The History of Philosophy as Past and as Process

Smith, Justin E. H.

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“…However, I do not think this vagueness to be problematic. 19 This analogy is consonant with Smith's (2013) archeological model for the History of Philosophy.…”

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“…19 19 This analogy is consonant with Smith's (2013) archeological model for the History of Philosophy.…”

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“…10 10 For instance, Lærke (2013b) defends an ‘unapologetic historiography of philosophy’ that ‘is concerned with the correct historical interpretation of past philosophical texts, not with the philosophical merits of the doctrines it reconstructs’ (p. 10). Smith (2013, p. 41) argues for a conception of the history of philosophy that does ‘not take the strength or weakness of a historical figure's ideas as the sole or even the principle criterion for taking an interest in them’. On the other hand, Beiser (2016) criticises what he calls the ‘New Historicism’ for overemphasising historical accuracy at the expense of philosophical value. Zarka (2005) similarly cautions against the dangers of allowing historical context to overwhelm philosophical content.…”

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“…For instance, Lærke (2013b) defends an ‘unapologetic historiography of philosophy’ that ‘is concerned with the correct historical interpretation of past philosophical texts, not with the philosophical merits of the doctrines it reconstructs’ (p. 10). Smith (2013, p. 41) argues for a conception of the history of philosophy that does ‘not take the strength or weakness of a historical figure's ideas as the sole or even the principle criterion for taking an interest in them’.…”

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Consistency is commonly taken to be an interpretive virtue in scholarship, but the rationale behind this assumption is unclear. This paper explores the question of why we should take consistency to be an interpretive virtue; it finds that while considerations of accuracy might render the issue underdetermined, we nevertheless have reason to take consistency to be an interpretive virtue on the basis of considerations of philosophical worth.

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“…Por trás da coleção de nomes de autores e de obras clássicas que compõem o cânone, bem como o esforço em ampliá-lo, está uma compreensão do que é a história da filosofia. Justin E. Smith (2013), na coletânea Philosophy and its History Aims and Methods in the Study of Early Modern Philosophy, põe em oposição duas concepções sobre a natureza da história da filosofia: ou ela é entendida como "repositório" ou como "processo". Smith argumenta contra a noção de história da filosofia como repositório e a favor da ideia de processo.…”

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A Questão do Cânone no Ensino da História da Filosofia

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2019

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ResumoPartindo de duas compreensões distintas sobre a história da filosofia (Smith 2013), procurarei mostrar os benefícios pedagógicos de se indagar sobre sua natureza e função, bem como sobre os métodos a partir dos quais abordamos as obras tradicionais no contexto do ensino da filosofia para o nível superior.Palavras-chave: história da filosofia, cânone, ensino de filosofia, nível superior Abstract Contrasting two distinct understandings on the history of philosophy (Smith 2013), I will show the pedagogical benefits of investigating its nature and function, as well as the methods used to interpret traditional works at the college level.

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The Benefit to Philosophy of the Study of Its History

Antognazza

2014

British Journal for the History of Philosophy

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This paper advances the view that the history of philosophy is both a kind of history and a kind of philosophy. Through a discussion of some examples from epistemology, metaphysics, and the historiography of philosophy, it explores the benefit to philosophy of a deep and broad engagement with its history. It comes to the conclusion that doing history of philosophy is a way to think outside the box of the current philosophical orthodoxies. Somewhat paradoxically, far from imprisoning its students in outdated and crystallized views, the history of philosophy trains the mind to think differently and alternatively about the fundamental problems of philosophy. It keeps us alert to the fact that latest is not always best, and that a genuinely new perspective often means embracing and developing an old insight. The upshot is that the study of the history of philosophy has an innovative and subversive potential, and that philosophy has a great deal to gain from a long, broad, and deep conversation with its history.

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