Zach, Martin (2019) Conceptual Analysis in the Philosophy of Science. Balkan Journal of Philosophy, 11 (2).
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Abstract
Conceptual analysis as a method of inquiry has long enjoyed popularity in analytic philosophy, including the philosophy of science. In this article I offer a perspective on the ways in which the method of conceptual analysis has been used, and distinguish two broad kinds, namely philo-sophical and empirical conceptual analysis. In so doing I outline a historical trend in which non-naturalized ap-proaches to conceptual analysis are being replaced by a variety of naturalized approaches. I outline the basic charac-teristics of these approaches with illustrative examples, arguing that recent developments in the philosophy of sci-ence show that in order to achieve a more adequate under-standing of scientific endeavour we need to prioritize the naturalized accounts of the method.
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| Keywords: | conceptual analysis; empirical philosophy of science; naturalism | ||||||
| Subjects: | General Issues > Evidence General Issues > Experimentation General Issues > History of Science Case Studies General Issues > Logical Positivism/Logical Empiricism General Issues > Philosophers of Science |
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| Depositing User: | Dr. Martin Zach | ||||||
| Date Deposited: | 11 Feb 2023 14:34 | ||||||
| Last Modified: | 11 Feb 2023 14:34 | ||||||
| Item ID: | 21740 | ||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Balkan Journal of Philosophy | ||||||
| DOI or Unique Handle: | https://doi.org/10.5840/bjp201911212 | ||||||
| Subjects: | General Issues > Evidence General Issues > Experimentation General Issues > History of Science Case Studies General Issues > Logical Positivism/Logical Empiricism General Issues > Philosophers of Science |
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| Date: | 2019 | ||||||
| Volume: | 11 | ||||||
| Number: | 2 | ||||||
| URI: | https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/21740 |
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