The death of philosophy : reference and self-reference in contemporary thought

✍ Scribed by Thomas-Fogiel, Isabelle

• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Year: 2011
• Tongue: English, French
• Leaves: 358
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Many philosophers have heralded the death of philosophy. Kant claimed responsibility for both its beginning and end, while Heidegger argued it concluded with Nietzsche. In the twentieth century, figures as diverse as John Austin and Richard Rorty have proclaimed philosophy's end, with some even calling for the advent of ""postphilosophy."" Transcending the analytical and continental divide, the death of philosophy is a topic as debated as the death of God. In an effort to make sense of all these conflicting positions-which often say as much about the philosopher as the subject itself- Read more...

Abstract: Many philosophers have heralded the death of philosophy. Kant claimed responsibility for both its beginning and end, while Heidegger argued it concluded with Nietzsche. In the twentieth century, figures as diverse as John Austin and Richard Rorty have proclaimed philosophy's end, with some even calling for the advent of ""postphilosophy."" Transcending the analytical and continental divide, the death of philosophy is a topic as debated as the death of God. In an effort to make sense of all these conflicting positions-which often say as much about the philosopher as the subject itself

✦ Table of Contents

Content: The end of philosophy, or the paradoxes of speaking. Skeptical and scientific "post-philosophy" --
"Saying and the said": two paradigms for the same subject --
The antispeculative view: Habermas as an example --
Kant's shadow in the current philosophical landscape --
Challenging the "death of philosophy" : the reflexive a priori. A definition of the model: scientific learning and philosophical knowledge --
The model of self-reference's consistency --
The model's fecundity --
Beyond the death of philosophy --
The end of philosophy in perspective : the source of the reflexive deficit. The "race to reference" --
The tension between reference and self-reference in the Kantian system --
Helmholtz's choice as a choice for reference: the naturalization of critique --
Critique: a positivist theory of knowledge or existential ontology? --
Questioning the history of philosophy.

✦ Subjects

Philosophy, French -- 21st century. Philosophy, Modern -- 21st century. Reference (Philosophy) PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Modern PHILOSOPHY / General Philosophy, French. Philosophy, Modern.