Persistent Philosophical Disagreement

Christopher Daly

doi:10.1093/arisoc/aow020

Persistent Philosophical Disagreement

Christopher Daly

Philosophy

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According to some philosophers, there are two awkward facts about philosophy. First, no philosophical problems have been solved; second, philosophers cannot agree about anything beyond that. The contrast with the natural sciences is then evident: many scientific problems have been solved and there is appreciable agreement between scientists in scientific matters. But whatever we happen to think about the extent of progress and agreement in philosophy compared with science, the main issue is: to the extent that there is persistent disagreement in philosophy, what would explain it?

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	23-40
Journal	Proceedings of the Aristotelean Society
Volume	117
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/arisoc/aow020
Publication status	Published - 6 Apr 2017

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