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  • noun philosophy The study of the subject and matter, methods and aims of philosophy.

Etymologies

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From Ancient Greek μετά (meta, "transcending/encompassing") & φίλος (philos, "beloved") & σοφία (sophia, "wisdom").

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Examples

  • They've had many discussions see especially the "metaphilosophy" category about the intuitions of philosophers vs. laypeople, their relative worth and role in philosophy, etc.

    Late Night Generalizations About Philosophers' Intuitions Chris 2004

  • Philosophy for him was metaphilosophy (you can see this in the introduction to The Linguistic Turn).

    Matthew Yglesias » Influential Books 2010

  • This also shows that contemporary naturalism is different from the latter Wittgenstein's superficially similar metaphilosophy.

    Naturalism in the Philosophy of Mathematics Paseau, Alexander 2008

  • This entry does not have space to do justice to this twist in Maddy's metaphilosophy.

    Naturalism in the Philosophy of Mathematics Paseau, Alexander 2008

  • Collingwood's first mature work, An Essay on Philosophical Method (1933), is a substantial treatise in metaphilosophy which seeks to delineate the subject matter and method of philosophical analysis.

    Robin George Collingwood D'Oro, Giuseppina 2006

  • First, I explore its basic philosophical orientation or metaphilosophy.

    Critical Theory Bohman, James 2005

  • To add to my last post classical theism is on the rise again in philosophy, after the death of that awful beast positvism i.e quentin smith, the metaphilosophy of naturalism.

    Behe at the MacLaurin Institute - The Panda's Thumb 2005

  • In this section, I have discussed claims that are distinctive of the metaphilosophy of Critical Theorists of both generations of the Frankfurt School and illustrated the ways in which critical normativity can be exercised in their differing models of the critique of ideology.

    Critical Theory Bohman, James 2005

  • In my mind, the sort of research I was doing and would do was both the data-driven end of philosophy of mind, and the metaphilosophy or metaepistemology I stole that term, too, from Ernst Nagel and Richard Brandt behind all epistemological inquiry.

    Experimental Philosophy Naturalized Chris 2004

  • In my mind, the sort of research I was doing and would do was both the data-driven end of philosophy of mind, and the metaphilosophy or metaepistemology I stole that term, too, from Ernst Nagel and Richard Brandt behind all epistemological inquiry.

    Archive 2004-12-01 Chris 2004

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