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Cover: 9783111376455 | Scientific Progress in Philosophy | A Case for Unconditional Optimism
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Scientific Progress in Philosophy
A Case for Unconditional Optimism
Buch von Daniele Bruno Garancini
Sprache: Englisch

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Beschreibung
The book defends optimism about philosophical progress. That is, it argues contra pessimists that philosophy makes as much progress as science makes. Garancini first outlines the standards of progress that pessimists endorse, then he argues that philosophical debates throughout history meet these standards. The main case study focuses on Frege's contribution to the foundation of analytic philosophy, but other examples are given as well. Galileo, Kant, and Beccaria made philosophical progress, and in the recent debate, studies about Fregean exegesis, scientific progress, and paraconsistent logics tick all the boxes for scientific progress. The final output of the discussion is a non-naïve form of optimism. There was progress in philosophy, but there are also barriers the removal of which would result in more progress; not all is good.

The book should be a welcome addition to existing studies about the problem of philosophical progress because it brings an historical perspective into this debate. Moreover, the book offers a defense of optimism without presupposing any conception of progress. Indeed, Garancini argues that whatever conception of progress one might have, optimism is true.

The book defends optimism about philosophical progress. That is, it argues contra pessimists that philosophy makes as much progress as science makes. Garancini first outlines the standards of progress that pessimists endorse, then he argues that philosophical debates throughout history meet these standards. The main case study focuses on Frege's contribution to the foundation of analytic philosophy, but other examples are given as well. Galileo, Kant, and Beccaria made philosophical progress, and in the recent debate, studies about Fregean exegesis, scientific progress, and paraconsistent logics tick all the boxes for scientific progress. The final output of the discussion is a non-naïve form of optimism. There was progress in philosophy, but there are also barriers the removal of which would result in more progress; not all is good.

The book should be a welcome addition to existing studies about the problem of philosophical progress because it brings an historical perspective into this debate. Moreover, the book offers a defense of optimism without presupposing any conception of progress. Indeed, Garancini argues that whatever conception of progress one might have, optimism is true.

Zusammenfassung
Daniele Bruno Garancini, Salzburg University, Austria.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2026
Genre: Philosophie
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Buch
Inhalt: XIV
320 S.
ISBN-13: 9783111376455
ISBN-10: 3111376451
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Garancini, Daniele Bruno
Hersteller: De Gruyter
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Maße: 24 x 159 x 236 mm
Von/Mit: Daniele Bruno Garancini
Erscheinungsdatum: 17.08.2026
Gewicht: 0,608 kg
Artikel-ID: 136268897
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