Intuition-Talk: Virus or Virtue?

James Andow

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Intuition-Talk: Virus or Virtue?

James Andow

Philosophy

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The word ‘intuition’ is used frequently both in philosophy and in discussions about philosophical methods. It has been argued that this intuition-talk makes no (clear) semantic contribution and that intuition-talk is thus a bad habit that ought to be abandoned. I urge caution in making this inference. There are many pragmatic roles intuition-talk might play. Moreover, according to one plausible story (for which there is some empirical support), there is reason to think intuition-talk is actually a good habit for philosophers to have.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	523-531
Number of pages	9
Journal	Philosophia
Volume	45
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11406-016-9796-6
Publication status	Published - 22 Jan 2017

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Philosophy
Metaphilosophy
Intuitions
Philosophical Methodology
Linguistics
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How distinctive is philosophers’ intuition talk?

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