Philosophy's Future, The Problem of Philosophical Progress by Russell Blackford,Damien Broderick -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Page Table of Contents Notes on Contributors Introduction I: Philosophy and the Perils of Progress

An Embarrassment for Philosophy? The problem(s) of philosophical progress Philosophers write back What should we expect (from philosophy)? The future for philosophy? References

Introduction II: Philosophy on the Inclined Plane

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Part 1: Roads to Progress in Philosophy

1 Coming Out of the Shade

Accessibility in Form and Medium A Note on “Public” Philosophy Engaging with Other Disciplines Suspicion and Fear of the Public References

2 What has Philosophy Ever Done for Us?

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3 Progress and Philosophy

Introduction Philosophy as an Analytical Tool Philosophy and Progress in the Sciences Progress in Philosophical Accounts of Scientific Method Philosophy and Research Ethics Research Ethics as a New Discipline Conclusion References

4 Only Connect

Preamble Conditionals and a Principle about Evidence Perceptual Content and Two‐Dimensionalism Information and Proper Names Afterword References

Part 2: Bumps in the Road, Rabbits in the Landscape

5 Chmess, Abiding Significance, and Rabbit Holes

Introduction Chmess Dennett’s point Metaphysics and models Axioms, mathematics, and progress Conclusion References

6 Philosophy as the Evocation of Conceptual Landscapes

Preamble: The Nature of Progress Evoking Truths about Mathematics, Logic, and Philosophy The Business of Philosophy, and its Limits Philosophy Studies the (Evoked) Structure of Aporetic Clusters Empirical Examples of Aporetic Clusters in Philosophy The Evolution of Philosophy References

7 Three Barriers to Philosophical Progress

Introduction The Absence of Fixed Standards in Philosophy Barrier #1: Intra‐Disciplinary Siloing Barrier #2: Sociological determinants Barrier #3: Bias Moving Beyond the Barriers References

Part 3: Cautious Optimism

8 Is there Progress in Philosophy? A Brief Case for Optimism

Introduction Exhibit A Exhibit B Patterns Successors Negativity Explanation Conclusion References

9 Is Philosophy Progressing Fast Enough?

Philosophy’s Self‐Conception The Case for Pessimism The Case for Optimism References

10 Does Philosophical Progress Matter?

Philosophy’s Progress The Intractability of Philosophical Disagreement The Promise of Experimental Philosophy References

Part 4: Philosophy and Science

11 Between Gods and Apes

The Truth The Truth as a Bookie: The Horse Race Philosophical Disagreement as Hubris Scientific Agreement as Groupthink Philosophy and Noetic Skepticism Science and Noetic Skepticism: The Bigger Problem Testing Noetic Skepticism Philosophical and Scientific Progress References

12 Model‐Building in Philosophy

What are Models? Models in Philosophy Methodological Reflections Conclusion References

13 Progress in Philosophy and in the Physical Sciences

“Problems with Progress”: Some Sources of Doubt Relativism and Realism: Carts before Horses? Progress in Science: An Apt Analogy? Reason, Progress, and the Uses of Error References

Part 5: Re‐Imagining the Conversation

14 Philosophy as “Intellectual War of Values”

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15 Re‐Imagining the Philosophical Conversation

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16 David Lewis and the Kangaroo

Introduction Graphing Lewis: Coarse Structure Rise and Fall of the Black Box Mind A Prolonged Campaign in Hindsight References

17 Philosophy, Progress, and Identity

A Conception of Philosophy Dissensus in Philosophy Philosophical Commitment as Identity‐Conferring Progress in Philosophy Conclusion References

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