Schliesser, Eric (2019) Synthetic Philosophy. [Preprint]
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In this essay, I discuss Dennett’s *From Bacteria to Bach and Back: The Evolution of Minds* (hereafter From Bacteria) and Godfrey Smith’s *Other Minds: The Octopus and The Evolution of Intelligent Life* (hereafter Other Minds) from a methodological perspective. I show that these both instantiate what I call ‘synthetic philosophy.’ They are both Darwinian philosophers of science who draw on each other’s work (with considerable mutual admiration). In what follows I first elaborate on synthetic philosophy in light of From Bacteria and Other Minds; I also explain my reasons for introducing the term; and I close by looking at the function of Darwinism in contemporary synthetic philosophy.
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| Keywords: | Synthetic Philosophy, Darwinism, Daniel Dennett, Peter Godfrey-Smith, Professional Philosophy metaphilosophy | ||||||
| Subjects: | Specific Sciences > Biology Specific Sciences > Biology > Evolutionary Theory Specific Sciences > Complex Systems General Issues > History of Philosophy of Science General Issues > Philosophers of Science General Issues > Science and Policy General Issues > Structure of Theories |
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| Depositing User: | Eric Schliesser | ||||||
| Date Deposited: | 13 Feb 2019 04:33 | ||||||
| Last Modified: | 13 Feb 2019 04:33 | ||||||
| Item ID: | 15734 | ||||||
| Subjects: | Specific Sciences > Biology Specific Sciences > Biology > Evolutionary Theory Specific Sciences > Complex Systems General Issues > History of Philosophy of Science General Issues > Philosophers of Science General Issues > Science and Policy General Issues > Structure of Theories |
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| Date: | 29 January 2019 | ||||||
| URI: | https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/15734 |
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