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Methodological Aspects of Elizabeth Anscombe’s «The Reality of the Past»
Rieger, Florian
2024
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1970-0164
Abstract
This paper explores the methodological aspects of Elizabeth Anscombe’s The Reality of the Past (RP), arguing that her discussion exemplifies a thoroughly Wittgensteinian approach to philosophical problems. Through a close reading of Anscombe’s paper, I examine how she exposes the philosophical confusion underlying questions concerning the reality of the past by drawing on a particular language-game and demonstrating how our thinking can thus become entangled in misleading analogies. I argue that understanding her methodological stance sheds light on Anscombe’s conception of the nature of philosophical investigation and clarifies the role of conceptual analysis in addressing seemingly profound problems.
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Publisher
EUT Edizioni Università di Trieste
Source
Florian Rieger, "Methodological Aspects of Elizabeth Anscombe’s «The Reality of the Past»", in "Esercizi Filosofici" 19 (2024), pp. 45-60.
Languages
en
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Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
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