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| Quietism: Quietism in philosophy is the view that philosophy should refrain from making substantive claims about the nature of reality. Quietists argue that philosophical questions cannot be definitively answered, and that attempting to do so can lead to confusion and error. See also Philosophy, Theories, Knowledge, Reality, World, Nature, World/Thinking, Realism, Metaphysical Realism._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Crispin Wright on Quietism - Dictionary of Arguments
I 255 Def quietism/Wright Crispin: Quietism is the view that a significant metaphysical debate is impossible. >Metaphysics. One version has it that realistic and anti-realistic tendencies pursue the confused desire to get out of their own skin. >Realism, >Anti-realism. This is a wrong "divine point of view", from which the claim the objectivity of a linguistic practice can be examined. (This thesis is attributed to Wittgenstein, but this attribution again is disputed). >Objectivity, >Divine standpoint, >Relativism, >L. Wittgenstein._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
WrightCr I Crispin Wright Truth and Objectivity, Cambridge 1992 German Edition: Wahrheit und Objektivität Frankfurt 2001 WrightCr II Crispin Wright "Language-Mastery and Sorites Paradox" In Truth and Meaning, G. Evans/J. McDowell, Oxford 1976 WrightGH I Georg Henrik von Wright Explanation and Understanding, New York 1971 German Edition: Erklären und Verstehen Hamburg 2008 |
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