Values” 193; Stefan Lorenz Sorgner 15 Re?]Imagining the Philosophical Conversation 201; Karen Green 16 David Lewis and the Kangaroo: Graphing Philosophical Progress 213; Benj Hellie 17 Philosophy, Progress, and Identity 227; Ward E. Jones Index 241
• Publisher Details: Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, Inc
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource (xii, 249 pages)
• Subjects: 101; Philosophy -- History -- 21st century; Philosophy; PHILOSOPHY / Methodology; History; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781119210092; 1119210097; 9781119210115; 1119210119; 9781119210108; 1119210100
• Related ISBNs: 9781119210085
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.
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