Analytic Philosophy
Laura Garcia, Ph.D.
International Catholic University Classics Collection, recorded in 2004
The ideas prevalent in our own time are influenced heavily, for better or worse, by the development in England and America of analytic philosophy with its serious and sustained attention to language as the place where philosophical problems surface and where they might either be resolved, dissolved, or their originators absolved. This course follows the historical narrative of the movement from G. E. Moore and Bertrand Russell to the “ordinary language” philosophers, Ludwig Wittgenstein, positivism, realism and anti-realism. The concluding assessment examines the implications of this method of analysis for moral and religious beliefs.
30-minute lectures
Roots: Overview
Start Making Sense: Common Sense Realism
The Cat is on the Mat: Logical Atomism
Salvation Through Science: Logical Positivism
Seeking Rock Bottom: Verification Criterion of Meaning
Feeling Groovy: Noncognitivism in Metaethics
Testing God: Accomodationist Philosophy of Religion
Foundation Cracks: Demise of Positivism
Gamesmanship: Language Games
A Modest Proposal: Ordinary Language Philosophy
Black Holes: Anti-Realism
Realism with Attitude: Neo-Realism
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