Wittgenstein: The Nature of Philosophy

philosophy and the mirror of nature

richard mckay rorty (1932-2007) is the american neo-pragmatist. criticizing the prevalent issues of traditional philosophy such as truth, knowledge, objectivity, logic and philosophy, he considers epistemology a modern subject which emerged via forging the mind by rene descartes. in his view, separation of mind–body is an unprecedented matter created in descartes philosophy. he thinks that, i...

The Nature of Comparative Research in Philosophy of Education: Faaraabee\'s Method

The Nature of Comparative Research in Philosophy of Education: Faaraabee's Method M.H. Mirzaamohammadi, Ph.D. Comparative research, from a philosophical perspective in education, goes beyond the mere comparison of two ideas or subjects, and necessitates both judgment and critical analysis. Considering the complexities of the educational processes, doing comparative research in educati...

The Nature and Possibility of Public Philosophy

The article argues that there is a central problem with the concept of public philosophy, in that philosophy is partly defined by questioning reflection on its own sense, while public or popular culture characteristically relies unreflectively on its ultimate givens, and these are mutually exclusive modes of thought. The article proposes, however, that because of philosophy’s reflection on and ...

Epistemological Metaphors and the Nature of Philosophy

This article examines some of the most important metaphors and analogies that epistemologists have used to discuss the structure and validity of knowledge. After reviewing foundational, coherentist, and other metaphors for knowledge, we discuss the metaphilosophical significance of the prevalence of such metaphors. We argue that they support a view of philosophy as akin to science rather than p...

’ The Cognitive View in Cognitive Science : An Investigation in the Context of Wittgenstein ’ s Later Philosophy