Williams, Jag and Barwich, Ann-Sophie (2025) Science as Intuition Pump: Dennett’s Methodological Legacy for Philosophy. Philosophical Psychology. ISSN 0951-5089
![[img]](https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/style/images/fileicons/text.png) |
Text
Williams and Barwich - Revisions Science as Intuition Pump Full.pdf Download (366kB) |
Abstract
We take a fresh look at Daniel Dennett’s naturalist legacy in philosophy, focusing on his rethinking of philosophical methods. Critics sometimes mistake Dennett for promoting a crude naturalism or dismissing philosophical tools like first-person intuition. We present his approach as more methodologically radical, blending science and philosophy in a way that treats inquiry as an evolving process. Concepts and intuitions are tested and adjusted in light of empirical findings and broader epistemic aims. For Dennett, science isn’t a limitation on philosophy, but a tool that sharpens it, with empirical data helping to refine our understanding both of concepts and philosophical phenomena alike. By exploring Dennett’s methodological contributions, we underscore the ongoing importance of his naturalist perspective in today’s philosophical landscape.
| Export/Citation: | EndNote | BibTeX | Dublin Core | ASCII/Text Citation (Chicago) | HTML Citation | OpenURL |
| Social Networking: |
| Item Type: | Published Article or Volume | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creators: |
|
|||||||||
| Keywords: | philosophical method; naturalism; intuition pumps; explication; semantics | |||||||||
| Subjects: | Specific Sciences > Cognitive Science Specific Sciences > Neuroscience General Issues > Philosophers of Science Specific Sciences > Psychology |
|||||||||
| Depositing User: | Dr. Ann-Sophie Barwich | |||||||||
| Date Deposited: | 26 Jul 2025 13:10 | |||||||||
| Last Modified: | 26 Jul 2025 13:10 | |||||||||
| Item ID: | 26021 | |||||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Philosophical Psychology | |||||||||
| Official URL: | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09515... | |||||||||
| DOI or Unique Handle: | https://doi.org/10.1080/09515089.2025.2533883 | |||||||||
| Subjects: | Specific Sciences > Cognitive Science Specific Sciences > Neuroscience General Issues > Philosophers of Science Specific Sciences > Psychology |
|||||||||
| Date: | 15 July 2025 | |||||||||
| ISSN: | 0951-5089 | |||||||||
| URI: | https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/26021 |
Monthly Views for the past 3 years
Monthly Downloads for the past 3 years
Plum Analytics
Altmetric.com
Actions (login required)
 |
View Item |
![[feed]](http://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/style/images/feed-icon-32x32.png){kind=icon}