A Fenomenologia e o desafio do Naturalismo
Phainomenon October 1, 2008 DOI: 10.2478/phainomenon-2008-0030 (opens in new tab)
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AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
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| Key points | Argues that philosophy has shifted from anti-naturalism to naturalism, and that naturalism's deference to science challenges philosophy's claim to a distinct and autonomous contribution to the study of reality. The author asks how phenomenology should respond and what sense can be made of proposals to naturalize phenomenology. |
Abstract
Abstract Whereas 20 or 30 years ago one might have been inclined to characterize the development of 20th century philosophy in terms of a linguistic turn, a turn from a philosophy of subjectivity to a philosophy of language, it might today be more apt to describe the development in terms of a turn from anti-naturalism to naturalism. But insofar as naturalists consider the scientific account of reality authoritative, a commitment to naturalism is bound to put pressure on the idea that philosophy can make a distinct and autonomous contribution to the study of reality. In the following, I will discuss the question of how phenomenology ought to respond to this challenge. What sense can we make of recent proposals to naturalize phenomenology?