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Jackson, Magdalena Balcerak and Jackson, Brendan Balcerak (2012). Understanding and philosophical methodology. Philos. Stud., 161 (2). S. 185 - 206. DORDRECHT: SPRINGER. ISSN 1573-0883

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Abstract

According to Conceptualism, philosophy is an independent discipline that can be pursued from the armchair because philosophy seeks truths that can be discovered purely on the basis of our understanding of expressions and the concepts they express. In his recent book, The Philosophy of Philosophy, Timothy Williamson argues that while philosophy can indeed be pursued from the armchair, we should reject any form of Conceptualism. In this paper, we show that Williamson's arguments against Conceptualism are not successful, and we sketch a way to understand understanding that shows that there is a clear sense in which we can indeed come to know the answers to (many) philosophical questions purely on the basis of understanding.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Jackson, Magdalena Balcerak UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Jackson, Brendan Balcerak UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-480317
DOI:	10.1007/s11098-011-9729-y
Journal or Publication Title:	Philos. Stud.
Volume:	161
Number:	2
Page Range:	S. 185 - 206
Date:	2012
Publisher:	SPRINGER
Place of Publication:	DORDRECHT
ISSN:	1573-0883
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language Philosophy Multiple languages
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/48031