A genealogical notion
Teorema: International Journal of Philosophy 30 (1):43-52 (2011)
Abstract
After a critical examination of several attempts to characterize the Analytic tradition
in philosophy, in the book here discussed Hanjo Glock goes on to contend that
Analytic Philosophy is “a tradition that is held together both by ties of influence and
by a family of partially overlapping features”. Here I question the need to appeal to a
“family resemblance” component, arguing instead (in part by drawing on related attempts
to characterize art, art genres and art schools) for a genealogical characterization.
Nonetheless, I point out that the difference between these two views might end
being merely terminological, for, properly understood, a genealogical characterization
will have to mention a “family of partially overlapping features” in describing the origins
of Analytic Philosophy and the lines of influence among analytic philosophers.
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