Reupholstering a discipline: comments on Williamson.

A literary criticism of the book "The Philosophy of Philosophy," by Timothy Williamson is presented. The author says that the "The Philosophy of Philosophy" focuses its concerns on the cultural phenomenon of philosophy itself, and presents itself as an essay on the methodology of philosophy. He rela...

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Published in:Philosophical Studies Vol. 145; no. 3; pp. 445 - 454
Main Author: Martin, M. G. F.
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Published: Springer Nature Sep2009
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