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Doing Philosophy Timothy Williamson (Wykeham Professor of Logic, Oxford University)

Doing Philosophy By Timothy Williamson (Wykeham Professor of Logic, Oxford University)

Doing Philosophy by Timothy Williamson (Wykeham Professor of Logic, Oxford University)

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Is philosophy a unique discipline, or are its methods more like those of other sciences than many philosophers think? Timothy Williamson explains clearly and concisely how contemporary philosophers think and work, and reflects on their powers and limitations.

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Doing Philosophy: From Common Curiosity to Logical Reasoning by Timothy Williamson (Wykeham Professor of Logic, Oxford University)

What are philosophers trying to achieve? How can they succeed? Does philosophy make progress? Is it in competition with science, or doing something completely different, or neither? Timothy Williamson tackles some of the key questions surrounding philosophy in new and provocative ways, showing how philosophy begins in common sense curiosity, and develops through our capacity to dispute rationally with each other. Discussing philosophy's ability to clarify our thoughts, he explains why such clarification depends on the development of philosophical theories, and how those theories can be tested by imaginative thought experiments, and compared against each other by standards similar to those used in the natural and social sciences. He also shows how logical rigour can be understood as a way of enhancing the explanatory power of philosophical theories. Drawing on the history of philosophy to provide a track record of philosophical thinking's successes and failures, Williamson overturns widely held dogmas about the distinctive nature of philosophy in comparison to the sciences, demystifies its methods, and considers the future of the discipline. From thought experiments, to deduction, to theories, this little book will cause you to totally rethink what philosophy is.

Doing Philosophy Reviews

Written [...] in simple, clear language. * Alexis Papazoglou, The Times Literary Supplement *
This short book exemplifies Williamson's approach to philosophy: it is clear, igorous and unafraid of confrontation with opposing ideas. For the general reader it is, like his earlier Tetralogue, an excellent invitation to philosophy: provocative but considerate, exacting yet encouraging. * Jonathan Egid , New Humanist *
As bold and provocative as its title, one of the worlds leading philosophers lays out in clear, accessible, and engaging terms his vision of philosophy, inviting the reader to agree or disagree, and thereby to enter into its practice. * Jason Stanley, Jacob Urowsky Professor of Philosophy at Yale University *
Could you be a philosopher? In this terrific book, Timothy Williamson explains what is distinctive about philosophical ways of thinking, and shares trade secrets about how philosophical theories are built and judged. Doing Philosophy moves swiftly, plunging the reader straight into deep controversies about the relationships between philosophy and science, common sense, logic, language, and thought experiments. Williamson is an expert guide through this challenging terrain, offering precise arguments, entertaining examples, and intriguing questions for further reflection. * Jennifer Nagel, University of Toronto *

About Timothy Williamson (Wykeham Professor of Logic, Oxford University)

Timothy Williamson is the Wykeham Professor of Logic at the University of Oxford and A. Whitney Griswold Visiting Professor at Yale University. Previously he was the Professor of Logic and Metaphysics at Edinburgh University. He has published books and articles on many branches of philosophy, some of which have been translated into German, Spanish, French, Italian, Hungarian, Serbian, Turkish, Chinese, Korean, and other languages. He frequently writes on philosophy in the Times Literary Supplement, the New York Times blog The Stone, and newspapers in various countries.

Table of Contents

Preface 1: Introduction 2: Starting from common sense 3: Disputing 4: Clarifying terms 5: Doing thought experiments 6: Comparing theories 7: Deducing 8: Using the history of philosophy 9: Using other fields 10: Model-building 11: Conclusion: the future of philosophyReferences and Further Reading

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9780198822516
0198822510
Doing Philosophy: From Common Curiosity to Logical Reasoning by Timothy Williamson (Wykeham Professor of Logic, Oxford University)
Timothy Williamson (Wykeham Professor of Logic, Oxford University)
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Oxford University Press
20180823
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