Philosophy and the historical perspective / edited by Marcel Van Ackeren with Lee Klein.

Other author Ackeren, Marcel van, editor, contributor.
Other author Klein, Lee, editor.
Format Electronic
EditionFirst edition.
Publication InfoOxford : Published for the British Academy by Oxford University Press, 2018.
Descriptionx, 253 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
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SeriesProceedings of the British Academy, 0068-1202 ; 214.
Proceedings of the British Academy ; 214. 0068-1202 ^A299844
Contents Philosophy and the historical perspective : a new debate on an old topic / Marcel Van Ackeren -- What have the historians ever done for us? / Hans-Johann Glock -- Why we need a real history of philosophy / John Marenbon -- Progress and historical reflection in philosophy / Thomas Grundmann -- On interpreting historical texts and contributing to current philosophy / Marcel Van Ackeren -- Meaning, the history of philosophy, and analytical philosophy : a parmenidean ascent / Michael Della Rocca -- Reason in history / John Skorupski -- The liaison between analytic and ancient philosophy and its consequences / Christof Rapp -- The alienation effect in the historiography of philosophy / Dominik Perler -- What has history to do with philosophy? : insights from the medieval contemplative tradition / Christina Van Dyke -- Hegel on the political significance of collective self-deceit / Robert Pippin -- The history of philosophy reveals that 'great' philosophy is disguised moral advocacy : a Nietzschean case against the Socratic canon in philosophy / Brian Leiter -- The sociology of philosophical knowledge revisited : relativism, scepticism, reductionism / Martin Kusch -- On philosophical problems : some remarks on an old battlefield / Ursula Renz -- History as an interdisciplinary dialogue : the case of philosophy and economics / Lisa Maria Herzog .
Summary Some pursue philosophy via its history, while others focus on current debates without reference to the past. But a growing group of philosophers believe historical perspective can contribute to current debates. 'Philosophy and the Historical Perspective' explores the importance of this perspective and investigates the very nature of philosophy.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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LCCN 2018287280
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