Philosophical Clarification, its Possibility and Point

Philosophia 37 (4):629–652 (2009)
  Copy   BIBTEX

Abstract

It is possible to pursue philosophy with a clarificatory end in mind. Doing philosophy in this mode neither reduces to simply engaging in therapy or theorizing. This paper defends the possibility of this distinctive kind of philosophical activity and gives an account of its product—non-theoretical insights—in an attempt to show that there exists a third, ‘live’ option for understanding what philosophy has to offer. It responds to criticisms leveled at elucidatory philosophy by defenders of extreme therapeutic readings and clearly demonstrates that in rejecting the latter one cannot assume Wittgenstein’s approach to philosophy was theoretically based by default.

Other Versions

No versions found

Links

PhilArchive

    This entry is not archived by us. If you are the author and have permission from the publisher, we recommend that you archive it. Many publishers automatically grant permission to authors to archive pre-prints. By uploading a copy of your work, you will enable us to better index it, making it easier to find.

    Upload a copy of this work     Papers currently archived: 101,601

External links

Setup an account with your affiliations in order to access resources via your University's proxy server

Through your library

Similar books and articles

A “resolute” later Wittgenstein?Genia Schönbaumsfeld - 2010 - Metaphilosophy 41 (5):649-668.
Resolute Readings of Wittgenstein and Nonsense.Joseph Ulatowski - 2020 - Journal for the History of Analytical Philosophy 8 (10).
Tractatus; The beginning of Wittgenstein's therapeutic approach to philosophy. Sahar & Yousef - 2015 - Journal of Philosophical Investigations at University of Tabriz 9 (16):79-95.
Austerity and Ineffability.Edmund Dain - 2005 - Philosophical Writings 30 (3):49-58.

Analytics

Added to PP
2009-05-02

Downloads
802 (#30,283)

6 months
16 (#201,150)

Historical graph of downloads
How can I increase my downloads?

Author's Profile

Daniel D. Hutto
University of Wollongong

Citations of this work

Add more citations

References found in this work

The Language of Thought.Jerry Fodor - 1975 - Harvard University Press.
The Philosophy of Philosophy.Timothy Williamson - 2007 - Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell.
The Language of Thought.J. A. Fodor - 1978 - Critica 10 (28):140-143.

View all 54 references / Add more references