Davidson on Analytic Philosophy

Posted on May 26, 2008
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I don’t think of analytic philosophy quite in the same way that Rorty does. He thinks of analytic philosophy as being almost entirely concerned with epistemology, with producing one or another response to skepticism; however, I think of analytic philosophy as a method. The method is one which tries to state problems and arguments as clearly as possible and respects the pursuit of truth.

A quote from Donald Davidson in an interview discussing Rorty.

To the degree this is what one means by analytic philosophy I’m all for it. (Makes me think of Peirce in his “How to Make Our Ideas Clear”)

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