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Philosophy in Mediis Rebus
Author(s) -
Rudder Baker Lynne
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
metaphilosophy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.475
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1467-9973
pISSN - 0026-1068
DOI - 10.1111/1467-9973.00196
Subject(s) - metaphysics , pragmatism , epistemology , philosophy , analytic philosophy , realism , scientific realism , philosophy of science , set (abstract data type) , contemporary philosophy , computer science , programming language
Philosophy should begin in the middle of things. I distinguish two ways in which I think that philosophy should begin in the middle of things, and then I describe the two dominant approaches to analytic philosophy today: scientific pragmatism and conceptual analysis (or, more broadly, “a priorism”). After giving reasons for dissatisfaction with both of these dominant approaches, I set out my own view – Practical Realism – and argue for the merits of its methodological and metaphysical components.