| 单词 | analytical philosophy |
| 释义 | > as lemmasanalytical philosophy analytical philosophy n. Philosophy (in early use) any system or approach which tries to resolve problems by breaking them down into more simple ideas, facts, etc.; (in later use) the examination of propositions, concepts, etc., through analysis of the language in which they are expressed.The term is chiefly associated with the practitioners of Anglo-American philosophy, esp. of the early 20th cent., such as Moore, Russell, and Wittgenstein, and is often contrasted with continental, a broad description for the writings of European political and existentialist philosophers. ΚΠ 1807 Crit. Rev. 3rd Ser. Aug. 471 If the disciples of Hippocrates had understood his lessons well, they might have laid the foundation of that analytical philosophy, by the aid of which the human mind will be..enabled to create..some new and improved instruments of advancement. 1857 H. le M. Chepmell Short Course Hist. 2nd Ser. I. 376 By the genius of Albertus Magnus and Thomas Aquinas, the analytical philosophy of Aristotle..was blended with the mystical idealism of Plato, and triumphantly established as orthodox. 1938 Philosophy 13 353 He [sc. A. J. Ayer] suggests..analytical philosophy is explanation of the proper use of words, but only of such as may encourage us to draw false inferences, ask spurious questions, or make nonsensical assumptions. 1979 C. Taylor Hegel & Mod. Soc. I. Introd. p. vii The analytical philosophy of the contemporary Anglo-Saxon world was developed by Moore, Russell and others in revolt against idealism and the influence of Hegel. 2006 Church Times 7 Apr. 22/5 Analytical philosophy takes the Sven-Göran Eriksson approach to God: cool, detached, emotionless; all reason and no passion. < as lemmas |
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